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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 “Clear, placid Leman I Thy contrasted lake With the wild world I dwelt in, is a thing Which warns me, with its stillness, to forsake Earth's troubled waters for a purer spring.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading This was no sooner done, than he started up, and looked about him with the eagerness of one who suddenly felt the importance of accurately ascertaining his precise position.
accurately
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From this reading This was no sooner done, than he started up, and looked about him with the eagerness of one who suddenly felt the importance of accurately ascertaining his precise position.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Day had fairly dawned before the young man, whom we have left in the situation described in the last chapter, again opened his eyes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This was no sooner done, than he started up, and looked about him with the eagerness of one who suddenly felt the importance of accurately ascertaining his precise position.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This quiet sail is as a noiseless wing To waft me from distraction; once I loved Torn ocean's roar, but thy soft murmuring Sounds sweet as if a sister's voice reproved, That I with stern delights should e'er have been so moved.”
ascertaining
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From this reading This was no sooner done, than he started up, and looked about him with the eagerness of one who suddenly felt the importance of accurately ascertaining his precise position.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This quiet sail is as a noiseless wing To waft me from distraction; once I loved Torn ocean's roar, but thy soft murmuring Sounds sweet as if a sister's voice reproved, That I with stern delights should e'er have been so moved.”
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Day had fairly dawned before the young man, whom we have left in the situation described in the last chapter, again opened his eyes.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This quiet sail is as a noiseless wing To waft me from distraction; once I loved Torn ocean's roar, but thy soft murmuring Sounds sweet as if a sister's voice reproved, That I with stern delights should e'er have been so moved.”
BYRON
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From this reading BYRON.
chapter
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From this reading Day had fairly dawned before the young man, whom we have left in the situation described in the last chapter, again opened his eyes.
Clear
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From this reading “Clear, placid Leman I Thy contrasted lake With the wild world I dwelt in, is a thing Which warns me, with its stillness, to forsake Earth's troubled waters for a purer spring.
contrasted
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From this reading “Clear, placid Leman I Thy contrasted lake With the wild world I dwelt in, is a thing Which warns me, with its stillness, to forsake Earth's troubled waters for a purer spring.
dawned
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From this reading Day had fairly dawned before the young man, whom we have left in the situation described in the last chapter, again opened his eyes.
Day
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From this reading Day had fairly dawned before the young man, whom we have left in the situation described in the last chapter, again opened his eyes.
delights
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From this reading This quiet sail is as a noiseless wing To waft me from distraction; once I loved Torn ocean's roar, but thy soft murmuring Sounds sweet as if a sister's voice reproved, That I with stern delights should e'er have been so moved.”
described
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From this reading Day had fairly dawned before the young man, whom we have left in the situation described in the last chapter, again opened his eyes.
distraction
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From this reading This quiet sail is as a noiseless wing To waft me from distraction; once I loved Torn ocean's roar, but thy soft murmuring Sounds sweet as if a sister's voice reproved, That I with stern delights should e'er have been so moved.”
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was no sooner done, than he started up, and looked about him with the eagerness of one who suddenly felt the importance of accurately ascertaining his precise position.
dwelt
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From this reading “Clear, placid Leman I Thy contrasted lake With the wild world I dwelt in, is a thing Which warns me, with its stillness, to forsake Earth's troubled waters for a purer spring.
e'er
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From this reading This quiet sail is as a noiseless wing To waft me from distraction; once I loved Torn ocean's roar, but thy soft murmuring Sounds sweet as if a sister's voice reproved, That I with stern delights should e'er have been so moved.”
eagerness
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From this reading This was no sooner done, than he started up, and looked about him with the eagerness of one who suddenly felt the importance of accurately ascertaining his precise position.
Earth's
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From this reading “Clear, placid Leman I Thy contrasted lake With the wild world I dwelt in, is a thing Which warns me, with its stillness, to forsake Earth's troubled waters for a purer spring.
eyes
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From this reading Day had fairly dawned before the young man, whom we have left in the situation described in the last chapter, again opened his eyes.
fairly
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From this reading Day had fairly dawned before the young man, whom we have left in the situation described in the last chapter, again opened his eyes.
felt
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From this reading This was no sooner done, than he started up, and looked about him with the eagerness of one who suddenly felt the importance of accurately ascertaining his precise position.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Clear, placid Leman I Thy contrasted lake With the wild world I dwelt in, is a thing Which warns me, with its stillness, to forsake Earth's troubled waters for a purer spring.
