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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 There is, to be sure, a charming couplet in some old humanist about LYMPHA NEPENTHI; but modern scholars are disposed to think either that the text is corrupt and that the writer was picturing an imaginary NYMPHA--some laughing sea-lady--or else that he merely indulged in one of those poetic flights which are a feature of the literature of his period.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There is, to be sure, a charming couplet in some old humanist about LYMPHA NEPENTHI; but modern scholars are disposed to think either that the text is corrupt and that the writer was picturing an imaginary NYMPHA--some laughing sea-lady--or else that he merely indulged in one of those poetic flights which are a feature of the literature of his period.
abundant
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From this reading And this may well be the reason, as several thoughtful observers have already pointed out, why its wines are so abundant in quantity, so cheap in price, and of such super-excellent flavour.
affairs
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From this reading For it is a fact conformable to that law of compensation which regulates all earthly affairs, a fact borne out by the universal experience of mankind, that God, when He takes away with one hand, gives with the other.
all
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From this reading Now, with regard to fountains, it is to be noted that Nepenthe, an islet of volcanic stone rising out of the blue Mediterranean, has never--for all its natural attractions--been renowned for cool springs and bubbling streamlets.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And this may well be the reason, as several thoughtful observers have already pointed out, why its wines are so abundant in quantity, so cheap in price, and of such super-excellent flavour.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Now, with regard to fountains, it is to be noted that Nepenthe, an islet of volcanic stone rising out of the blue Mediterranean, has never--for all its natural attractions--been renowned for cool springs and bubbling streamlets.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now, with regard to fountains, it is to be noted that Nepenthe, an islet of volcanic stone rising out of the blue Mediterranean, has never--for all its natural attractions--been renowned for cool springs and bubbling streamlets.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There is, to be sure, a charming couplet in some old humanist about LYMPHA NEPENTHI; but modern scholars are disposed to think either that the text is corrupt and that the writer was picturing an imaginary NYMPHA--some laughing sea-lady--or else that he merely indulged in one of those poetic flights which are a feature of the literature of his period.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And this may well be the reason, as several thoughtful observers have already pointed out, why its wines are so abundant in quantity, so cheap in price, and of such super-excellent flavour.
attractions
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From this reading Now, with regard to fountains, it is to be noted that Nepenthe, an islet of volcanic stone rising out of the blue Mediterranean, has never--for all its natural attractions--been renowned for cool springs and bubbling streamlets.
away
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From this reading For it is a fact conformable to that law of compensation which regulates all earthly affairs, a fact borne out by the universal experience of mankind, that God, when He takes away with one hand, gives with the other.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now, with regard to fountains, it is to be noted that Nepenthe, an islet of volcanic stone rising out of the blue Mediterranean, has never--for all its natural attractions--been renowned for cool springs and bubbling streamlets.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Now, with regard to fountains, it is to be noted that Nepenthe, an islet of volcanic stone rising out of the blue Mediterranean, has never--for all its natural attractions--been renowned for cool springs and bubbling streamlets.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading For whatever the cause may be--whether internal fires have scorched up the natural humours of the soil, or whether the waters of Nepenthe are of such peculiar heaviness that, instead of flowing upwards in the shape of fountains, they tumble downwards into caverns below the sea--the fact remains: Nepenthe is a waterless land.
blue
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From this reading Now, with regard to fountains, it is to be noted that Nepenthe, an islet of volcanic stone rising out of the blue Mediterranean, has never--for all its natural attractions--been renowned for cool springs and bubbling streamlets.
borne
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From this reading For it is a fact conformable to that law of compensation which regulates all earthly affairs, a fact borne out by the universal experience of mankind, that God, when He takes away with one hand, gives with the other.
bubblingnounUS /ˈbubbling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now, with regard to fountains, it is to be noted that Nepenthe, an islet of volcanic stone rising out of the blue Mediterranean, has never--for all its natural attractions--been renowned for cool springs and bubbling streamlets.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There is, to be sure, a charming couplet in some old humanist about LYMPHA NEPENTHI; but modern scholars are disposed to think either that the text is corrupt and that the writer was picturing an imaginary NYMPHA--some laughing sea-lady--or else that he merely indulged in one of those poetic flights which are a feature of the literature of his period.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For it is a fact conformable to that law of compensation which regulates all earthly affairs, a fact borne out by the universal experience of mankind, that God, when He takes away with one hand, gives with the other.
