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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 “I demand of thee, then,” said the youth, “by what charm it is that I am thus altered in mind and in wishes--that I think no longer of deer or dog, of bow or bolt--that my soul spurns the bounds of this obscure glen--that my blood boils at an insult from one by whose stirrup I would some days since have run for a whole summer's morn, contented and honoured by the notice of a single word?
altered
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From this reading “I demand of thee, then,” said the youth, “by what charm it is that I am thus altered in mind and in wishes--that I think no longer of deer or dog, of bow or bolt--that my soul spurns the bounds of this obscure glen--that my blood boils at an insult from one by whose stirrup I would some days since have run for a whole summer's morn, contented and honoured by the notice of a single word?
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Though I am form'd from the ether blue, And my blood is of the unfallen dew.
ambition
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From this reading Why do I now seek to mate me with princes, and knights, and nobles?--Am I the same, who but yesterday, as it were, slumbered in contented obscurity, but who am to-day awakened to glory and ambition?--Speak--tell me, if thou canst, the meaning of this change?--Am I spell-bound?--or have I till now been under the influence of a spell, that I feel as another being, yet am conscious of remaining the same?
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Did one limb shiver, Or an eyelid quiver, Thou wert lost for ever.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Though I am form'd from the ether blue, And my blood is of the unfallen dew.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Why do I now seek to mate me with princes, and knights, and nobles?--Am I the same, who but yesterday, as it were, slumbered in contented obscurity, but who am to-day awakened to glory and ambition?--Speak--tell me, if thou canst, the meaning of this change?--Am I spell-bound?--or have I till now been under the influence of a spell, that I feel as another being, yet am conscious of remaining the same?
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading And thou art framed of mud and dust, 'Tis thine to speak, reply I must.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Why do I now seek to mate me with princes, and knights, and nobles?--Am I the same, who but yesterday, as it were, slumbered in contented obscurity, but who am to-day awakened to glory and ambition?--Speak--tell me, if thou canst, the meaning of this change?--Am I spell-bound?--or have I till now been under the influence of a spell, that I feel as another being, yet am conscious of remaining the same?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I demand of thee, then,” said the youth, “by what charm it is that I am thus altered in mind and in wishes--that I think no longer of deer or dog, of bow or bolt--that my soul spurns the bounds of this obscure glen--that my blood boils at an insult from one by whose stirrup I would some days since have run for a whole summer's morn, contented and honoured by the notice of a single word?
awakened
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From this reading Why do I now seek to mate me with princes, and knights, and nobles?--Am I the same, who but yesterday, as it were, slumbered in contented obscurity, but who am to-day awakened to glory and ambition?--Speak--tell me, if thou canst, the meaning of this change?--Am I spell-bound?--or have I till now been under the influence of a spell, that I feel as another being, yet am conscious of remaining the same?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Why do I now seek to mate me with princes, and knights, and nobles?--Am I the same, who but yesterday, as it were, slumbered in contented obscurity, but who am to-day awakened to glory and ambition?--Speak--tell me, if thou canst, the meaning of this change?--Am I spell-bound?--or have I till now been under the influence of a spell, that I feel as another being, yet am conscious of remaining the same?
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Why do I now seek to mate me with princes, and knights, and nobles?--Am I the same, who but yesterday, as it were, slumbered in contented obscurity, but who am to-day awakened to glory and ambition?--Speak--tell me, if thou canst, the meaning of this change?--Am I spell-bound?--or have I till now been under the influence of a spell, that I feel as another being, yet am conscious of remaining the same?