forsake
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From this reading “Clear, placid Leman I Thy contrasted lake With the wild world I dwelt in, is a thing Which warns me, with its stillness, to forsake Earth's troubled waters for a purer spring.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This quiet sail is as a noiseless wing To waft me from distraction; once I loved Torn ocean's roar, but thy soft murmuring Sounds sweet as if a sister's voice reproved, That I with stern delights should e'er have been so moved.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Day had fairly dawned before the young man, whom we have left in the situation described in the last chapter, again opened his eyes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This quiet sail is as a noiseless wing To waft me from distraction; once I loved Torn ocean's roar, but thy soft murmuring Sounds sweet as if a sister's voice reproved, That I with stern delights should e'er have been so moved.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was no sooner done, than he started up, and looked about him with the eagerness of one who suddenly felt the importance of accurately ascertaining his precise position.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This was no sooner done, than he started up, and looked about him with the eagerness of one who suddenly felt the importance of accurately ascertaining his precise position.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Day had fairly dawned before the young man, whom we have left in the situation described in the last chapter, again opened his eyes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Clear, placid Leman I Thy contrasted lake With the wild world I dwelt in, is a thing Which warns me, with its stillness, to forsake Earth's troubled waters for a purer spring.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading This quiet sail is as a noiseless wing To waft me from distraction; once I loved Torn ocean's roar, but thy soft murmuring Sounds sweet as if a sister's voice reproved, That I with stern delights should e'er have been so moved.”
importance
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From this reading This was no sooner done, than he started up, and looked about him with the eagerness of one who suddenly felt the importance of accurately ascertaining his precise position.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Clear, placid Leman I Thy contrasted lake With the wild world I dwelt in, is a thing Which warns me, with its stillness, to forsake Earth's troubled waters for a purer spring.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Clear, placid Leman I Thy contrasted lake With the wild world I dwelt in, is a thing Which warns me, with its stillness, to forsake Earth's troubled waters for a purer spring.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “Clear, placid Leman I Thy contrasted lake With the wild world I dwelt in, is a thing Which warns me, with its stillness, to forsake Earth's troubled waters for a purer spring.
lake
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From this reading “Clear, placid Leman I Thy contrasted lake With the wild world I dwelt in, is a thing Which warns me, with its stillness, to forsake Earth's troubled waters for a purer spring.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Day had fairly dawned before the young man, whom we have left in the situation described in the last chapter, again opened his eyes.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Day had fairly dawned before the young man, whom we have left in the situation described in the last chapter, again opened his eyes.
Leman
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From this reading “Clear, placid Leman I Thy contrasted lake With the wild world I dwelt in, is a thing Which warns me, with its stillness, to forsake Earth's troubled waters for a purer spring.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was no sooner done, than he started up, and looked about him with the eagerness of one who suddenly felt the importance of accurately ascertaining his precise position.
loved
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From this reading This quiet sail is as a noiseless wing To waft me from distraction; once I loved Torn ocean's roar, but thy soft murmuring Sounds sweet as if a sister's voice reproved, That I with stern delights should e'er have been so moved.”
man
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From this reading Day had fairly dawned before the young man, whom we have left in the situation described in the last chapter, again opened his eyes.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Clear, placid Leman I Thy contrasted lake With the wild world I dwelt in, is a thing Which warns me, with its stillness, to forsake Earth's troubled waters for a purer spring.
moved
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From this reading This quiet sail is as a noiseless wing To waft me from distraction; once I loved Torn ocean's roar, but thy soft murmuring Sounds sweet as if a sister's voice reproved, That I with stern delights should e'er have been so moved.”
murmuring
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From this reading This quiet sail is as a noiseless wing To waft me from distraction; once I loved Torn ocean's roar, but thy soft murmuring Sounds sweet as if a sister's voice reproved, That I with stern delights should e'er have been so moved.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading This was no sooner done, than he started up, and looked about him with the eagerness of one who suddenly felt the importance of accurately ascertaining his precise position.
noiseless
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From this reading This quiet sail is as a noiseless wing To waft me from distraction; once I loved Torn ocean's roar, but thy soft murmuring Sounds sweet as if a sister's voice reproved, That I with stern delights should e'er have been so moved.”
ocean's
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From this reading This quiet sail is as a noiseless wing To waft me from distraction; once I loved Torn ocean's roar, but thy soft murmuring Sounds sweet as if a sister's voice reproved, That I with stern delights should e'er have been so moved.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This was no sooner done, than he started up, and looked about him with the eagerness of one who suddenly felt the importance of accurately ascertaining his precise position.