cause
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From this reading For whatever the cause may be--whether internal fires have scorched up the natural humours of the soil, or whether the waters of Nepenthe are of such peculiar heaviness that, instead of flowing upwards in the shape of fountains, they tumble downwards into caverns below the sea--the fact remains: Nepenthe is a waterless land.
caverns
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From this reading For whatever the cause may be--whether internal fires have scorched up the natural humours of the soil, or whether the waters of Nepenthe are of such peculiar heaviness that, instead of flowing upwards in the shape of fountains, they tumble downwards into caverns below the sea--the fact remains: Nepenthe is a waterless land.
charming
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From this reading There is, to be sure, a charming couplet in some old humanist about LYMPHA NEPENTHI; but modern scholars are disposed to think either that the text is corrupt and that the writer was picturing an imaginary NYMPHA--some laughing sea-lady--or else that he merely indulged in one of those poetic flights which are a feature of the literature of his period.
cheap
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From this reading And this may well be the reason, as several thoughtful observers have already pointed out, why its wines are so abundant in quantity, so cheap in price, and of such super-excellent flavour.
compensation
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From this reading For it is a fact conformable to that law of compensation which regulates all earthly affairs, a fact borne out by the universal experience of mankind, that God, when He takes away with one hand, gives with the other.
conformable
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From this reading For it is a fact conformable to that law of compensation which regulates all earthly affairs, a fact borne out by the universal experience of mankind, that God, when He takes away with one hand, gives with the other.
cool
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From this reading Now, with regard to fountains, it is to be noted that Nepenthe, an islet of volcanic stone rising out of the blue Mediterranean, has never--for all its natural attractions--been renowned for cool springs and bubbling streamlets.
corrupt
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From this reading There is, to be sure, a charming couplet in some old humanist about LYMPHA NEPENTHI; but modern scholars are disposed to think either that the text is corrupt and that the writer was picturing an imaginary NYMPHA--some laughing sea-lady--or else that he merely indulged in one of those poetic flights which are a feature of the literature of his period.
couplet
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From this reading There is, to be sure, a charming couplet in some old humanist about LYMPHA NEPENTHI; but modern scholars are disposed to think either that the text is corrupt and that the writer was picturing an imaginary NYMPHA--some laughing sea-lady--or else that he merely indulged in one of those poetic flights which are a feature of the literature of his period.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There is, to be sure, a charming couplet in some old humanist about LYMPHA NEPENTHI; but modern scholars are disposed to think either that the text is corrupt and that the writer was picturing an imaginary NYMPHA--some laughing sea-lady--or else that he merely indulged in one of those poetic flights which are a feature of the literature of his period.
downwards
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From this reading For whatever the cause may be--whether internal fires have scorched up the natural humours of the soil, or whether the waters of Nepenthe are of such peculiar heaviness that, instead of flowing upwards in the shape of fountains, they tumble downwards into caverns below the sea--the fact remains: Nepenthe is a waterless land.
earthly
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From this reading For it is a fact conformable to that law of compensation which regulates all earthly affairs, a fact borne out by the universal experience of mankind, that God, when He takes away with one hand, gives with the other.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading There is, to be sure, a charming couplet in some old humanist about LYMPHA NEPENTHI; but modern scholars are disposed to think either that the text is corrupt and that the writer was picturing an imaginary NYMPHA--some laughing sea-lady--or else that he merely indulged in one of those poetic flights which are a feature of the literature of his period.
else
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From this reading There is, to be sure, a charming couplet in some old humanist about LYMPHA NEPENTHI; but modern scholars are disposed to think either that the text is corrupt and that the writer was picturing an imaginary NYMPHA--some laughing sea-lady--or else that he merely indulged in one of those poetic flights which are a feature of the literature of his period.
experience
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From this reading For it is a fact conformable to that law of compensation which regulates all earthly affairs, a fact borne out by the universal experience of mankind, that God, when He takes away with one hand, gives with the other.
fact
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From this reading For whatever the cause may be--whether internal fires have scorched up the natural humours of the soil, or whether the waters of Nepenthe are of such peculiar heaviness that, instead of flowing upwards in the shape of fountains, they tumble downwards into caverns below the sea--the fact remains: Nepenthe is a waterless land.
feature
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From this reading There is, to be sure, a charming couplet in some old humanist about LYMPHA NEPENTHI; but modern scholars are disposed to think either that the text is corrupt and that the writer was picturing an imaginary NYMPHA--some laughing sea-lady--or else that he merely indulged in one of those poetic flights which are a feature of the literature of his period.
