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From this reading The gates of hell Are thronged, yet twice ten thousand spirits more Who from their warm and healthful tenements Fear no divorce; must, ere the sun go down, Enter the world of woe!”-- Southey, Roderick, the Last of the Goths, XXIV, i-6.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Owing to these two circumstances, it was all the better suited to the purpose for which it had been selected, the space beneath the branches bearing some resemblance to a densely wooded lawn.
abreast
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From this reading One experienced in the signs of the heavens, would have seen that the sun wanted but two or three minutes of the zenith, when Deerslayer landed on the point, where the Hurons were now encamped, nearly abreast of the castle.
all
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From this reading Owing to these two circumstances, it was all the better suited to the purpose for which it had been selected, the space beneath the branches bearing some resemblance to a densely wooded lawn.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This spot was similar to the one already described, with the exception that the surface of the land was less broken, and less crowded with trees.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Thou hast been busy, Death, this day, and yet But half thy work is done!
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The gates of hell Are thronged, yet twice ten thousand spirits more Who from their warm and healthful tenements Fear no divorce; must, ere the sun go down, Enter the world of woe!”-- Southey, Roderick, the Last of the Goths, XXIV, i-6.
bearing
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From this reading Owing to these two circumstances, it was all the better suited to the purpose for which it had been selected, the space beneath the branches bearing some resemblance to a densely wooded lawn.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Thou hast been busy, Death, this day, and yet But half thy work is done!
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Owing to these two circumstances, it was all the better suited to the purpose for which it had been selected, the space beneath the branches bearing some resemblance to a densely wooded lawn.
better
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From this reading Owing to these two circumstances, it was all the better suited to the purpose for which it had been selected, the space beneath the branches bearing some resemblance to a densely wooded lawn.
branches
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From this reading Owing to these two circumstances, it was all the better suited to the purpose for which it had been selected, the space beneath the branches bearing some resemblance to a densely wooded lawn.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This spot was similar to the one already described, with the exception that the surface of the land was less broken, and less crowded with trees.
busy
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From this reading “Thou hast been busy, Death, this day, and yet But half thy work is done!
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Thou hast been busy, Death, this day, and yet But half thy work is done!
castle
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circumstances
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From this reading Owing to these two circumstances, it was all the better suited to the purpose for which it had been selected, the space beneath the branches bearing some resemblance to a densely wooded lawn.
crowded
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From this reading This spot was similar to the one already described, with the exception that the surface of the land was less broken, and less crowded with trees.
day
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From this reading “Thou hast been busy, Death, this day, and yet But half thy work is done!
Death
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From this reading “Thou hast been busy, Death, this day, and yet But half thy work is done!
Deerslayer
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From this reading One experienced in the signs of the heavens, would have seen that the sun wanted but two or three minutes of the zenith, when Deerslayer landed on the point, where the Hurons were now encamped, nearly abreast of the castle.
densely
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From this reading Owing to these two circumstances, it was all the better suited to the purpose for which it had been selected, the space beneath the branches bearing some resemblance to a densely wooded lawn.
described
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From this reading This spot was similar to the one already described, with the exception that the surface of the land was less broken, and less crowded with trees.
divorce
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From this reading The gates of hell Are thronged, yet twice ten thousand spirits more Who from their warm and healthful tenements Fear no divorce; must, ere the sun go down, Enter the world of woe!”-- Southey, Roderick, the Last of the Goths, XXIV, i-6.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Thou hast been busy, Death, this day, and yet But half thy work is done!
down
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From this reading The gates of hell Are thronged, yet twice ten thousand spirits more Who from their warm and healthful tenements Fear no divorce; must, ere the sun go down, Enter the world of woe!”-- Southey, Roderick, the Last of the Goths, XXIV, i-6.
encamped
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From this reading One experienced in the signs of the heavens, would have seen that the sun wanted but two or three minutes of the zenith, when Deerslayer landed on the point, where the Hurons were now encamped, nearly abreast of the castle.