once
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From this reading This quiet sail is as a noiseless wing To waft me from distraction; once I loved Torn ocean's roar, but thy soft murmuring Sounds sweet as if a sister's voice reproved, That I with stern delights should e'er have been so moved.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This was no sooner done, than he started up, and looked about him with the eagerness of one who suddenly felt the importance of accurately ascertaining his precise position.
opened
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From this reading Day had fairly dawned before the young man, whom we have left in the situation described in the last chapter, again opened his eyes.
placid
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From this reading “Clear, placid Leman I Thy contrasted lake With the wild world I dwelt in, is a thing Which warns me, with its stillness, to forsake Earth's troubled waters for a purer spring.
position
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From this reading This was no sooner done, than he started up, and looked about him with the eagerness of one who suddenly felt the importance of accurately ascertaining his precise position.
precise
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From this reading This was no sooner done, than he started up, and looked about him with the eagerness of one who suddenly felt the importance of accurately ascertaining his precise position.
purer
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From this reading “Clear, placid Leman I Thy contrasted lake With the wild world I dwelt in, is a thing Which warns me, with its stillness, to forsake Earth's troubled waters for a purer spring.
quiet
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From this reading This quiet sail is as a noiseless wing To waft me from distraction; once I loved Torn ocean's roar, but thy soft murmuring Sounds sweet as if a sister's voice reproved, That I with stern delights should e'er have been so moved.”
reproved
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From this reading This quiet sail is as a noiseless wing To waft me from distraction; once I loved Torn ocean's roar, but thy soft murmuring Sounds sweet as if a sister's voice reproved, That I with stern delights should e'er have been so moved.”
roar
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From this reading This quiet sail is as a noiseless wing To waft me from distraction; once I loved Torn ocean's roar, but thy soft murmuring Sounds sweet as if a sister's voice reproved, That I with stern delights should e'er have been so moved.”
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This quiet sail is as a noiseless wing To waft me from distraction; once I loved Torn ocean's roar, but thy soft murmuring Sounds sweet as if a sister's voice reproved, That I with stern delights should e'er have been so moved.”
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading This quiet sail is as a noiseless wing To waft me from distraction; once I loved Torn ocean's roar, but thy soft murmuring Sounds sweet as if a sister's voice reproved, That I with stern delights should e'er have been so moved.”
sister's
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From this reading This quiet sail is as a noiseless wing To waft me from distraction; once I loved Torn ocean's roar, but thy soft murmuring Sounds sweet as if a sister's voice reproved, That I with stern delights should e'er have been so moved.”
situation
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From this reading Day had fairly dawned before the young man, whom we have left in the situation described in the last chapter, again opened his eyes.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This quiet sail is as a noiseless wing To waft me from distraction; once I loved Torn ocean's roar, but thy soft murmuring Sounds sweet as if a sister's voice reproved, That I with stern delights should e'er have been so moved.”
soft
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From this reading This quiet sail is as a noiseless wing To waft me from distraction; once I loved Torn ocean's roar, but thy soft murmuring Sounds sweet as if a sister's voice reproved, That I with stern delights should e'er have been so moved.”
sooner
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From this reading This was no sooner done, than he started up, and looked about him with the eagerness of one who suddenly felt the importance of accurately ascertaining his precise position.
Sounds
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From this reading This quiet sail is as a noiseless wing To waft me from distraction; once I loved Torn ocean's roar, but thy soft murmuring Sounds sweet as if a sister's voice reproved, That I with stern delights should e'er have been so moved.”
spring
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From this reading “Clear, placid Leman I Thy contrasted lake With the wild world I dwelt in, is a thing Which warns me, with its stillness, to forsake Earth's troubled waters for a purer spring.
started
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From this reading This was no sooner done, than he started up, and looked about him with the eagerness of one who suddenly felt the importance of accurately ascertaining his precise position.
stern
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From this reading This quiet sail is as a noiseless wing To waft me from distraction; once I loved Torn ocean's roar, but thy soft murmuring Sounds sweet as if a sister's voice reproved, That I with stern delights should e'er have been so moved.”
stillness
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From this reading “Clear, placid Leman I Thy contrasted lake With the wild world I dwelt in, is a thing Which warns me, with its stillness, to forsake Earth's troubled waters for a purer spring.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This was no sooner done, than he started up, and looked about him with the eagerness of one who suddenly felt the importance of accurately ascertaining his precise position.
sweet
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From this reading This quiet sail is as a noiseless wing To waft me from distraction; once I loved Torn ocean's roar, but thy soft murmuring Sounds sweet as if a sister's voice reproved, That I with stern delights should e'er have been so moved.”
