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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 WHEN LIFE HOLDS NO SHADOWS The mellow evening light glows with a living warmth of color upon hill, and valley, and plain.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHEN LIFE HOLDS NO SHADOWS The mellow evening light glows with a living warmth of color upon hill, and valley, and plain.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But Nature's perfections are never lost upon the human mind.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Thus must the most perfect human creation be ever imperfect.
beauty
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From this reading The myriad tints shine in perfect harmony, for Nature is incapable of discord whether in her reign of beauty or her moments of terror.
belongs
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From this reading Discord belongs to the imperfect human eye, the human brain, the human heart.
brain
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From this reading Discord belongs to the imperfect human eye, the human brain, the human heart.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Nature's perfections are never lost upon the human mind.
color
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From this reading WHEN LIFE HOLDS NO SHADOWS The mellow evening light glows with a living warmth of color upon hill, and valley, and plain.
creation
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From this reading Thus must the most perfect human creation be ever imperfect.
discord
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From this reading The myriad tints shine in perfect harmony, for Nature is incapable of discord whether in her reign of beauty or her moments of terror.
evening
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From this reading WHEN LIFE HOLDS NO SHADOWS The mellow evening light glows with a living warmth of color upon hill, and valley, and plain.
ever
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From this reading Thus must the most perfect human creation be ever imperfect.
eye
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From this reading Discord belongs to the imperfect human eye, the human brain, the human heart.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The myriad tints shine in perfect harmony, for Nature is incapable of discord whether in her reign of beauty or her moments of terror.
glows
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From this reading WHEN LIFE HOLDS NO SHADOWS The mellow evening light glows with a living warmth of color upon hill, and valley, and plain.
harmony
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From this reading The myriad tints shine in perfect harmony, for Nature is incapable of discord whether in her reign of beauty or her moments of terror.
heart
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From this reading Discord belongs to the imperfect human eye, the human brain, the human heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The myriad tints shine in perfect harmony, for Nature is incapable of discord whether in her reign of beauty or her moments of terror.
hill
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From this reading WHEN LIFE HOLDS NO SHADOWS The mellow evening light glows with a living warmth of color upon hill, and valley, and plain.
HOLDS
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From this reading WHEN LIFE HOLDS NO SHADOWS The mellow evening light glows with a living warmth of color upon hill, and valley, and plain.
human
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From this reading Discord belongs to the imperfect human eye, the human brain, the human heart.
imperfect
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From this reading Discord belongs to the imperfect human eye, the human brain, the human heart.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The myriad tints shine in perfect harmony, for Nature is incapable of discord whether in her reign of beauty or her moments of terror.
incapable
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From this reading The myriad tints shine in perfect harmony, for Nature is incapable of discord whether in her reign of beauty or her moments of terror.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The myriad tints shine in perfect harmony, for Nature is incapable of discord whether in her reign of beauty or her moments of terror.
LIFE
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From this reading WHEN LIFE HOLDS NO SHADOWS The mellow evening light glows with a living warmth of color upon hill, and valley, and plain.
light
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From this reading WHEN LIFE HOLDS NO SHADOWS The mellow evening light glows with a living warmth of color upon hill, and valley, and plain.
living
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From this reading WHEN LIFE HOLDS NO SHADOWS The mellow evening light glows with a living warmth of color upon hill, and valley, and plain.
lost
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From this reading But Nature's perfections are never lost upon the human mind.
mellow
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From this reading WHEN LIFE HOLDS NO SHADOWS The mellow evening light glows with a living warmth of color upon hill, and valley, and plain.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading But Nature's perfections are never lost upon the human mind.
moments
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From this reading The myriad tints shine in perfect harmony, for Nature is incapable of discord whether in her reign of beauty or her moments of terror.
most
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From this reading Thus must the most perfect human creation be ever imperfect.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Thus must the most perfect human creation be ever imperfect.
myriad
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From this reading The myriad tints shine in perfect harmony, for Nature is incapable of discord whether in her reign of beauty or her moments of terror.
Nature
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From this reading The myriad tints shine in perfect harmony, for Nature is incapable of discord whether in her reign of beauty or her moments of terror.
Nature's
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From this reading But Nature's perfections are never lost upon the human mind.
never
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From this reading But Nature's perfections are never lost upon the human mind.
NOdeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading WHEN LIFE HOLDS NO SHADOWS The mellow evening light glows with a living warmth of color upon hill, and valley, and plain.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHEN LIFE HOLDS NO SHADOWS The mellow evening light glows with a living warmth of color upon hill, and valley, and plain.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The myriad tints shine in perfect harmony, for Nature is incapable of discord whether in her reign of beauty or her moments of terror.
perfect
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From this reading The myriad tints shine in perfect harmony, for Nature is incapable of discord whether in her reign of beauty or her moments of terror.
perfections
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From this reading But Nature's perfections are never lost upon the human mind.
plain
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From this reading WHEN LIFE HOLDS NO SHADOWS The mellow evening light glows with a living warmth of color upon hill, and valley, and plain.
reign
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From this reading The myriad tints shine in perfect harmony, for Nature is incapable of discord whether in her reign of beauty or her moments of terror.
SHADOWS
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From this reading WHEN LIFE HOLDS NO SHADOWS The mellow evening light glows with a living warmth of color upon hill, and valley, and plain.
shine
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From this reading The myriad tints shine in perfect harmony, for Nature is incapable of discord whether in her reign of beauty or her moments of terror.
terror
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From this reading The myriad tints shine in perfect harmony, for Nature is incapable of discord whether in her reign of beauty or her moments of terror.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN LIFE HOLDS NO SHADOWS The mellow evening light glows with a living warmth of color upon hill, and valley, and plain.
Thus
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From this reading Thus must the most perfect human creation be ever imperfect.
tints
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From this reading The myriad tints shine in perfect harmony, for Nature is incapable of discord whether in her reign of beauty or her moments of terror.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Discord belongs to the imperfect human eye, the human brain, the human heart.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading WHEN LIFE HOLDS NO SHADOWS The mellow evening light glows with a living warmth of color upon hill, and valley, and plain.
valley
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From this reading WHEN LIFE HOLDS NO SHADOWS The mellow evening light glows with a living warmth of color upon hill, and valley, and plain.
warmth
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From this reading WHEN LIFE HOLDS NO SHADOWS The mellow evening light glows with a living warmth of color upon hill, and valley, and plain.
WHENconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading WHEN LIFE HOLDS NO SHADOWS The mellow evening light glows with a living warmth of color upon hill, and valley, and plain.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading The myriad tints shine in perfect harmony, for Nature is incapable of discord whether in her reign of beauty or her moments of terror.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WHEN LIFE HOLDS NO SHADOWS The mellow evening light glows with a living warmth of color upon hill, and valley, and plain.