fires
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From this reading For whatever the cause may be--whether internal fires have scorched up the natural humours of the soil, or whether the waters of Nepenthe are of such peculiar heaviness that, instead of flowing upwards in the shape of fountains, they tumble downwards into caverns below the sea--the fact remains: Nepenthe is a waterless land.
flavour
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From this reading And this may well be the reason, as several thoughtful observers have already pointed out, why its wines are so abundant in quantity, so cheap in price, and of such super-excellent flavour.
flights
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From this reading There is, to be sure, a charming couplet in some old humanist about LYMPHA NEPENTHI; but modern scholars are disposed to think either that the text is corrupt and that the writer was picturing an imaginary NYMPHA--some laughing sea-lady--or else that he merely indulged in one of those poetic flights which are a feature of the literature of his period.
flowing
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From this reading For whatever the cause may be--whether internal fires have scorched up the natural humours of the soil, or whether the waters of Nepenthe are of such peculiar heaviness that, instead of flowing upwards in the shape of fountains, they tumble downwards into caverns below the sea--the fact remains: Nepenthe is a waterless land.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now, with regard to fountains, it is to be noted that Nepenthe, an islet of volcanic stone rising out of the blue Mediterranean, has never--for all its natural attractions--been renowned for cool springs and bubbling streamlets.
fountains
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From this reading Now, with regard to fountains, it is to be noted that Nepenthe, an islet of volcanic stone rising out of the blue Mediterranean, has never--for all its natural attractions--been renowned for cool springs and bubbling streamlets.
gives
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From this reading For it is a fact conformable to that law of compensation which regulates all earthly affairs, a fact borne out by the universal experience of mankind, that God, when He takes away with one hand, gives with the other.
God
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From this reading For it is a fact conformable to that law of compensation which regulates all earthly affairs, a fact borne out by the universal experience of mankind, that God, when He takes away with one hand, gives with the other.
hand
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From this reading For it is a fact conformable to that law of compensation which regulates all earthly affairs, a fact borne out by the universal experience of mankind, that God, when He takes away with one hand, gives with the other.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now, with regard to fountains, it is to be noted that Nepenthe, an islet of volcanic stone rising out of the blue Mediterranean, has never--for all its natural attractions--been renowned for cool springs and bubbling streamlets.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For whatever the cause may be--whether internal fires have scorched up the natural humours of the soil, or whether the waters of Nepenthe are of such peculiar heaviness that, instead of flowing upwards in the shape of fountains, they tumble downwards into caverns below the sea--the fact remains: Nepenthe is a waterless land.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There is, to be sure, a charming couplet in some old humanist about LYMPHA NEPENTHI; but modern scholars are disposed to think either that the text is corrupt and that the writer was picturing an imaginary NYMPHA--some laughing sea-lady--or else that he merely indulged in one of those poetic flights which are a feature of the literature of his period.
heaviness
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From this reading For whatever the cause may be--whether internal fires have scorched up the natural humours of the soil, or whether the waters of Nepenthe are of such peculiar heaviness that, instead of flowing upwards in the shape of fountains, they tumble downwards into caverns below the sea--the fact remains: Nepenthe is a waterless land.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There is, to be sure, a charming couplet in some old humanist about LYMPHA NEPENTHI; but modern scholars are disposed to think either that the text is corrupt and that the writer was picturing an imaginary NYMPHA--some laughing sea-lady--or else that he merely indulged in one of those poetic flights which are a feature of the literature of his period.
humanist
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From this reading There is, to be sure, a charming couplet in some old humanist about LYMPHA NEPENTHI; but modern scholars are disposed to think either that the text is corrupt and that the writer was picturing an imaginary NYMPHA--some laughing sea-lady--or else that he merely indulged in one of those poetic flights which are a feature of the literature of his period.
humours
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From this reading For whatever the cause may be--whether internal fires have scorched up the natural humours of the soil, or whether the waters of Nepenthe are of such peculiar heaviness that, instead of flowing upwards in the shape of fountains, they tumble downwards into caverns below the sea--the fact remains: Nepenthe is a waterless land.
imaginary
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From this reading There is, to be sure, a charming couplet in some old humanist about LYMPHA NEPENTHI; but modern scholars are disposed to think either that the text is corrupt and that the writer was picturing an imaginary NYMPHA--some laughing sea-lady--or else that he merely indulged in one of those poetic flights which are a feature of the literature of his period.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is, to be sure, a charming couplet in some old humanist about LYMPHA NEPENTHI; but modern scholars are disposed to think either that the text is corrupt and that the writer was picturing an imaginary NYMPHA--some laughing sea-lady--or else that he merely indulged in one of those poetic flights which are a feature of the literature of his period.
