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The Fiend's Delight
The Fiend's Delight

Chapter I

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“Count that day lost whose low descending sun Views from thy hand no worthy action done.”
New York: 1873.
THE AUTHOR.
The atrocities constituting this “cold collation” of diabolisms are taken mainly from various Californian journals.
They are cast in the American language, and liberally enriched with unintelligibility.
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The Fiend's Delight

Chapter I

Reading 1/92 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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“Count that day lost whose low descending sun Views from thy hand no worthy action done.”
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New York: 1873.
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THE AUTHOR.
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The atrocities constituting this “cold collation” of diabolisms are taken mainly from various Californian journals.
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They are cast in the American language, and liberally enriched with unintelligibility.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Done noun US /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Count that day lost whose low descending sun Views from thy hand no worthy action done.””

Hand noun US /hand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Count that day lost whose low descending sun Views from thy hand no worthy action done.””

Thy determiner US /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading ““Count that day lost whose low descending sun Views from thy hand no worthy action done.””

Whose determiner US /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading ““Count that day lost whose low descending sun Views from thy hand no worthy action done.””

Worthy adjective US /ˈwɜːr.ði/

Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.

From this reading ““Count that day lost whose low descending sun Views from thy hand no worthy action done.””

All words in this reading · 44

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1873

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From this reading New York: 1873.

action

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From this reading “Count that day lost whose low descending sun Views from thy hand no worthy action done.”

American

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From this reading They are cast in the American language, and liberally enriched with unintelligibility.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading They are cast in the American language, and liberally enriched with unintelligibility.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The atrocities constituting this “cold collation” of diabolisms are taken mainly from various Californian journals.

atrocities

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From this reading The atrocities constituting this “cold collation” of diabolisms are taken mainly from various Californian journals.

AUTHOR

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From this reading THE AUTHOR.

Californian

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From this reading The atrocities constituting this “cold collation” of diabolisms are taken mainly from various Californian journals.

cast

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From this reading They are cast in the American language, and liberally enriched with unintelligibility.

cold

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From this reading The atrocities constituting this “cold collation” of diabolisms are taken mainly from various Californian journals.

collation

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From this reading The atrocities constituting this “cold collation” of diabolisms are taken mainly from various Californian journals.

constituting

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From this reading The atrocities constituting this “cold collation” of diabolisms are taken mainly from various Californian journals.

Count

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From this reading “Count that day lost whose low descending sun Views from thy hand no worthy action done.”

day

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From this reading “Count that day lost whose low descending sun Views from thy hand no worthy action done.”

descending

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From this reading “Count that day lost whose low descending sun Views from thy hand no worthy action done.”

diabolisms

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From this reading The atrocities constituting this “cold collation” of diabolisms are taken mainly from various Californian journals.

donenounUS /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Count that day lost whose low descending sun Views from thy hand no worthy action done.”

enriched

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From this reading They are cast in the American language, and liberally enriched with unintelligibility.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading “Count that day lost whose low descending sun Views from thy hand no worthy action done.”

hand

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From this reading “Count that day lost whose low descending sun Views from thy hand no worthy action done.”

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading They are cast in the American language, and liberally enriched with unintelligibility.

journals

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From this reading The atrocities constituting this “cold collation” of diabolisms are taken mainly from various Californian journals.

language

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From this reading They are cast in the American language, and liberally enriched with unintelligibility.

liberally

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From this reading They are cast in the American language, and liberally enriched with unintelligibility.

lost

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From this reading “Count that day lost whose low descending sun Views from thy hand no worthy action done.”

low

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From this reading “Count that day lost whose low descending sun Views from thy hand no worthy action done.”

mainly

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From this reading The atrocities constituting this “cold collation” of diabolisms are taken mainly from various Californian journals.

New

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From this reading New York: 1873.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading “Count that day lost whose low descending sun Views from thy hand no worthy action done.”

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The atrocities constituting this “cold collation” of diabolisms are taken mainly from various Californian journals.

sun

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From this reading “Count that day lost whose low descending sun Views from thy hand no worthy action done.”

taken

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From this reading The atrocities constituting this “cold collation” of diabolisms are taken mainly from various Californian journals.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “Count that day lost whose low descending sun Views from thy hand no worthy action done.”

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE AUTHOR.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They are cast in the American language, and liberally enriched with unintelligibility.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading The atrocities constituting this “cold collation” of diabolisms are taken mainly from various Californian journals.

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading “Count that day lost whose low descending sun Views from thy hand no worthy action done.”

unintelligibility

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From this reading They are cast in the American language, and liberally enriched with unintelligibility.

various

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From this reading The atrocities constituting this “cold collation” of diabolisms are taken mainly from various Californian journals.

Views

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From this reading “Count that day lost whose low descending sun Views from thy hand no worthy action done.”

whosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading “Count that day lost whose low descending sun Views from thy hand no worthy action done.”

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading They are cast in the American language, and liberally enriched with unintelligibility.

worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/

Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.

From this reading “Count that day lost whose low descending sun Views from thy hand no worthy action done.”

York

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From this reading New York: 1873.