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From this reading _Rue Chapeau de Marie Antoinette_, _Versailles_, _July 4th_ Darling Little French Mother: Things have happened.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
admiration
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From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
AgainstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
all
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From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
Antoinette
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From this reading _Rue Chapeau de Marie Antoinette_, _Versailles_, _July 4th_ Darling Little French Mother: Things have happened.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But don't be frightened.
blessed
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From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But don't be frightened.
candles
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From this reading Roman candles! rockets!
Chapeau
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From this reading _Rue Chapeau de Marie Antoinette_, _Versailles_, _July 4th_ Darling Little French Mother: Things have happened.
Darling
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From this reading _Rue Chapeau de Marie Antoinette_, _Versailles_, _July 4th_ Darling Little French Mother: Things have happened.
de
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From this reading _Rue Chapeau de Marie Antoinette_, _Versailles_, _July 4th_ Darling Little French Mother: Things have happened.
dedicate
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From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
defensive
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From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
don't
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From this reading But don't be frightened.
earth
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From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
England
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From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
envy
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From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
Fire-crackers
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From this reading Fire-crackers!
French
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From this reading _Rue Chapeau de Marie Antoinette_, _Versailles_, _July 4th_ Darling Little French Mother: Things have happened.
frightened
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From this reading But don't be frightened.
happened
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From this reading _Rue Chapeau de Marie Antoinette_, _Versailles_, _July 4th_ Darling Little French Mother: Things have happened.
happier
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From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Rue Chapeau de Marie Antoinette_, _Versailles_, _July 4th_ Darling Little French Mother: Things have happened.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
house
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From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
July
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From this reading _Rue Chapeau de Marie Antoinette_, _Versailles_, _July 4th_ Darling Little French Mother: Things have happened.
land
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From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
lands
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From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
less
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From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
loves
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From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
Marie
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From this reading _Rue Chapeau de Marie Antoinette_, _Versailles_, _July 4th_ Darling Little French Mother: Things have happened.
moat
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From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
Mother
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From this reading _Rue Chapeau de Marie Antoinette_, _Versailles_, _July 4th_ Darling Little French Mother: Things have happened.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
office
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From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
plot
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From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
realm
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From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
rockets
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From this reading Roman candles! rockets!
Roman
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From this reading Roman candles! rockets!
Rue
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From this reading _Rue Chapeau de Marie Antoinette_, _Versailles_, _July 4th_ Darling Little French Mother: Things have happened.
sea
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From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
serves
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From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
set
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From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
silver
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From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
stone
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From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
story
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From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
th
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From this reading _Rue Chapeau de Marie Antoinette_, _Versailles_, _July 4th_ Darling Little French Mother: Things have happened.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
Things
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From this reading _Rue Chapeau de Marie Antoinette_, _Versailles_, _July 4th_ Darling Little French Mother: Things have happened.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
tour
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From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
Versailles
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From this reading _Rue Chapeau de Marie Antoinette_, _Versailles_, _July 4th_ Darling Little French Mother: Things have happened.
wall
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From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
world
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From this reading _With all admiration we dedicate our story of a tour in the land he loves_ "... this little world, This precious stone, set in the silver sea That serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."