Enter
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From this reading The gates of hell Are thronged, yet twice ten thousand spirits more Who from their warm and healthful tenements Fear no divorce; must, ere the sun go down, Enter the world of woe!”-- Southey, Roderick, the Last of the Goths, XXIV, i-6.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading The gates of hell Are thronged, yet twice ten thousand spirits more Who from their warm and healthful tenements Fear no divorce; must, ere the sun go down, Enter the world of woe!”-- Southey, Roderick, the Last of the Goths, XXIV, i-6.
exception
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From this reading This spot was similar to the one already described, with the exception that the surface of the land was less broken, and less crowded with trees.
experienced
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From this reading One experienced in the signs of the heavens, would have seen that the sun wanted but two or three minutes of the zenith, when Deerslayer landed on the point, where the Hurons were now encamped, nearly abreast of the castle.
Fear
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From this reading The gates of hell Are thronged, yet twice ten thousand spirits more Who from their warm and healthful tenements Fear no divorce; must, ere the sun go down, Enter the world of woe!”-- Southey, Roderick, the Last of the Goths, XXIV, i-6.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Owing to these two circumstances, it was all the better suited to the purpose for which it had been selected, the space beneath the branches bearing some resemblance to a densely wooded lawn.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The gates of hell Are thronged, yet twice ten thousand spirits more Who from their warm and healthful tenements Fear no divorce; must, ere the sun go down, Enter the world of woe!”-- Southey, Roderick, the Last of the Goths, XXIV, i-6.
gates
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From this reading The gates of hell Are thronged, yet twice ten thousand spirits more Who from their warm and healthful tenements Fear no divorce; must, ere the sun go down, Enter the world of woe!”-- Southey, Roderick, the Last of the Goths, XXIV, i-6.
go
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From this reading The gates of hell Are thronged, yet twice ten thousand spirits more Who from their warm and healthful tenements Fear no divorce; must, ere the sun go down, Enter the world of woe!”-- Southey, Roderick, the Last of the Goths, XXIV, i-6.
Goths
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From this reading The gates of hell Are thronged, yet twice ten thousand spirits more Who from their warm and healthful tenements Fear no divorce; must, ere the sun go down, Enter the world of woe!”-- Southey, Roderick, the Last of the Goths, XXIV, i-6.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Owing to these two circumstances, it was all the better suited to the purpose for which it had been selected, the space beneath the branches bearing some resemblance to a densely wooded lawn.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Thou hast been busy, Death, this day, and yet But half thy work is done!
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Thou hast been busy, Death, this day, and yet But half thy work is done!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading One experienced in the signs of the heavens, would have seen that the sun wanted but two or three minutes of the zenith, when Deerslayer landed on the point, where the Hurons were now encamped, nearly abreast of the castle.
healthful
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From this reading The gates of hell Are thronged, yet twice ten thousand spirits more Who from their warm and healthful tenements Fear no divorce; must, ere the sun go down, Enter the world of woe!”-- Southey, Roderick, the Last of the Goths, XXIV, i-6.
heavens
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From this reading One experienced in the signs of the heavens, would have seen that the sun wanted but two or three minutes of the zenith, when Deerslayer landed on the point, where the Hurons were now encamped, nearly abreast of the castle.
hell
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From this reading The gates of hell Are thronged, yet twice ten thousand spirits more Who from their warm and healthful tenements Fear no divorce; must, ere the sun go down, Enter the world of woe!”-- Southey, Roderick, the Last of the Goths, XXIV, i-6.
Hurons
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From this reading One experienced in the signs of the heavens, would have seen that the sun wanted but two or three minutes of the zenith, when Deerslayer landed on the point, where the Hurons were now encamped, nearly abreast of the castle.
ipronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The gates of hell Are thronged, yet twice ten thousand spirits more Who from their warm and healthful tenements Fear no divorce; must, ere the sun go down, Enter the world of woe!”-- Southey, Roderick, the Last of the Goths, XXIV, i-6.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One experienced in the signs of the heavens, would have seen that the sun wanted but two or three minutes of the zenith, when Deerslayer landed on the point, where the Hurons were now encamped, nearly abreast of the castle.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Thou hast been busy, Death, this day, and yet But half thy work is done!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Owing to these two circumstances, it was all the better suited to the purpose for which it had been selected, the space beneath the branches bearing some resemblance to a densely wooded lawn.
land
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From this reading This spot was similar to the one already described, with the exception that the surface of the land was less broken, and less crowded with trees.
landed
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From this reading One experienced in the signs of the heavens, would have seen that the sun wanted but two or three minutes of the zenith, when Deerslayer landed on the point, where the Hurons were now encamped, nearly abreast of the castle.
LastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gates of hell Are thronged, yet twice ten thousand spirits more Who from their warm and healthful tenements Fear no divorce; must, ere the sun go down, Enter the world of woe!”-- Southey, Roderick, the Last of the Goths, XXIV, i-6.
lawn
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From this reading Owing to these two circumstances, it was all the better suited to the purpose for which it had been selected, the space beneath the branches bearing some resemblance to a densely wooded lawn.
less
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From this reading This spot was similar to the one already described, with the exception that the surface of the land was less broken, and less crowded with trees.
minutes
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From this reading One experienced in the signs of the heavens, would have seen that the sun wanted but two or three minutes of the zenith, when Deerslayer landed on the point, where the Hurons were now encamped, nearly abreast of the castle.
more
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From this reading The gates of hell Are thronged, yet twice ten thousand spirits more Who from their warm and healthful tenements Fear no divorce; must, ere the sun go down, Enter the world of woe!”-- Southey, Roderick, the Last of the Goths, XXIV, i-6.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The gates of hell Are thronged, yet twice ten thousand spirits more Who from their warm and healthful tenements Fear no divorce; must, ere the sun go down, Enter the world of woe!”-- Southey, Roderick, the Last of the Goths, XXIV, i-6.
nearly
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From this reading One experienced in the signs of the heavens, would have seen that the sun wanted but two or three minutes of the zenith, when Deerslayer landed on the point, where the Hurons were now encamped, nearly abreast of the castle.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The gates of hell Are thronged, yet twice ten thousand spirits more Who from their warm and healthful tenements Fear no divorce; must, ere the sun go down, Enter the world of woe!”-- Southey, Roderick, the Last of the Goths, XXIV, i-6.
now
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From this reading One experienced in the signs of the heavens, would have seen that the sun wanted but two or three minutes of the zenith, when Deerslayer landed on the point, where the Hurons were now encamped, nearly abreast of the castle.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The gates of hell Are thronged, yet twice ten thousand spirits more Who from their warm and healthful tenements Fear no divorce; must, ere the sun go down, Enter the world of woe!”-- Southey, Roderick, the Last of the Goths, XXIV, i-6.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One experienced in the signs of the heavens, would have seen that the sun wanted but two or three minutes of the zenith, when Deerslayer landed on the point, where the Hurons were now encamped, nearly abreast of the castle.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One experienced in the signs of the heavens, would have seen that the sun wanted but two or three minutes of the zenith, when Deerslayer landed on the point, where the Hurons were now encamped, nearly abreast of the castle.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading One experienced in the signs of the heavens, would have seen that the sun wanted but two or three minutes of the zenith, when Deerslayer landed on the point, where the Hurons were now encamped, nearly abreast of the castle.
Owing
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From this reading Owing to these two circumstances, it was all the better suited to the purpose for which it had been selected, the space beneath the branches bearing some resemblance to a densely wooded lawn.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading One experienced in the signs of the heavens, would have seen that the sun wanted but two or three minutes of the zenith, when Deerslayer landed on the point, where the Hurons were now encamped, nearly abreast of the castle.
purpose
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From this reading Owing to these two circumstances, it was all the better suited to the purpose for which it had been selected, the space beneath the branches bearing some resemblance to a densely wooded lawn.
resemblance
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From this reading Owing to these two circumstances, it was all the better suited to the purpose for which it had been selected, the space beneath the branches bearing some resemblance to a densely wooded lawn.