indulged
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From this reading There is, to be sure, a charming couplet in some old humanist about LYMPHA NEPENTHI; but modern scholars are disposed to think either that the text is corrupt and that the writer was picturing an imaginary NYMPHA--some laughing sea-lady--or else that he merely indulged in one of those poetic flights which are a feature of the literature of his period.
instead
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From this reading For whatever the cause may be--whether internal fires have scorched up the natural humours of the soil, or whether the waters of Nepenthe are of such peculiar heaviness that, instead of flowing upwards in the shape of fountains, they tumble downwards into caverns below the sea--the fact remains: Nepenthe is a waterless land.
internal
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From this reading For whatever the cause may be--whether internal fires have scorched up the natural humours of the soil, or whether the waters of Nepenthe are of such peculiar heaviness that, instead of flowing upwards in the shape of fountains, they tumble downwards into caverns below the sea--the fact remains: Nepenthe is a waterless land.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading For whatever the cause may be--whether internal fires have scorched up the natural humours of the soil, or whether the waters of Nepenthe are of such peculiar heaviness that, instead of flowing upwards in the shape of fountains, they tumble downwards into caverns below the sea--the fact remains: Nepenthe is a waterless land.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now, with regard to fountains, it is to be noted that Nepenthe, an islet of volcanic stone rising out of the blue Mediterranean, has never--for all its natural attractions--been renowned for cool springs and bubbling streamlets.
islet
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From this reading Now, with regard to fountains, it is to be noted that Nepenthe, an islet of volcanic stone rising out of the blue Mediterranean, has never--for all its natural attractions--been renowned for cool springs and bubbling streamlets.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now, with regard to fountains, it is to be noted that Nepenthe, an islet of volcanic stone rising out of the blue Mediterranean, has never--for all its natural attractions--been renowned for cool springs and bubbling streamlets.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Now, with regard to fountains, it is to be noted that Nepenthe, an islet of volcanic stone rising out of the blue Mediterranean, has never--for all its natural attractions--been renowned for cool springs and bubbling streamlets.
land
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From this reading For whatever the cause may be--whether internal fires have scorched up the natural humours of the soil, or whether the waters of Nepenthe are of such peculiar heaviness that, instead of flowing upwards in the shape of fountains, they tumble downwards into caverns below the sea--the fact remains: Nepenthe is a waterless land.
laughing
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From this reading There is, to be sure, a charming couplet in some old humanist about LYMPHA NEPENTHI; but modern scholars are disposed to think either that the text is corrupt and that the writer was picturing an imaginary NYMPHA--some laughing sea-lady--or else that he merely indulged in one of those poetic flights which are a feature of the literature of his period.
law
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From this reading For it is a fact conformable to that law of compensation which regulates all earthly affairs, a fact borne out by the universal experience of mankind, that God, when He takes away with one hand, gives with the other.
literature
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From this reading There is, to be sure, a charming couplet in some old humanist about LYMPHA NEPENTHI; but modern scholars are disposed to think either that the text is corrupt and that the writer was picturing an imaginary NYMPHA--some laughing sea-lady--or else that he merely indulged in one of those poetic flights which are a feature of the literature of his period.
LYMPHA
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From this reading There is, to be sure, a charming couplet in some old humanist about LYMPHA NEPENTHI; but modern scholars are disposed to think either that the text is corrupt and that the writer was picturing an imaginary NYMPHA--some laughing sea-lady--or else that he merely indulged in one of those poetic flights which are a feature of the literature of his period.
mankind
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From this reading For it is a fact conformable to that law of compensation which regulates all earthly affairs, a fact borne out by the universal experience of mankind, that God, when He takes away with one hand, gives with the other.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading For whatever the cause may be--whether internal fires have scorched up the natural humours of the soil, or whether the waters of Nepenthe are of such peculiar heaviness that, instead of flowing upwards in the shape of fountains, they tumble downwards into caverns below the sea--the fact remains: Nepenthe is a waterless land.