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though I am form'd from the ether blue, And my blood is of the unfallen dew.
blue
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From this reading Though I am form'd from the ether blue, And my blood is of the unfallen dew.
boils
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From this reading “I demand of thee, then,” said the youth, “by what charm it is that I am thus altered in mind and in wishes--that I think no longer of deer or dog, of bow or bolt--that my soul spurns the bounds of this obscure glen--that my blood boils at an insult from one by whose stirrup I would some days since have run for a whole summer's morn, contented and honoured by the notice of a single word?
bolt
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From this reading “I demand of thee, then,” said the youth, “by what charm it is that I am thus altered in mind and in wishes--that I think no longer of deer or dog, of bow or bolt--that my soul spurns the bounds of this obscure glen--that my blood boils at an insult from one by whose stirrup I would some days since have run for a whole summer's morn, contented and honoured by the notice of a single word?
bounds
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From this reading “I demand of thee, then,” said the youth, “by what charm it is that I am thus altered in mind and in wishes--that I think no longer of deer or dog, of bow or bolt--that my soul spurns the bounds of this obscure glen--that my blood boils at an insult from one by whose stirrup I would some days since have run for a whole summer's morn, contented and honoured by the notice of a single word?
bow
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From this reading “I demand of thee, then,” said the youth, “by what charm it is that I am thus altered in mind and in wishes--that I think no longer of deer or dog, of bow or bolt--that my soul spurns the bounds of this obscure glen--that my blood boils at an insult from one by whose stirrup I would some days since have run for a whole summer's morn, contented and honoured by the notice of a single word?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Why do I now seek to mate me with princes, and knights, and nobles?--Am I the same, who but yesterday, as it were, slumbered in contented obscurity, but who am to-day awakened to glory and ambition?--Speak--tell me, if thou canst, the meaning of this change?--Am I spell-bound?--or have I till now been under the influence of a spell, that I feel as another being, yet am conscious of remaining the same?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “I demand of thee, then,” said the youth, “by what charm it is that I am thus altered in mind and in wishes--that I think no longer of deer or dog, of bow or bolt--that my soul spurns the bounds of this obscure glen--that my blood boils at an insult from one by whose stirrup I would some days since have run for a whole summer's morn, contented and honoured by the notice of a single word?
canstmodal verbUS /kænst/
an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading Why do I now seek to mate me with princes, and knights, and nobles?--Am I the same, who but yesterday, as it were, slumbered in contented obscurity, but who am to-day awakened to glory and ambition?--Speak--tell me, if thou canst, the meaning of this change?--Am I spell-bound?--or have I till now been under the influence of a spell, that I feel as another being, yet am conscious of remaining the same?
change
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From this reading Why do I now seek to mate me with princes, and knights, and nobles?--Am I the same, who but yesterday, as it were, slumbered in contented obscurity, but who am to-day awakened to glory and ambition?--Speak--tell me, if thou canst, the meaning of this change?--Am I spell-bound?--or have I till now been under the influence of a spell, that I feel as another being, yet am conscious of remaining the same?
charm
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From this reading “I demand of thee, then,” said the youth, “by what charm it is that I am thus altered in mind and in wishes--that I think no longer of deer or dog, of bow or bolt--that my soul spurns the bounds of this obscure glen--that my blood boils at an insult from one by whose stirrup I would some days since have run for a whole summer's morn, contented and honoured by the notice of a single word?
conscious
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From this reading Why do I now seek to mate me with princes, and knights, and nobles?--Am I the same, who but yesterday, as it were, slumbered in contented obscurity, but who am to-day awakened to glory and ambition?--Speak--tell me, if thou canst, the meaning of this change?--Am I spell-bound?--or have I till now been under the influence of a spell, that I feel as another being, yet am conscious of remaining the same?
contented
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From this reading “I demand of thee, then,” said the youth, “by what charm it is that I am thus altered in mind and in wishes--that I think no longer of deer or dog, of bow or bolt--that my soul spurns the bounds of this obscure glen--that my blood boils at an insult from one by whose stirrup I would some days since have run for a whole summer's morn, contented and honoured by the notice of a single word?
days
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From this reading “I demand of thee, then,” said the youth, “by what charm it is that I am thus altered in mind and in wishes--that I think no longer of deer or dog, of bow or bolt--that my soul spurns the bounds of this obscure glen--that my blood boils at an insult from one by whose stirrup I would some days since have run for a whole summer's morn, contented and honoured by the notice of a single word?