Roderick
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From this reading The gates of hell Are thronged, yet twice ten thousand spirits more Who from their warm and healthful tenements Fear no divorce; must, ere the sun go down, Enter the world of woe!”-- Southey, Roderick, the Last of the Goths, XXIV, i-6.
seen
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From this reading One experienced in the signs of the heavens, would have seen that the sun wanted but two or three minutes of the zenith, when Deerslayer landed on the point, where the Hurons were now encamped, nearly abreast of the castle.
selected
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From this reading Owing to these two circumstances, it was all the better suited to the purpose for which it had been selected, the space beneath the branches bearing some resemblance to a densely wooded lawn.
signs
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From this reading One experienced in the signs of the heavens, would have seen that the sun wanted but two or three minutes of the zenith, when Deerslayer landed on the point, where the Hurons were now encamped, nearly abreast of the castle.
similar
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From this reading This spot was similar to the one already described, with the exception that the surface of the land was less broken, and less crowded with trees.
some
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From this reading Owing to these two circumstances, it was all the better suited to the purpose for which it had been selected, the space beneath the branches bearing some resemblance to a densely wooded lawn.
Southey
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From this reading The gates of hell Are thronged, yet twice ten thousand spirits more Who from their warm and healthful tenements Fear no divorce; must, ere the sun go down, Enter the world of woe!”-- Southey, Roderick, the Last of the Goths, XXIV, i-6.
space
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From this reading Owing to these two circumstances, it was all the better suited to the purpose for which it had been selected, the space beneath the branches bearing some resemblance to a densely wooded lawn.
spirits
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From this reading The gates of hell Are thronged, yet twice ten thousand spirits more Who from their warm and healthful tenements Fear no divorce; must, ere the sun go down, Enter the world of woe!”-- Southey, Roderick, the Last of the Goths, XXIV, i-6.
spot
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From this reading This spot was similar to the one already described, with the exception that the surface of the land was less broken, and less crowded with trees.
suited
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From this reading Owing to these two circumstances, it was all the better suited to the purpose for which it had been selected, the space beneath the branches bearing some resemblance to a densely wooded lawn.
sun
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From this reading The gates of hell Are thronged, yet twice ten thousand spirits more Who from their warm and healthful tenements Fear no divorce; must, ere the sun go down, Enter the world of woe!”-- Southey, Roderick, the Last of the Goths, XXIV, i-6.
surface
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From this reading This spot was similar to the one already described, with the exception that the surface of the land was less broken, and less crowded with trees.
ten
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From this reading The gates of hell Are thronged, yet twice ten thousand spirits more Who from their warm and healthful tenements Fear no divorce; must, ere the sun go down, Enter the world of woe!”-- Southey, Roderick, the Last of the Goths, XXIV, i-6.
tenements
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From this reading The gates of hell Are thronged, yet twice ten thousand spirits more Who from their warm and healthful tenements Fear no divorce; must, ere the sun go down, Enter the world of woe!”-- Southey, Roderick, the Last of the Goths, XXIV, i-6.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One experienced in the signs of the heavens, would have seen that the sun wanted but two or three minutes of the zenith, when Deerslayer landed on the point, where the Hurons were now encamped, nearly abreast of the castle.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The gates of hell Are thronged, yet twice ten thousand spirits more Who from their warm and healthful tenements Fear no divorce; must, ere the sun go down, Enter the world of woe!”-- Southey, Roderick, the Last of the Goths, XXIV, i-6.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The gates of hell Are thronged, yet twice ten thousand spirits more Who from their warm and healthful tenements Fear no divorce; must, ere the sun go down, Enter the world of woe!”-- Southey, Roderick, the Last of the Goths, XXIV, i-6.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Owing to these two circumstances, it was all the better suited to the purpose for which it had been selected, the space beneath the branches bearing some resemblance to a densely wooded lawn.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Thou hast been busy, Death, this day, and yet But half thy work is done!