Mediterranean
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From this reading Now, with regard to fountains, it is to be noted that Nepenthe, an islet of volcanic stone rising out of the blue Mediterranean, has never--for all its natural attractions--been renowned for cool springs and bubbling streamlets.
merely
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From this reading There is, to be sure, a charming couplet in some old humanist about LYMPHA NEPENTHI; but modern scholars are disposed to think either that the text is corrupt and that the writer was picturing an imaginary NYMPHA--some laughing sea-lady--or else that he merely indulged in one of those poetic flights which are a feature of the literature of his period.
modern
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From this reading There is, to be sure, a charming couplet in some old humanist about LYMPHA NEPENTHI; but modern scholars are disposed to think either that the text is corrupt and that the writer was picturing an imaginary NYMPHA--some laughing sea-lady--or else that he merely indulged in one of those poetic flights which are a feature of the literature of his period.
natural
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From this reading Now, with regard to fountains, it is to be noted that Nepenthe, an islet of volcanic stone rising out of the blue Mediterranean, has never--for all its natural attractions--been renowned for cool springs and bubbling streamlets.
Nepenthe
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From this reading Now, with regard to fountains, it is to be noted that Nepenthe, an islet of volcanic stone rising out of the blue Mediterranean, has never--for all its natural attractions--been renowned for cool springs and bubbling streamlets.
NEPENTHI
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From this reading There is, to be sure, a charming couplet in some old humanist about LYMPHA NEPENTHI; but modern scholars are disposed to think either that the text is corrupt and that the writer was picturing an imaginary NYMPHA--some laughing sea-lady--or else that he merely indulged in one of those poetic flights which are a feature of the literature of his period.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, with regard to fountains, it is to be noted that Nepenthe, an islet of volcanic stone rising out of the blue Mediterranean, has never--for all its natural attractions--been renowned for cool springs and bubbling streamlets.
noted
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From this reading Now, with regard to fountains, it is to be noted that Nepenthe, an islet of volcanic stone rising out of the blue Mediterranean, has never--for all its natural attractions--been renowned for cool springs and bubbling streamlets.
Now
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From this reading Now, with regard to fountains, it is to be noted that Nepenthe, an islet of volcanic stone rising out of the blue Mediterranean, has never--for all its natural attractions--been renowned for cool springs and bubbling streamlets.
NYMPHA
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From this reading There is, to be sure, a charming couplet in some old humanist about LYMPHA NEPENTHI; but modern scholars are disposed to think either that the text is corrupt and that the writer was picturing an imaginary NYMPHA--some laughing sea-lady--or else that he merely indulged in one of those poetic flights which are a feature of the literature of his period.
observers
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From this reading And this may well be the reason, as several thoughtful observers have already pointed out, why its wines are so abundant in quantity, so cheap in price, and of such super-excellent flavour.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now, with regard to fountains, it is to be noted that Nepenthe, an islet of volcanic stone rising out of the blue Mediterranean, has never--for all its natural attractions--been renowned for cool springs and bubbling streamlets.
old
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From this reading There is, to be sure, a charming couplet in some old humanist about LYMPHA NEPENTHI; but modern scholars are disposed to think either that the text is corrupt and that the writer was picturing an imaginary NYMPHA--some laughing sea-lady--or else that he merely indulged in one of those poetic flights which are a feature of the literature of his period.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There is, to be sure, a charming couplet in some old humanist about LYMPHA NEPENTHI; but modern scholars are disposed to think either that the text is corrupt and that the writer was picturing an imaginary NYMPHA--some laughing sea-lady--or else that he merely indulged in one of those poetic flights which are a feature of the literature of his period.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There is, to be sure, a charming couplet in some old humanist about LYMPHA NEPENTHI; but modern scholars are disposed to think either that the text is corrupt and that the writer was picturing an imaginary NYMPHA--some laughing sea-lady--or else that he merely indulged in one of those poetic flights which are a feature of the literature of his period.
other
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From this reading For it is a fact conformable to that law of compensation which regulates all earthly affairs, a fact borne out by the universal experience of mankind, that God, when He takes away with one hand, gives with the other.
out
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From this reading Now, with regard to fountains, it is to be noted that Nepenthe, an islet of volcanic stone rising out of the blue Mediterranean, has never--for all its natural attractions--been renowned for cool springs and bubbling streamlets.
peculiar
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From this reading For whatever the cause may be--whether internal fires have scorched up the natural humours of the soil, or whether the waters of Nepenthe are of such peculiar heaviness that, instead of flowing upwards in the shape of fountains, they tumble downwards into caverns below the sea--the fact remains: Nepenthe is a waterless land.
period
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From this reading There is, to be sure, a charming couplet in some old humanist about LYMPHA NEPENTHI; but modern scholars are disposed to think either that the text is corrupt and that the writer was picturing an imaginary NYMPHA--some laughing sea-lady--or else that he merely indulged in one of those poetic flights which are a feature of the literature of his period.
