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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 Anon a figure enters, quaintly neat, All pride and business, bustle and conceit; With looks unalter'd by these scenes of woe, With speed that, ent'ring, speaks his haste to go.
All
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From this reading Anon a figure enters, quaintly neat, All pride and business, bustle and conceit; With looks unalter'd by these scenes of woe, With speed that, ent'ring, speaks his haste to go.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Anon a figure enters, quaintly neat, All pride and business, bustle and conceit; With looks unalter'd by these scenes of woe, With speed that, ent'ring, speaks his haste to go.
Anon
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From this reading Anon a figure enters, quaintly neat, All pride and business, bustle and conceit; With looks unalter'd by these scenes of woe, With speed that, ent'ring, speaks his haste to go.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There is another receptacle for those who die on the Great St. Bernard, hard by the convent itself.
approach
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From this reading At the close of the time mentioned in the last, chapter, and near the approach of night, Sigismund was pacing the rocks on which this little chapel stands, buried in reflections to which his own history and the recent events had given birth.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He bids the gazing throng around him fly, And carries fate and physic in his eye.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the close of the time mentioned in the last, chapter, and near the approach of night, Sigismund was pacing the rocks on which this little chapel stands, buried in reflections to which his own history and the recent events had given birth.
Bernard
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From this reading There is another receptacle for those who die on the Great St. Bernard, hard by the convent itself.
bids
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From this reading He bids the gazing throng around him fly, And carries fate and physic in his eye.
birth
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From this reading At the close of the time mentioned in the last, chapter, and near the approach of night, Sigismund was pacing the rocks on which this little chapel stands, buried in reflections to which his own history and the recent events had given birth.
buried
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From this reading At the close of the time mentioned in the last, chapter, and near the approach of night, Sigismund was pacing the rocks on which this little chapel stands, buried in reflections to which his own history and the recent events had given birth.
business
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From this reading Anon a figure enters, quaintly neat, All pride and business, bustle and conceit; With looks unalter'd by these scenes of woe, With speed that, ent'ring, speaks his haste to go.
bustlenounUS /ˈbʌsəl/
busy and excited activity
From this reading Anon a figure enters, quaintly neat, All pride and business, bustle and conceit; With looks unalter'd by these scenes of woe, With speed that, ent'ring, speaks his haste to go.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Anon a figure enters, quaintly neat, All pride and business, bustle and conceit; With looks unalter'd by these scenes of woe, With speed that, ent'ring, speaks his haste to go.
carries
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From this reading He bids the gazing throng around him fly, And carries fate and physic in his eye.
chapel
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From this reading At the close of the time mentioned in the last, chapter, and near the approach of night, Sigismund was pacing the rocks on which this little chapel stands, buried in reflections to which his own history and the recent events had given birth.
chapter
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From this reading At the close of the time mentioned in the last, chapter, and near the approach of night, Sigismund was pacing the rocks on which this little chapel stands, buried in reflections to which his own history and the recent events had given birth.
close
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From this reading At the close of the time mentioned in the last, chapter, and near the approach of night, Sigismund was pacing the rocks on which this little chapel stands, buried in reflections to which his own history and the recent events had given birth.
conceit
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From this reading Anon a figure enters, quaintly neat, All pride and business, bustle and conceit; With looks unalter'd by these scenes of woe, With speed that, ent'ring, speaks his haste to go.
convent
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From this reading There is another receptacle for those who die on the Great St. Bernard, hard by the convent itself.
Crabbe
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From this reading Crabbe.
die
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From this reading There is another receptacle for those who die on the Great St. Bernard, hard by the convent itself.
ent'ring
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From this reading Anon a figure enters, quaintly neat, All pride and business, bustle and conceit; With looks unalter'd by these scenes of woe, With speed that, ent'ring, speaks his haste to go.
enters
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From this reading Anon a figure enters, quaintly neat, All pride and business, bustle and conceit; With looks unalter'd by these scenes of woe, With speed that, ent'ring, speaks his haste to go.
events
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From this reading At the close of the time mentioned in the last, chapter, and near the approach of night, Sigismund was pacing the rocks on which this little chapel stands, buried in reflections to which his own history and the recent events had given birth.
eye
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From this reading He bids the gazing throng around him fly, And carries fate and physic in his eye.
fate
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From this reading He bids the gazing throng around him fly, And carries fate and physic in his eye.