deer
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From this reading “I demand of thee, then,” said the youth, “by what charm it is that I am thus altered in mind and in wishes--that I think no longer of deer or dog, of bow or bolt--that my soul spurns the bounds of this obscure glen--that my blood boils at an insult from one by whose stirrup I would some days since have run for a whole summer's morn, contented and honoured by the notice of a single word?
demand
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From this reading “I demand of thee, then,” said the youth, “by what charm it is that I am thus altered in mind and in wishes--that I think no longer of deer or dog, of bow or bolt--that my soul spurns the bounds of this obscure glen--that my blood boils at an insult from one by whose stirrup I would some days since have run for a whole summer's morn, contented and honoured by the notice of a single word?
dew
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From this reading Though I am form'd from the ether blue, And my blood is of the unfallen dew.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did one limb shiver, Or an eyelid quiver, Thou wert lost for ever.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Why do I now seek to mate me with princes, and knights, and nobles?--Am I the same, who but yesterday, as it were, slumbered in contented obscurity, but who am to-day awakened to glory and ambition?--Speak--tell me, if thou canst, the meaning of this change?--Am I spell-bound?--or have I till now been under the influence of a spell, that I feel as another being, yet am conscious of remaining the same?
dog
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From this reading “I demand of thee, then,” said the youth, “by what charm it is that I am thus altered in mind and in wishes--that I think no longer of deer or dog, of bow or bolt--that my soul spurns the bounds of this obscure glen--that my blood boils at an insult from one by whose stirrup I would some days since have run for a whole summer's morn, contented and honoured by the notice of a single word?
dust
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From this reading And thou art framed of mud and dust, 'Tis thine to speak, reply I must.”
ether
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From this reading Though I am form'd from the ether blue, And my blood is of the unfallen dew.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Did one limb shiver, Or an eyelid quiver, Thou wert lost for ever.
eyelid
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From this reading Did one limb shiver, Or an eyelid quiver, Thou wert lost for ever.
feel
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From this reading Why do I now seek to mate me with princes, and knights, and nobles?--Am I the same, who but yesterday, as it were, slumbered in contented obscurity, but who am to-day awakened to glory and ambition?--Speak--tell me, if thou canst, the meaning of this change?--Am I spell-bound?--or have I till now been under the influence of a spell, that I feel as another being, yet am conscious of remaining the same?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Did one limb shiver, Or an eyelid quiver, Thou wert lost for ever.
form'd
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From this reading Though I am form'd from the ether blue, And my blood is of the unfallen dew.
framed
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From this reading And thou art framed of mud and dust, 'Tis thine to speak, reply I must.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Though I am form'd from the ether blue, And my blood is of the unfallen dew.
glen
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From this reading “I demand of thee, then,” said the youth, “by what charm it is that I am thus altered in mind and in wishes--that I think no longer of deer or dog, of bow or bolt--that my soul spurns the bounds of this obscure glen--that my blood boils at an insult from one by whose stirrup I would some days since have run for a whole summer's morn, contented and honoured by the notice of a single word?
glory
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From this reading Why do I now seek to mate me with princes, and knights, and nobles?--Am I the same, who but yesterday, as it were, slumbered in contented obscurity, but who am to-day awakened to glory and ambition?--Speak--tell me, if thou canst, the meaning of this change?--Am I spell-bound?--or have I till now been under the influence of a spell, that I feel as another being, yet am conscious of remaining the same?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I demand of thee, then,” said the youth, “by what charm it is that I am thus altered in mind and in wishes--that I think no longer of deer or dog, of bow or bolt--that my soul spurns the bounds of this obscure glen--that my blood boils at an insult from one by whose stirrup I would some days since have run for a whole summer's morn, contented and honoured by the notice of a single word?