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This was no sooner done, than he started up, and looked about him with the eagerness of one who suddenly felt the importance of accurately ascertaining his precise position.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This quiet sail is as a noiseless wing To waft me from distraction; once I loved Torn ocean's roar, but thy soft murmuring Sounds sweet as if a sister's voice reproved, That I with stern delights should e'er have been so moved.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Clear, placid Leman I Thy contrasted lake With the wild world I dwelt in, is a thing Which warns me, with its stillness, to forsake Earth's troubled waters for a purer spring.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Clear, placid Leman I Thy contrasted lake With the wild world I dwelt in, is a thing Which warns me, with its stillness, to forsake Earth's troubled waters for a purer spring.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This quiet sail is as a noiseless wing To waft me from distraction; once I loved Torn ocean's roar, but thy soft murmuring Sounds sweet as if a sister's voice reproved, That I with stern delights should e'er have been so moved.”
ThydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Clear, placid Leman I Thy contrasted lake With the wild world I dwelt in, is a thing Which warns me, with its stillness, to forsake Earth's troubled waters for a purer spring.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Clear, placid Leman I Thy contrasted lake With the wild world I dwelt in, is a thing Which warns me, with its stillness, to forsake Earth's troubled waters for a purer spring.
Torn
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From this reading This quiet sail is as a noiseless wing To waft me from distraction; once I loved Torn ocean's roar, but thy soft murmuring Sounds sweet as if a sister's voice reproved, That I with stern delights should e'er have been so moved.”
troubled
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From this reading “Clear, placid Leman I Thy contrasted lake With the wild world I dwelt in, is a thing Which warns me, with its stillness, to forsake Earth's troubled waters for a purer spring.
up
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From this reading This was no sooner done, than he started up, and looked about him with the eagerness of one who suddenly felt the importance of accurately ascertaining his precise position.
voice
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From this reading This quiet sail is as a noiseless wing To waft me from distraction; once I loved Torn ocean's roar, but thy soft murmuring Sounds sweet as if a sister's voice reproved, That I with stern delights should e'er have been so moved.”
waft
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From this reading This quiet sail is as a noiseless wing To waft me from distraction; once I loved Torn ocean's roar, but thy soft murmuring Sounds sweet as if a sister's voice reproved, That I with stern delights should e'er have been so moved.”
warns
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From this reading “Clear, placid Leman I Thy contrasted lake With the wild world I dwelt in, is a thing Which warns me, with its stillness, to forsake Earth's troubled waters for a purer spring.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was no sooner done, than he started up, and looked about him with the eagerness of one who suddenly felt the importance of accurately ascertaining his precise position.
waters
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From this reading “Clear, placid Leman I Thy contrasted lake With the wild world I dwelt in, is a thing Which warns me, with its stillness, to forsake Earth's troubled waters for a purer spring.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Day had fairly dawned before the young man, whom we have left in the situation described in the last chapter, again opened his eyes.
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Clear, placid Leman I Thy contrasted lake With the wild world I dwelt in, is a thing Which warns me, with its stillness, to forsake Earth's troubled waters for a purer spring.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading This was no sooner done, than he started up, and looked about him with the eagerness of one who suddenly felt the importance of accurately ascertaining his precise position.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Day had fairly dawned before the young man, whom we have left in the situation described in the last chapter, again opened his eyes.
wild
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From this reading “Clear, placid Leman I Thy contrasted lake With the wild world I dwelt in, is a thing Which warns me, with its stillness, to forsake Earth's troubled waters for a purer spring.
wing
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From this reading This quiet sail is as a noiseless wing To waft me from distraction; once I loved Torn ocean's roar, but thy soft murmuring Sounds sweet as if a sister's voice reproved, That I with stern delights should e'er have been so moved.”
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Clear, placid Leman I Thy contrasted lake With the wild world I dwelt in, is a thing Which warns me, with its stillness, to forsake Earth's troubled waters for a purer spring.
world
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From this reading “Clear, placid Leman I Thy contrasted lake With the wild world I dwelt in, is a thing Which warns me, with its stillness, to forsake Earth's troubled waters for a purer spring.
young
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From this reading Day had fairly dawned before the young man, whom we have left in the situation described in the last chapter, again opened his eyes.