figure
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From this reading Anon a figure enters, quaintly neat, All pride and business, bustle and conceit; With looks unalter'd by these scenes of woe, With speed that, ent'ring, speaks his haste to go.
fly
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From this reading He bids the gazing throng around him fly, And carries fate and physic in his eye.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There is another receptacle for those who die on the Great St. Bernard, hard by the convent itself.
gazing
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From this reading He bids the gazing throng around him fly, And carries fate and physic in his eye.
given
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From this reading At the close of the time mentioned in the last, chapter, and near the approach of night, Sigismund was pacing the rocks on which this little chapel stands, buried in reflections to which his own history and the recent events had given birth.
go
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From this reading Anon a figure enters, quaintly neat, All pride and business, bustle and conceit; With looks unalter'd by these scenes of woe, With speed that, ent'ring, speaks his haste to go.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is another receptacle for those who die on the Great St. Bernard, hard by the convent itself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the close of the time mentioned in the last, chapter, and near the approach of night, Sigismund was pacing the rocks on which this little chapel stands, buried in reflections to which his own history and the recent events had given birth.
hard
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From this reading There is another receptacle for those who die on the Great St. Bernard, hard by the convent itself.
haste
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From this reading Anon a figure enters, quaintly neat, All pride and business, bustle and conceit; With looks unalter'd by these scenes of woe, With speed that, ent'ring, speaks his haste to go.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He bids the gazing throng around him fly, And carries fate and physic in his eye.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He bids the gazing throng around him fly, And carries fate and physic in his eye.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Anon a figure enters, quaintly neat, All pride and business, bustle and conceit; With looks unalter'd by these scenes of woe, With speed that, ent'ring, speaks his haste to go.
history
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From this reading At the close of the time mentioned in the last, chapter, and near the approach of night, Sigismund was pacing the rocks on which this little chapel stands, buried in reflections to which his own history and the recent events had given birth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He bids the gazing throng around him fly, And carries fate and physic in his eye.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is another receptacle for those who die on the Great St. Bernard, hard by the convent itself.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading There is another receptacle for those who die on the Great St. Bernard, hard by the convent itself.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the close of the time mentioned in the last, chapter, and near the approach of night, Sigismund was pacing the rocks on which this little chapel stands, buried in reflections to which his own history and the recent events had given birth.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the close of the time mentioned in the last, chapter, and near the approach of night, Sigismund was pacing the rocks on which this little chapel stands, buried in reflections to which his own history and the recent events had given birth.
looks
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From this reading Anon a figure enters, quaintly neat, All pride and business, bustle and conceit; With looks unalter'd by these scenes of woe, With speed that, ent'ring, speaks his haste to go.
mentioned
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From this reading At the close of the time mentioned in the last, chapter, and near the approach of night, Sigismund was pacing the rocks on which this little chapel stands, buried in reflections to which his own history and the recent events had given birth.
near
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From this reading At the close of the time mentioned in the last, chapter, and near the approach of night, Sigismund was pacing the rocks on which this little chapel stands, buried in reflections to which his own history and the recent events had given birth.
neat
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From this reading Anon a figure enters, quaintly neat, All pride and business, bustle and conceit; With looks unalter'd by these scenes of woe, With speed that, ent'ring, speaks his haste to go.
night
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From this reading At the close of the time mentioned in the last, chapter, and near the approach of night, Sigismund was pacing the rocks on which this little chapel stands, buried in reflections to which his own history and the recent events had given birth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Anon a figure enters, quaintly neat, All pride and business, bustle and conceit; With looks unalter'd by these scenes of woe, With speed that, ent'ring, speaks his haste to go.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There is another receptacle for those who die on the Great St. Bernard, hard by the convent itself.
own
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From this reading At the close of the time mentioned in the last, chapter, and near the approach of night, Sigismund was pacing the rocks on which this little chapel stands, buried in reflections to which his own history and the recent events had given birth.
pacing
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From this reading At the close of the time mentioned in the last, chapter, and near the approach of night, Sigismund was pacing the rocks on which this little chapel stands, buried in reflections to which his own history and the recent events had given birth.
physic
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From this reading He bids the gazing throng around him fly, And carries fate and physic in his eye.
pride
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From this reading Anon a figure enters, quaintly neat, All pride and business, bustle and conceit; With looks unalter'd by these scenes of woe, With speed that, ent'ring, speaks his haste to go.
quaintly
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From this reading Anon a figure enters, quaintly neat, All pride and business, bustle and conceit; With looks unalter'd by these scenes of woe, With speed that, ent'ring, speaks his haste to go.
recent
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From this reading At the close of the time mentioned in the last, chapter, and near the approach of night, Sigismund was pacing the rocks on which this little chapel stands, buried in reflections to which his own history and the recent events had given birth.
receptaclenounUS /rɪˈsep.tə.kəl/
An object or container used to hold or store something.