picturing
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From this reading There is, to be sure, a charming couplet in some old humanist about LYMPHA NEPENTHI; but modern scholars are disposed to think either that the text is corrupt and that the writer was picturing an imaginary NYMPHA--some laughing sea-lady--or else that he merely indulged in one of those poetic flights which are a feature of the literature of his period.
poetic
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From this reading There is, to be sure, a charming couplet in some old humanist about LYMPHA NEPENTHI; but modern scholars are disposed to think either that the text is corrupt and that the writer was picturing an imaginary NYMPHA--some laughing sea-lady--or else that he merely indulged in one of those poetic flights which are a feature of the literature of his period.
pointed
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From this reading And this may well be the reason, as several thoughtful observers have already pointed out, why its wines are so abundant in quantity, so cheap in price, and of such super-excellent flavour.
price
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From this reading And this may well be the reason, as several thoughtful observers have already pointed out, why its wines are so abundant in quantity, so cheap in price, and of such super-excellent flavour.
quantity
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From this reading And this may well be the reason, as several thoughtful observers have already pointed out, why its wines are so abundant in quantity, so cheap in price, and of such super-excellent flavour.
reason
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From this reading And this may well be the reason, as several thoughtful observers have already pointed out, why its wines are so abundant in quantity, so cheap in price, and of such super-excellent flavour.
regard
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From this reading Now, with regard to fountains, it is to be noted that Nepenthe, an islet of volcanic stone rising out of the blue Mediterranean, has never--for all its natural attractions--been renowned for cool springs and bubbling streamlets.
regulates
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From this reading For it is a fact conformable to that law of compensation which regulates all earthly affairs, a fact borne out by the universal experience of mankind, that God, when He takes away with one hand, gives with the other.
remains
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From this reading For whatever the cause may be--whether internal fires have scorched up the natural humours of the soil, or whether the waters of Nepenthe are of such peculiar heaviness that, instead of flowing upwards in the shape of fountains, they tumble downwards into caverns below the sea--the fact remains: Nepenthe is a waterless land.
renowned
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From this reading Now, with regard to fountains, it is to be noted that Nepenthe, an islet of volcanic stone rising out of the blue Mediterranean, has never--for all its natural attractions--been renowned for cool springs and bubbling streamlets.
rising
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From this reading Now, with regard to fountains, it is to be noted that Nepenthe, an islet of volcanic stone rising out of the blue Mediterranean, has never--for all its natural attractions--been renowned for cool springs and bubbling streamlets.
scholars
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From this reading There is, to be sure, a charming couplet in some old humanist about LYMPHA NEPENTHI; but modern scholars are disposed to think either that the text is corrupt and that the writer was picturing an imaginary NYMPHA--some laughing sea-lady--or else that he merely indulged in one of those poetic flights which are a feature of the literature of his period.
scorchedadjectiveUS /skɔːrtʃt/
Burned by flames or heat; blackened by intense magical or physical fire.
From this reading For whatever the cause may be--whether internal fires have scorched up the natural humours of the soil, or whether the waters of Nepenthe are of such peculiar heaviness that, instead of flowing upwards in the shape of fountains, they tumble downwards into caverns below the sea--the fact remains: Nepenthe is a waterless land.
sea
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From this reading For whatever the cause may be--whether internal fires have scorched up the natural humours of the soil, or whether the waters of Nepenthe are of such peculiar heaviness that, instead of flowing upwards in the shape of fountains, they tumble downwards into caverns below the sea--the fact remains: Nepenthe is a waterless land.
sea-lady
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From this reading There is, to be sure, a charming couplet in some old humanist about LYMPHA NEPENTHI; but modern scholars are disposed to think either that the text is corrupt and that the writer was picturing an imaginary NYMPHA--some laughing sea-lady--or else that he merely indulged in one of those poetic flights which are a feature of the literature of his period.
several
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From this reading And this may well be the reason, as several thoughtful observers have already pointed out, why its wines are so abundant in quantity, so cheap in price, and of such super-excellent flavour.
shape
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From this reading For whatever the cause may be--whether internal fires have scorched up the natural humours of the soil, or whether the waters of Nepenthe are of such peculiar heaviness that, instead of flowing upwards in the shape of fountains, they tumble downwards into caverns below the sea--the fact remains: Nepenthe is a waterless land.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And this may well be the reason, as several thoughtful observers have already pointed out, why its wines are so abundant in quantity, so cheap in price, and of such super-excellent flavour.