honoured
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From this reading “I demand of thee, then,” said the youth, “by what charm it is that I am thus altered in mind and in wishes--that I think no longer of deer or dog, of bow or bolt--that my soul spurns the bounds of this obscure glen--that my blood boils at an insult from one by whose stirrup I would some days since have run for a whole summer's morn, contented and honoured by the notice of a single word?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Though I am form'd from the ether blue, And my blood is of the unfallen dew.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Why do I now seek to mate me with princes, and knights, and nobles?--Am I the same, who but yesterday, as it were, slumbered in contented obscurity, but who am to-day awakened to glory and ambition?--Speak--tell me, if thou canst, the meaning of this change?--Am I spell-bound?--or have I till now been under the influence of a spell, that I feel as another being, yet am conscious of remaining the same?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I demand of thee, then,” said the youth, “by what charm it is that I am thus altered in mind and in wishes--that I think no longer of deer or dog, of bow or bolt--that my soul spurns the bounds of this obscure glen--that my blood boils at an insult from one by whose stirrup I would some days since have run for a whole summer's morn, contented and honoured by the notice of a single word?
influence
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From this reading Why do I now seek to mate me with princes, and knights, and nobles?--Am I the same, who but yesterday, as it were, slumbered in contented obscurity, but who am to-day awakened to glory and ambition?--Speak--tell me, if thou canst, the meaning of this change?--Am I spell-bound?--or have I till now been under the influence of a spell, that I feel as another being, yet am conscious of remaining the same?
insult
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From this reading “I demand of thee, then,” said the youth, “by what charm it is that I am thus altered in mind and in wishes--that I think no longer of deer or dog, of bow or bolt--that my soul spurns the bounds of this obscure glen--that my blood boils at an insult from one by whose stirrup I would some days since have run for a whole summer's morn, contented and honoured by the notice of a single word?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Though I am form'd from the ether blue, And my blood is of the unfallen dew.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I demand of thee, then,” said the youth, “by what charm it is that I am thus altered in mind and in wishes--that I think no longer of deer or dog, of bow or bolt--that my soul spurns the bounds of this obscure glen--that my blood boils at an insult from one by whose stirrup I would some days since have run for a whole summer's morn, contented and honoured by the notice of a single word?
knights
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From this reading Why do I now seek to mate me with princes, and knights, and nobles?--Am I the same, who but yesterday, as it were, slumbered in contented obscurity, but who am to-day awakened to glory and ambition?--Speak--tell me, if thou canst, the meaning of this change?--Am I spell-bound?--or have I till now been under the influence of a spell, that I feel as another being, yet am conscious of remaining the same?
limb
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From this reading Did one limb shiver, Or an eyelid quiver, Thou wert lost for ever.
longer
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From this reading “I demand of thee, then,” said the youth, “by what charm it is that I am thus altered in mind and in wishes--that I think no longer of deer or dog, of bow or bolt--that my soul spurns the bounds of this obscure glen--that my blood boils at an insult from one by whose stirrup I would some days since have run for a whole summer's morn, contented and honoured by the notice of a single word?
lost
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From this reading Did one limb shiver, Or an eyelid quiver, Thou wert lost for ever.
mate
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From this reading Why do I now seek to mate me with princes, and knights, and nobles?--Am I the same, who but yesterday, as it were, slumbered in contented obscurity, but who am to-day awakened to glory and ambition?--Speak--tell me, if thou canst, the meaning of this change?--Am I spell-bound?--or have I till now been under the influence of a spell, that I feel as another being, yet am conscious of remaining the same?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why do I now seek to mate me with princes, and knights, and nobles?--Am I the same, who but yesterday, as it were, slumbered in contented obscurity, but who am to-day awakened to glory and ambition?--Speak--tell me, if thou canst, the meaning of this change?--Am I spell-bound?--or have I till now been under the influence of a spell, that I feel as another being, yet am conscious of remaining the same?
meaning
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From this reading Why do I now seek to mate me with princes, and knights, and nobles?--Am I the same, who but yesterday, as it were, slumbered in contented obscurity, but who am to-day awakened to glory and ambition?--Speak--tell me, if thou canst, the meaning of this change?--Am I spell-bound?--or have I till now been under the influence of a spell, that I feel as another being, yet am conscious of remaining the same?