From this reading There is another receptacle for those who die on the Great St. Bernard, hard by the convent itself.
reflections
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From this reading At the close of the time mentioned in the last, chapter, and near the approach of night, Sigismund was pacing the rocks on which this little chapel stands, buried in reflections to which his own history and the recent events had given birth.
rocks
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From this reading At the close of the time mentioned in the last, chapter, and near the approach of night, Sigismund was pacing the rocks on which this little chapel stands, buried in reflections to which his own history and the recent events had given birth.
scenes
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From this reading Anon a figure enters, quaintly neat, All pride and business, bustle and conceit; With looks unalter'd by these scenes of woe, With speed that, ent'ring, speaks his haste to go.
Sigismund
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From this reading At the close of the time mentioned in the last, chapter, and near the approach of night, Sigismund was pacing the rocks on which this little chapel stands, buried in reflections to which his own history and the recent events had given birth.
speaks
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From this reading Anon a figure enters, quaintly neat, All pride and business, bustle and conceit; With looks unalter'd by these scenes of woe, With speed that, ent'ring, speaks his haste to go.
speed
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From this reading Anon a figure enters, quaintly neat, All pride and business, bustle and conceit; With looks unalter'd by these scenes of woe, With speed that, ent'ring, speaks his haste to go.
St
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From this reading There is another receptacle for those who die on the Great St. Bernard, hard by the convent itself.
stands
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From this reading At the close of the time mentioned in the last, chapter, and near the approach of night, Sigismund was pacing the rocks on which this little chapel stands, buried in reflections to which his own history and the recent events had given birth.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Anon a figure enters, quaintly neat, All pride and business, bustle and conceit; With looks unalter'd by these scenes of woe, With speed that, ent'ring, speaks his haste to go.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He bids the gazing throng around him fly, And carries fate and physic in his eye.
There
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From this reading There is another receptacle for those who die on the Great St. Bernard, hard by the convent itself.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Anon a figure enters, quaintly neat, All pride and business, bustle and conceit; With looks unalter'd by these scenes of woe, With speed that, ent'ring, speaks his haste to go.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At the close of the time mentioned in the last, chapter, and near the approach of night, Sigismund was pacing the rocks on which this little chapel stands, buried in reflections to which his own history and the recent events had given birth.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There is another receptacle for those who die on the Great St. Bernard, hard by the convent itself.
throng
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From this reading He bids the gazing throng around him fly, And carries fate and physic in his eye.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the close of the time mentioned in the last, chapter, and near the approach of night, Sigismund was pacing the rocks on which this little chapel stands, buried in reflections to which his own history and the recent events had given birth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Anon a figure enters, quaintly neat, All pride and business, bustle and conceit; With looks unalter'd by these scenes of woe, With speed that, ent'ring, speaks his haste to go.
unalter'd
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From this reading Anon a figure enters, quaintly neat, All pride and business, bustle and conceit; With looks unalter'd by these scenes of woe, With speed that, ent'ring, speaks his haste to go.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the close of the time mentioned in the last, chapter, and near the approach of night, Sigismund was pacing the rocks on which this little chapel stands, buried in reflections to which his own history and the recent events had given birth.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At the close of the time mentioned in the last, chapter, and near the approach of night, Sigismund was pacing the rocks on which this little chapel stands, buried in reflections to which his own history and the recent events had given birth.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There is another receptacle for those who die on the Great St. Bernard, hard by the convent itself.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Anon a figure enters, quaintly neat, All pride and business, bustle and conceit; With looks unalter'd by these scenes of woe, With speed that, ent'ring, speaks his haste to go.
woe
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From this reading Anon a figure enters, quaintly neat, All pride and business, bustle and conceit; With looks unalter'd by these scenes of woe, With speed that, ent'ring, speaks his haste to go.