soil
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From this reading For whatever the cause may be--whether internal fires have scorched up the natural humours of the soil, or whether the waters of Nepenthe are of such peculiar heaviness that, instead of flowing upwards in the shape of fountains, they tumble downwards into caverns below the sea--the fact remains: Nepenthe is a waterless land.
some
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From this reading There is, to be sure, a charming couplet in some old humanist about LYMPHA NEPENTHI; but modern scholars are disposed to think either that the text is corrupt and that the writer was picturing an imaginary NYMPHA--some laughing sea-lady--or else that he merely indulged in one of those poetic flights which are a feature of the literature of his period.
springs
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From this reading Now, with regard to fountains, it is to be noted that Nepenthe, an islet of volcanic stone rising out of the blue Mediterranean, has never--for all its natural attractions--been renowned for cool springs and bubbling streamlets.
stone
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From this reading Now, with regard to fountains, it is to be noted that Nepenthe, an islet of volcanic stone rising out of the blue Mediterranean, has never--for all its natural attractions--been renowned for cool springs and bubbling streamlets.
streamlets
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From this reading Now, with regard to fountains, it is to be noted that Nepenthe, an islet of volcanic stone rising out of the blue Mediterranean, has never--for all its natural attractions--been renowned for cool springs and bubbling streamlets.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading For whatever the cause may be--whether internal fires have scorched up the natural humours of the soil, or whether the waters of Nepenthe are of such peculiar heaviness that, instead of flowing upwards in the shape of fountains, they tumble downwards into caverns below the sea--the fact remains: Nepenthe is a waterless land.
super-excellent
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From this reading And this may well be the reason, as several thoughtful observers have already pointed out, why its wines are so abundant in quantity, so cheap in price, and of such super-excellent flavour.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is, to be sure, a charming couplet in some old humanist about LYMPHA NEPENTHI; but modern scholars are disposed to think either that the text is corrupt and that the writer was picturing an imaginary NYMPHA--some laughing sea-lady--or else that he merely indulged in one of those poetic flights which are a feature of the literature of his period.
takes
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From this reading For it is a fact conformable to that law of compensation which regulates all earthly affairs, a fact borne out by the universal experience of mankind, that God, when He takes away with one hand, gives with the other.
text
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From this reading There is, to be sure, a charming couplet in some old humanist about LYMPHA NEPENTHI; but modern scholars are disposed to think either that the text is corrupt and that the writer was picturing an imaginary NYMPHA--some laughing sea-lady--or else that he merely indulged in one of those poetic flights which are a feature of the literature of his period.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now, with regard to fountains, it is to be noted that Nepenthe, an islet of volcanic stone rising out of the blue Mediterranean, has never--for all its natural attractions--been renowned for cool springs and bubbling streamlets.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now, with regard to fountains, it is to be noted that Nepenthe, an islet of volcanic stone rising out of the blue Mediterranean, has never--for all its natural attractions--been renowned for cool springs and bubbling streamlets.
There
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From this reading There is, to be sure, a charming couplet in some old humanist about LYMPHA NEPENTHI; but modern scholars are disposed to think either that the text is corrupt and that the writer was picturing an imaginary NYMPHA--some laughing sea-lady--or else that he merely indulged in one of those poetic flights which are a feature of the literature of his period.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For whatever the cause may be--whether internal fires have scorched up the natural humours of the soil, or whether the waters of Nepenthe are of such peculiar heaviness that, instead of flowing upwards in the shape of fountains, they tumble downwards into caverns below the sea--the fact remains: Nepenthe is a waterless land.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is, to be sure, a charming couplet in some old humanist about LYMPHA NEPENTHI; but modern scholars are disposed to think either that the text is corrupt and that the writer was picturing an imaginary NYMPHA--some laughing sea-lady--or else that he merely indulged in one of those poetic flights which are a feature of the literature of his period.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this may well be the reason, as several thoughtful observers have already pointed out, why its wines are so abundant in quantity, so cheap in price, and of such super-excellent flavour.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There is, to be sure, a charming couplet in some old humanist about LYMPHA NEPENTHI; but modern scholars are disposed to think either that the text is corrupt and that the writer was picturing an imaginary NYMPHA--some laughing sea-lady--or else that he merely indulged in one of those poetic flights which are a feature of the literature of his period.
