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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 Dearest, best you are nevertheless, and it is a sorry jest which I can break upon your poverty, with that golden heart of yours so apprehended of mine!
afterward
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From this reading 'A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep'--_there_, is my 'ambition for afterward.'
all
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From this reading But _you_, _I_ understand _you_, and all your goodness past expression, past belief of mine, if I had not known you ... just _you_.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Why if I am 'ambitious'--is it not because you love me as if I were worthier of your love, and that, _so_, I get frightened of the opening of your eyelids to the _un_worthiness?
ambition
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From this reading 'A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep'--_there_, is my 'ambition for afterward.'
ambitious
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From this reading Why if I am 'ambitious'--is it not because you love me as if I were worthier of your love, and that, _so_, I get frightened of the opening of your eyelids to the _un_worthiness?
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Oh--you do not understand how with an unspeakable wonder, an astonishment which keeps me from drawing breath, I look to this Dream, and 'see your face as the face of an angel,' and fear for the vanishing, ... because dreams and angels _do_ pass away in this world.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dearest, best you are nevertheless, and it is a sorry jest which I can break upon your poverty, with that golden heart of yours so apprehended of mine!
angel
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From this reading Oh--you do not understand how with an unspeakable wonder, an astonishment which keeps me from drawing breath, I look to this Dream, and 'see your face as the face of an angel,' and fear for the vanishing, ... because dreams and angels _do_ pass away in this world.
angels
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From this reading Oh--you do not understand how with an unspeakable wonder, an astonishment which keeps me from drawing breath, I look to this Dream, and 'see your face as the face of an angel,' and fear for the vanishing, ... because dreams and angels _do_ pass away in this world.
apprehended
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From this reading Dearest, best you are nevertheless, and it is a sorry jest which I can break upon your poverty, with that golden heart of yours so apprehended of mine!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Dearest, best you are nevertheless, and it is a sorry jest which I can break upon your poverty, with that golden heart of yours so apprehended of mine!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Why if I am 'ambitious'--is it not because you love me as if I were worthier of your love, and that, _so_, I get frightened of the opening of your eyelids to the _un_worthiness?
astonishment
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From this reading Oh--you do not understand how with an unspeakable wonder, an astonishment which keeps me from drawing breath, I look to this Dream, and 'see your face as the face of an angel,' and fear for the vanishing, ... because dreams and angels _do_ pass away in this world.
away
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From this reading Oh--you do not understand how with an unspeakable wonder, an astonishment which keeps me from drawing breath, I look to this Dream, and 'see your face as the face of an angel,' and fear for the vanishing, ... because dreams and angels _do_ pass away in this world.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Why if I am 'ambitious'--is it not because you love me as if I were worthier of your love, and that, _so_, I get frightened of the opening of your eyelids to the _un_worthiness?
belief
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From this reading But _you_, _I_ understand _you_, and all your goodness past expression, past belief of mine, if I had not known you ... just _you_.
best
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From this reading Dearest, best you are nevertheless, and it is a sorry jest which I can break upon your poverty, with that golden heart of yours so apprehended of mine!
break
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From this reading Dearest, best you are nevertheless, and it is a sorry jest which I can break upon your poverty, with that golden heart of yours so apprehended of mine!
breath
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From this reading Oh--you do not understand how with an unspeakable wonder, an astonishment which keeps me from drawing breath, I look to this Dream, and 'see your face as the face of an angel,' and fear for the vanishing, ... because dreams and angels _do_ pass away in this world.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But _you_, _I_ understand _you_, and all your goodness past expression, past belief of mine, if I had not known you ... just _you_.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Dearest, best you are nevertheless, and it is a sorry jest which I can break upon your poverty, with that golden heart of yours so apprehended of mine!
Dearest
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From this reading Dearest, best you are nevertheless, and it is a sorry jest which I can break upon your poverty, with that golden heart of yours so apprehended of mine!
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Oh--you do not understand how with an unspeakable wonder, an astonishment which keeps me from drawing breath, I look to this Dream, and 'see your face as the face of an angel,' and fear for the vanishing, ... because dreams and angels _do_ pass away in this world.
drawing
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From this reading Oh--you do not understand how with an unspeakable wonder, an astonishment which keeps me from drawing breath, I look to this Dream, and 'see your face as the face of an angel,' and fear for the vanishing, ... because dreams and angels _do_ pass away in this world.
DreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Oh--you do not understand how with an unspeakable wonder, an astonishment which keeps me from drawing breath, I look to this Dream, and 'see your face as the face of an angel,' and fear for the vanishing, ... because dreams and angels _do_ pass away in this world.
dreams
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From this reading Oh--you do not understand how with an unspeakable wonder, an astonishment which keeps me from drawing breath, I look to this Dream, and 'see your face as the face of an angel,' and fear for the vanishing, ... because dreams and angels _do_ pass away in this world.
expression
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From this reading But _you_, _I_ understand _you_, and all your goodness past expression, past belief of mine, if I had not known you ... just _you_.
eyelids
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From this reading Why if I am 'ambitious'--is it not because you love me as if I were worthier of your love, and that, _so_, I get frightened of the opening of your eyelids to the _un_worthiness?
face
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From this reading Oh--you do not understand how with an unspeakable wonder, an astonishment which keeps me from drawing breath, I look to this Dream, and 'see your face as the face of an angel,' and fear for the vanishing, ... because dreams and angels _do_ pass away in this world.
fear
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From this reading Oh--you do not understand how with an unspeakable wonder, an astonishment which keeps me from drawing breath, I look to this Dream, and 'see your face as the face of an angel,' and fear for the vanishing, ... because dreams and angels _do_ pass away in this world.
folding
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From this reading 'A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep'--_there_, is my 'ambition for afterward.'