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I demand of thee, then,” said the youth, “by what charm it is that I am thus altered in mind and in wishes--that I think no longer of deer or dog, of bow or bolt--that my soul spurns the bounds of this obscure glen--that my blood boils at an insult from one by whose stirrup I would some days since have run for a whole summer's morn, contented and honoured by the notice of a single word?
morn
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From this reading “I demand of thee, then,” said the youth, “by what charm it is that I am thus altered in mind and in wishes--that I think no longer of deer or dog, of bow or bolt--that my soul spurns the bounds of this obscure glen--that my blood boils at an insult from one by whose stirrup I would some days since have run for a whole summer's morn, contented and honoured by the notice of a single word?
mud
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From this reading And thou art framed of mud and dust, 'Tis thine to speak, reply I must.”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And thou art framed of mud and dust, 'Tis thine to speak, reply I must.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Though I am form'd from the ether blue, And my blood is of the unfallen dew.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “I demand of thee, then,” said the youth, “by what charm it is that I am thus altered in mind and in wishes--that I think no longer of deer or dog, of bow or bolt--that my soul spurns the bounds of this obscure glen--that my blood boils at an insult from one by whose stirrup I would some days since have run for a whole summer's morn, contented and honoured by the notice of a single word?
nobles
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From this reading Why do I now seek to mate me with princes, and knights, and nobles?--Am I the same, who but yesterday, as it were, slumbered in contented obscurity, but who am to-day awakened to glory and ambition?--Speak--tell me, if thou canst, the meaning of this change?--Am I spell-bound?--or have I till now been under the influence of a spell, that I feel as another being, yet am conscious of remaining the same?
notice
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From this reading “I demand of thee, then,” said the youth, “by what charm it is that I am thus altered in mind and in wishes--that I think no longer of deer or dog, of bow or bolt--that my soul spurns the bounds of this obscure glen--that my blood boils at an insult from one by whose stirrup I would some days since have run for a whole summer's morn, contented and honoured by the notice of a single word?
now
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From this reading Why do I now seek to mate me with princes, and knights, and nobles?--Am I the same, who but yesterday, as it were, slumbered in contented obscurity, but who am to-day awakened to glory and ambition?--Speak--tell me, if thou canst, the meaning of this change?--Am I spell-bound?--or have I till now been under the influence of a spell, that I feel as another being, yet am conscious of remaining the same?
obscure
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From this reading “I demand of thee, then,” said the youth, “by what charm it is that I am thus altered in mind and in wishes--that I think no longer of deer or dog, of bow or bolt--that my soul spurns the bounds of this obscure glen--that my blood boils at an insult from one by whose stirrup I would some days since have run for a whole summer's morn, contented and honoured by the notice of a single word?
obscurity
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From this reading Why do I now seek to mate me with princes, and knights, and nobles?--Am I the same, who but yesterday, as it were, slumbered in contented obscurity, but who am to-day awakened to glory and ambition?--Speak--tell me, if thou canst, the meaning of this change?--Am I spell-bound?--or have I till now been under the influence of a spell, that I feel as another being, yet am conscious of remaining the same?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Though I am form'd from the ether blue, And my blood is of the unfallen dew.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Did one limb shiver, Or an eyelid quiver, Thou wert lost for ever.
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Did one limb shiver, Or an eyelid quiver, Thou wert lost for ever.
princes
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From this reading Why do I now seek to mate me with princes, and knights, and nobles?--Am I the same, who but yesterday, as it were, slumbered in contented obscurity, but who am to-day awakened to glory and ambition?--Speak--tell me, if thou canst, the meaning of this change?--Am I spell-bound?--or have I till now been under the influence of a spell, that I feel as another being, yet am conscious of remaining the same?
quiver
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From this reading Did one limb shiver, Or an eyelid quiver, Thou wert lost for ever.
remaining
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From this reading Why do I now seek to mate me with princes, and knights, and nobles?--Am I the same, who but yesterday, as it were, slumbered in contented obscurity, but who am to-day awakened to glory and ambition?--Speak--tell me, if thou canst, the meaning of this change?--Am I spell-bound?--or have I till now been under the influence of a spell, that I feel as another being, yet am conscious of remaining the same?
reply
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From this reading And thou art framed of mud and dust, 'Tis thine to speak, reply I must.”
run
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From this reading “I demand of thee, then,” said the youth, “by what charm it is that I am thus altered in mind and in wishes--that I think no longer of deer or dog, of bow or bolt--that my soul spurns the bounds of this obscure glen--that my blood boils at an insult from one by whose stirrup I would some days since have run for a whole summer's morn, contented and honoured by the notice of a single word?
said
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From this reading “I demand of thee, then,” said the youth, “by what charm it is that I am thus altered in mind and in wishes--that I think no longer of deer or dog, of bow or bolt--that my soul spurns the bounds of this obscure glen--that my blood boils at an insult from one by whose stirrup I would some days since have run for a whole summer's morn, contented and honoured by the notice of a single word?