thoughtful
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From this reading And this may well be the reason, as several thoughtful observers have already pointed out, why its wines are so abundant in quantity, so cheap in price, and of such super-excellent flavour.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now, with regard to fountains, it is to be noted that Nepenthe, an islet of volcanic stone rising out of the blue Mediterranean, has never--for all its natural attractions--been renowned for cool springs and bubbling streamlets.
tumble
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From this reading For whatever the cause may be--whether internal fires have scorched up the natural humours of the soil, or whether the waters of Nepenthe are of such peculiar heaviness that, instead of flowing upwards in the shape of fountains, they tumble downwards into caverns below the sea--the fact remains: Nepenthe is a waterless land.
universal
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From this reading For it is a fact conformable to that law of compensation which regulates all earthly affairs, a fact borne out by the universal experience of mankind, that God, when He takes away with one hand, gives with the other.
up
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From this reading For whatever the cause may be--whether internal fires have scorched up the natural humours of the soil, or whether the waters of Nepenthe are of such peculiar heaviness that, instead of flowing upwards in the shape of fountains, they tumble downwards into caverns below the sea--the fact remains: Nepenthe is a waterless land.
upwards
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From this reading For whatever the cause may be--whether internal fires have scorched up the natural humours of the soil, or whether the waters of Nepenthe are of such peculiar heaviness that, instead of flowing upwards in the shape of fountains, they tumble downwards into caverns below the sea--the fact remains: Nepenthe is a waterless land.
volcanic
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From this reading Now, with regard to fountains, it is to be noted that Nepenthe, an islet of volcanic stone rising out of the blue Mediterranean, has never--for all its natural attractions--been renowned for cool springs and bubbling streamlets.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is, to be sure, a charming couplet in some old humanist about LYMPHA NEPENTHI; but modern scholars are disposed to think either that the text is corrupt and that the writer was picturing an imaginary NYMPHA--some laughing sea-lady--or else that he merely indulged in one of those poetic flights which are a feature of the literature of his period.
waterless
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From this reading For whatever the cause may be--whether internal fires have scorched up the natural humours of the soil, or whether the waters of Nepenthe are of such peculiar heaviness that, instead of flowing upwards in the shape of fountains, they tumble downwards into caverns below the sea--the fact remains: Nepenthe is a waterless land.
waters
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From this reading For whatever the cause may be--whether internal fires have scorched up the natural humours of the soil, or whether the waters of Nepenthe are of such peculiar heaviness that, instead of flowing upwards in the shape of fountains, they tumble downwards into caverns below the sea--the fact remains: Nepenthe is a waterless land.
well
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From this reading And this may well be the reason, as several thoughtful observers have already pointed out, why its wines are so abundant in quantity, so cheap in price, and of such super-excellent flavour.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading For whatever the cause may be--whether internal fires have scorched up the natural humours of the soil, or whether the waters of Nepenthe are of such peculiar heaviness that, instead of flowing upwards in the shape of fountains, they tumble downwards into caverns below the sea--the fact remains: Nepenthe is a waterless land.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading For it is a fact conformable to that law of compensation which regulates all earthly affairs, a fact borne out by the universal experience of mankind, that God, when He takes away with one hand, gives with the other.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading For whatever the cause may be--whether internal fires have scorched up the natural humours of the soil, or whether the waters of Nepenthe are of such peculiar heaviness that, instead of flowing upwards in the shape of fountains, they tumble downwards into caverns below the sea--the fact remains: Nepenthe is a waterless land.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There is, to be sure, a charming couplet in some old humanist about LYMPHA NEPENTHI; but modern scholars are disposed to think either that the text is corrupt and that the writer was picturing an imaginary NYMPHA--some laughing sea-lady--or else that he merely indulged in one of those poetic flights which are a feature of the literature of his period.
why
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From this reading And this may well be the reason, as several thoughtful observers have already pointed out, why its wines are so abundant in quantity, so cheap in price, and of such super-excellent flavour.
wines
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From this reading And this may well be the reason, as several thoughtful observers have already pointed out, why its wines are so abundant in quantity, so cheap in price, and of such super-excellent flavour.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now, with regard to fountains, it is to be noted that Nepenthe, an islet of volcanic stone rising out of the blue Mediterranean, has never--for all its natural attractions--been renowned for cool springs and bubbling streamlets.
writer
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From this reading There is, to be sure, a charming couplet in some old humanist about LYMPHA NEPENTHI; but modern scholars are disposed to think either that the text is corrupt and that the writer was picturing an imaginary NYMPHA--some laughing sea-lady--or else that he merely indulged in one of those poetic flights which are a feature of the literature of his period.