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep'--_there_, is my 'ambition for afterward.'
frightened
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From this reading Why if I am 'ambitious'--is it not because you love me as if I were worthier of your love, and that, _so_, I get frightened of the opening of your eyelids to the _un_worthiness?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Oh--you do not understand how with an unspeakable wonder, an astonishment which keeps me from drawing breath, I look to this Dream, and 'see your face as the face of an angel,' and fear for the vanishing, ... because dreams and angels _do_ pass away in this world.
get
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From this reading Why if I am 'ambitious'--is it not because you love me as if I were worthier of your love, and that, _so_, I get frightened of the opening of your eyelids to the _un_worthiness?
golden
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From this reading Dearest, best you are nevertheless, and it is a sorry jest which I can break upon your poverty, with that golden heart of yours so apprehended of mine!
goodness
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From this reading But _you_, _I_ understand _you_, and all your goodness past expression, past belief of mine, if I had not known you ... just _you_.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But _you_, _I_ understand _you_, and all your goodness past expression, past belief of mine, if I had not known you ... just _you_.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading 'A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep'--_there_, is my 'ambition for afterward.'
heart
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From this reading Dearest, best you are nevertheless, and it is a sorry jest which I can break upon your poverty, with that golden heart of yours so apprehended of mine!
how
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From this reading Oh--you do not understand how with an unspeakable wonder, an astonishment which keeps me from drawing breath, I look to this Dream, and 'see your face as the face of an angel,' and fear for the vanishing, ... because dreams and angels _do_ pass away in this world.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dearest, best you are nevertheless, and it is a sorry jest which I can break upon your poverty, with that golden heart of yours so apprehended of mine!
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Why if I am 'ambitious'--is it not because you love me as if I were worthier of your love, and that, _so_, I get frightened of the opening of your eyelids to the _un_worthiness?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Oh--you do not understand how with an unspeakable wonder, an astonishment which keeps me from drawing breath, I look to this Dream, and 'see your face as the face of an angel,' and fear for the vanishing, ... because dreams and angels _do_ pass away in this world.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dearest, best you are nevertheless, and it is a sorry jest which I can break upon your poverty, with that golden heart of yours so apprehended of mine!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Dearest, best you are nevertheless, and it is a sorry jest which I can break upon your poverty, with that golden heart of yours so apprehended of mine!
jest
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From this reading Dearest, best you are nevertheless, and it is a sorry jest which I can break upon your poverty, with that golden heart of yours so apprehended of mine!
just
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From this reading But _you_, _I_ understand _you_, and all your goodness past expression, past belief of mine, if I had not known you ... just _you_.
keeps
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From this reading Oh--you do not understand how with an unspeakable wonder, an astonishment which keeps me from drawing breath, I look to this Dream, and 'see your face as the face of an angel,' and fear for the vanishing, ... because dreams and angels _do_ pass away in this world.
known
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From this reading But _you_, _I_ understand _you_, and all your goodness past expression, past belief of mine, if I had not known you ... just _you_.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep'--_there_, is my 'ambition for afterward.'
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh--you do not understand how with an unspeakable wonder, an astonishment which keeps me from drawing breath, I look to this Dream, and 'see your face as the face of an angel,' and fear for the vanishing, ... because dreams and angels _do_ pass away in this world.
love
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From this reading Why if I am 'ambitious'--is it not because you love me as if I were worthier of your love, and that, _so_, I get frightened of the opening of your eyelids to the _un_worthiness?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why if I am 'ambitious'--is it not because you love me as if I were worthier of your love, and that, _so_, I get frightened of the opening of your eyelids to the _un_worthiness?
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Dearest, best you are nevertheless, and it is a sorry jest which I can break upon your poverty, with that golden heart of yours so apprehended of mine!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep'--_there_, is my 'ambition for afterward.'
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Dearest, best you are nevertheless, and it is a sorry jest which I can break upon your poverty, with that golden heart of yours so apprehended of mine!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why if I am 'ambitious'--is it not because you love me as if I were worthier of your love, and that, _so_, I get frightened of the opening of your eyelids to the _un_worthiness?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dearest, best you are nevertheless, and it is a sorry jest which I can break upon your poverty, with that golden heart of yours so apprehended of mine!