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why do I now seek to mate me with princes, and knights, and nobles?--Am I the same, who but yesterday, as it were, slumbered in contented obscurity, but who am to-day awakened to glory and ambition?--Speak--tell me, if thou canst, the meaning of this change?--Am I spell-bound?--or have I till now been under the influence of a spell, that I feel as another being, yet am conscious of remaining the same?
seek
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From this reading Why do I now seek to mate me with princes, and knights, and nobles?--Am I the same, who but yesterday, as it were, slumbered in contented obscurity, but who am to-day awakened to glory and ambition?--Speak--tell me, if thou canst, the meaning of this change?--Am I spell-bound?--or have I till now been under the influence of a spell, that I feel as another being, yet am conscious of remaining the same?
shiver
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From this reading Did one limb shiver, Or an eyelid quiver, Thou wert lost for ever.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “I demand of thee, then,” said the youth, “by what charm it is that I am thus altered in mind and in wishes--that I think no longer of deer or dog, of bow or bolt--that my soul spurns the bounds of this obscure glen--that my blood boils at an insult from one by whose stirrup I would some days since have run for a whole summer's morn, contented and honoured by the notice of a single word?
single
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From this reading “I demand of thee, then,” said the youth, “by what charm it is that I am thus altered in mind and in wishes--that I think no longer of deer or dog, of bow or bolt--that my soul spurns the bounds of this obscure glen--that my blood boils at an insult from one by whose stirrup I would some days since have run for a whole summer's morn, contented and honoured by the notice of a single word?
slumbered
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From this reading Why do I now seek to mate me with princes, and knights, and nobles?--Am I the same, who but yesterday, as it were, slumbered in contented obscurity, but who am to-day awakened to glory and ambition?--Speak--tell me, if thou canst, the meaning of this change?--Am I spell-bound?--or have I till now been under the influence of a spell, that I feel as another being, yet am conscious of remaining the same?
some
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From this reading “I demand of thee, then,” said the youth, “by what charm it is that I am thus altered in mind and in wishes--that I think no longer of deer or dog, of bow or bolt--that my soul spurns the bounds of this obscure glen--that my blood boils at an insult from one by whose stirrup I would some days since have run for a whole summer's morn, contented and honoured by the notice of a single word?
soul
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From this reading “I demand of thee, then,” said the youth, “by what charm it is that I am thus altered in mind and in wishes--that I think no longer of deer or dog, of bow or bolt--that my soul spurns the bounds of this obscure glen--that my blood boils at an insult from one by whose stirrup I would some days since have run for a whole summer's morn, contented and honoured by the notice of a single word?
speak
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From this reading And thou art framed of mud and dust, 'Tis thine to speak, reply I must.”
spell
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From this reading Why do I now seek to mate me with princes, and knights, and nobles?--Am I the same, who but yesterday, as it were, slumbered in contented obscurity, but who am to-day awakened to glory and ambition?--Speak--tell me, if thou canst, the meaning of this change?--Am I spell-bound?--or have I till now been under the influence of a spell, that I feel as another being, yet am conscious of remaining the same?
spell-bound
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From this reading Why do I now seek to mate me with princes, and knights, and nobles?--Am I the same, who but yesterday, as it were, slumbered in contented obscurity, but who am to-day awakened to glory and ambition?--Speak--tell me, if thou canst, the meaning of this change?--Am I spell-bound?--or have I till now been under the influence of a spell, that I feel as another being, yet am conscious of remaining the same?