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Thou hast been busy, Death, this day, and yet But half thy work is done!
thousand
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From this reading The gates of hell Are thronged, yet twice ten thousand spirits more Who from their warm and healthful tenements Fear no divorce; must, ere the sun go down, Enter the world of woe!”-- Southey, Roderick, the Last of the Goths, XXIV, i-6.
three
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From this reading One experienced in the signs of the heavens, would have seen that the sun wanted but two or three minutes of the zenith, when Deerslayer landed on the point, where the Hurons were now encamped, nearly abreast of the castle.
thronged
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From this reading The gates of hell Are thronged, yet twice ten thousand spirits more Who from their warm and healthful tenements Fear no divorce; must, ere the sun go down, Enter the world of woe!”-- Southey, Roderick, the Last of the Goths, XXIV, i-6.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Thou hast been busy, Death, this day, and yet But half thy work is done!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This spot was similar to the one already described, with the exception that the surface of the land was less broken, and less crowded with trees.
trees
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From this reading This spot was similar to the one already described, with the exception that the surface of the land was less broken, and less crowded with trees.
twice
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From this reading The gates of hell Are thronged, yet twice ten thousand spirits more Who from their warm and healthful tenements Fear no divorce; must, ere the sun go down, Enter the world of woe!”-- Southey, Roderick, the Last of the Goths, XXIV, i-6.
two
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From this reading One experienced in the signs of the heavens, would have seen that the sun wanted but two or three minutes of the zenith, when Deerslayer landed on the point, where the Hurons were now encamped, nearly abreast of the castle.
wanted
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From this reading One experienced in the signs of the heavens, would have seen that the sun wanted but two or three minutes of the zenith, when Deerslayer landed on the point, where the Hurons were now encamped, nearly abreast of the castle.
warm
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From this reading The gates of hell Are thronged, yet twice ten thousand spirits more Who from their warm and healthful tenements Fear no divorce; must, ere the sun go down, Enter the world of woe!”-- Southey, Roderick, the Last of the Goths, XXIV, i-6.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This spot was similar to the one already described, with the exception that the surface of the land was less broken, and less crowded with trees.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One experienced in the signs of the heavens, would have seen that the sun wanted but two or three minutes of the zenith, when Deerslayer landed on the point, where the Hurons were now encamped, nearly abreast of the castle.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading One experienced in the signs of the heavens, would have seen that the sun wanted but two or three minutes of the zenith, when Deerslayer landed on the point, where the Hurons were now encamped, nearly abreast of the castle.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading One experienced in the signs of the heavens, would have seen that the sun wanted but two or three minutes of the zenith, when Deerslayer landed on the point, where the Hurons were now encamped, nearly abreast of the castle.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Owing to these two circumstances, it was all the better suited to the purpose for which it had been selected, the space beneath the branches bearing some resemblance to a densely wooded lawn.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The gates of hell Are thronged, yet twice ten thousand spirits more Who from their warm and healthful tenements Fear no divorce; must, ere the sun go down, Enter the world of woe!”-- Southey, Roderick, the Last of the Goths, XXIV, i-6.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This spot was similar to the one already described, with the exception that the surface of the land was less broken, and less crowded with trees.
woe
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From this reading The gates of hell Are thronged, yet twice ten thousand spirits more Who from their warm and healthful tenements Fear no divorce; must, ere the sun go down, Enter the world of woe!”-- Southey, Roderick, the Last of the Goths, XXIV, i-6.
wooded
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From this reading Owing to these two circumstances, it was all the better suited to the purpose for which it had been selected, the space beneath the branches bearing some resemblance to a densely wooded lawn.
work
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From this reading “Thou hast been busy, Death, this day, and yet But half thy work is done!
world
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From this reading The gates of hell Are thronged, yet twice ten thousand spirits more Who from their warm and healthful tenements Fear no divorce; must, ere the sun go down, Enter the world of woe!”-- Southey, Roderick, the Last of the Goths, XXIV, i-6.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading One experienced in the signs of the heavens, would have seen that the sun wanted but two or three minutes of the zenith, when Deerslayer landed on the point, where the Hurons were now encamped, nearly abreast of the castle.
XXIV
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From this reading The gates of hell Are thronged, yet twice ten thousand spirits more Who from their warm and healthful tenements Fear no divorce; must, ere the sun go down, Enter the world of woe!”-- Southey, Roderick, the Last of the Goths, XXIV, i-6.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “Thou hast been busy, Death, this day, and yet But half thy work is done!
zenith
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From this reading One experienced in the signs of the heavens, would have seen that the sun wanted but two or three minutes of the zenith, when Deerslayer landed on the point, where the Hurons were now encamped, nearly abreast of the castle.