Oh
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From this reading Oh--you do not understand how with an unspeakable wonder, an astonishment which keeps me from drawing breath, I look to this Dream, and 'see your face as the face of an angel,' and fear for the vanishing, ... because dreams and angels _do_ pass away in this world.
opening
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From this reading Why if I am 'ambitious'--is it not because you love me as if I were worthier of your love, and that, _so_, I get frightened of the opening of your eyelids to the _un_worthiness?
pass
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From this reading Oh--you do not understand how with an unspeakable wonder, an astonishment which keeps me from drawing breath, I look to this Dream, and 'see your face as the face of an angel,' and fear for the vanishing, ... because dreams and angels _do_ pass away in this world.
past
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From this reading But _you_, _I_ understand _you_, and all your goodness past expression, past belief of mine, if I had not known you ... just _you_.
poverty
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From this reading Dearest, best you are nevertheless, and it is a sorry jest which I can break upon your poverty, with that golden heart of yours so apprehended of mine!
see
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From this reading Oh--you do not understand how with an unspeakable wonder, an astonishment which keeps me from drawing breath, I look to this Dream, and 'see your face as the face of an angel,' and fear for the vanishing, ... because dreams and angels _do_ pass away in this world.
sleep
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From this reading 'A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep'--_there_, is my 'ambition for afterward.'
slumber
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From this reading 'A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep'--_there_, is my 'ambition for afterward.'
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Dearest, best you are nevertheless, and it is a sorry jest which I can break upon your poverty, with that golden heart of yours so apprehended of mine!
sorry
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From this reading Dearest, best you are nevertheless, and it is a sorry jest which I can break upon your poverty, with that golden heart of yours so apprehended of mine!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dearest, best you are nevertheless, and it is a sorry jest which I can break upon your poverty, with that golden heart of yours so apprehended of mine!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why if I am 'ambitious'--is it not because you love me as if I were worthier of your love, and that, _so_, I get frightened of the opening of your eyelids to the _un_worthiness?
there
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From this reading 'A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep'--_there_, is my 'ambition for afterward.'
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Oh--you do not understand how with an unspeakable wonder, an astonishment which keeps me from drawing breath, I look to this Dream, and 'see your face as the face of an angel,' and fear for the vanishing, ... because dreams and angels _do_ pass away in this world.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why if I am 'ambitious'--is it not because you love me as if I were worthier of your love, and that, _so_, I get frightened of the opening of your eyelids to the _un_worthiness?
un
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From this reading Why if I am 'ambitious'--is it not because you love me as if I were worthier of your love, and that, _so_, I get frightened of the opening of your eyelids to the _un_worthiness?
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh--you do not understand how with an unspeakable wonder, an astonishment which keeps me from drawing breath, I look to this Dream, and 'see your face as the face of an angel,' and fear for the vanishing, ... because dreams and angels _do_ pass away in this world.
unspeakable
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From this reading Oh--you do not understand how with an unspeakable wonder, an astonishment which keeps me from drawing breath, I look to this Dream, and 'see your face as the face of an angel,' and fear for the vanishing, ... because dreams and angels _do_ pass away in this world.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Dearest, best you are nevertheless, and it is a sorry jest which I can break upon your poverty, with that golden heart of yours so apprehended of mine!
vanishing
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From this reading Oh--you do not understand how with an unspeakable wonder, an astonishment which keeps me from drawing breath, I look to this Dream, and 'see your face as the face of an angel,' and fear for the vanishing, ... because dreams and angels _do_ pass away in this world.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Why if I am 'ambitious'--is it not because you love me as if I were worthier of your love, and that, _so_, I get frightened of the opening of your eyelids to the _un_worthiness?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Dearest, best you are nevertheless, and it is a sorry jest which I can break upon your poverty, with that golden heart of yours so apprehended of mine!
Why
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From this reading Why if I am 'ambitious'--is it not because you love me as if I were worthier of your love, and that, _so_, I get frightened of the opening of your eyelids to the _un_worthiness?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dearest, best you are nevertheless, and it is a sorry jest which I can break upon your poverty, with that golden heart of yours so apprehended of mine!
wonder
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From this reading Oh--you do not understand how with an unspeakable wonder, an astonishment which keeps me from drawing breath, I look to this Dream, and 'see your face as the face of an angel,' and fear for the vanishing, ... because dreams and angels _do_ pass away in this world.
world
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From this reading Oh--you do not understand how with an unspeakable wonder, an astonishment which keeps me from drawing breath, I look to this Dream, and 'see your face as the face of an angel,' and fear for the vanishing, ... because dreams and angels _do_ pass away in this world.
worthier
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From this reading Why if I am 'ambitious'--is it not because you love me as if I were worthier of your love, and that, _so_, I get frightened of the opening of your eyelids to the _un_worthiness?
worthiness
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From this reading Why if I am 'ambitious'--is it not because you love me as if I were worthier of your love, and that, _so_, I get frightened of the opening of your eyelids to the _un_worthiness?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dearest, best you are nevertheless, and it is a sorry jest which I can break upon your poverty, with that golden heart of yours so apprehended of mine!
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dearest, best you are nevertheless, and it is a sorry jest which I can break upon your poverty, with that golden heart of yours so apprehended of mine!
yourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Dearest, best you are nevertheless, and it is a sorry jest which I can break upon your poverty, with that golden heart of yours so apprehended of mine!