spurns
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From this reading “I demand of thee, then,” said the youth, “by what charm it is that I am thus altered in mind and in wishes--that I think no longer of deer or dog, of bow or bolt--that my soul spurns the bounds of this obscure glen--that my blood boils at an insult from one by whose stirrup I would some days since have run for a whole summer's morn, contented and honoured by the notice of a single word?
stirrupnounUS /ˈstɪrəp/
a loop or frame hanging from a saddle that supports a rider’s foot
From this reading “I demand of thee, then,” said the youth, “by what charm it is that I am thus altered in mind and in wishes--that I think no longer of deer or dog, of bow or bolt--that my soul spurns the bounds of this obscure glen--that my blood boils at an insult from one by whose stirrup I would some days since have run for a whole summer's morn, contented and honoured by the notice of a single word?
summer's
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From this reading “I demand of thee, then,” said the youth, “by what charm it is that I am thus altered in mind and in wishes--that I think no longer of deer or dog, of bow or bolt--that my soul spurns the bounds of this obscure glen--that my blood boils at an insult from one by whose stirrup I would some days since have run for a whole summer's morn, contented and honoured by the notice of a single word?
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why do I now seek to mate me with princes, and knights, and nobles?--Am I the same, who but yesterday, as it were, slumbered in contented obscurity, but who am to-day awakened to glory and ambition?--Speak--tell me, if thou canst, the meaning of this change?--Am I spell-bound?--or have I till now been under the influence of a spell, that I feel as another being, yet am conscious of remaining the same?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I demand of thee, then,” said the youth, “by what charm it is that I am thus altered in mind and in wishes--that I think no longer of deer or dog, of bow or bolt--that my soul spurns the bounds of this obscure glen--that my blood boils at an insult from one by whose stirrup I would some days since have run for a whole summer's morn, contented and honoured by the notice of a single word?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Though I am form'd from the ether blue, And my blood is of the unfallen dew.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “I demand of thee, then,” said the youth, “by what charm it is that I am thus altered in mind and in wishes--that I think no longer of deer or dog, of bow or bolt--that my soul spurns the bounds of this obscure glen--that my blood boils at an insult from one by whose stirrup I would some days since have run for a whole summer's morn, contented and honoured by the notice of a single word?
then
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From this reading “I demand of thee, then,” said the youth, “by what charm it is that I am thus altered in mind and in wishes--that I think no longer of deer or dog, of bow or bolt--that my soul spurns the bounds of this obscure glen--that my blood boils at an insult from one by whose stirrup I would some days since have run for a whole summer's morn, contented and honoured by the notice of a single word?
thinepronounUS /ðaɪn/
an old word for “yours”
From this reading And thou art framed of mud and dust, 'Tis thine to speak, reply I must.”
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I demand of thee, then,” said the youth, “by what charm it is that I am thus altered in mind and in wishes--that I think no longer of deer or dog, of bow or bolt--that my soul spurns the bounds of this obscure glen--that my blood boils at an insult from one by whose stirrup I would some days since have run for a whole summer's morn, contented and honoured by the notice of a single word?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I demand of thee, then,” said the youth, “by what charm it is that I am thus altered in mind and in wishes--that I think no longer of deer or dog, of bow or bolt--that my soul spurns the bounds of this obscure glen--that my blood boils at an insult from one by whose stirrup I would some days since have run for a whole summer's morn, contented and honoured by the notice of a single word?
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Did one limb shiver, Or an eyelid quiver, Thou wert lost for ever.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though I am form'd from the ether blue, And my blood is of the unfallen dew.
thus
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From this reading “I demand of thee, then,” said the youth, “by what charm it is that I am thus altered in mind and in wishes--that I think no longer of deer or dog, of bow or bolt--that my soul spurns the bounds of this obscure glen--that my blood boils at an insult from one by whose stirrup I would some days since have run for a whole summer's morn, contented and honoured by the notice of a single word?
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Why do I now seek to mate me with princes, and knights, and nobles?--Am I the same, who but yesterday, as it were, slumbered in contented obscurity, but who am to-day awakened to glory and ambition?--Speak--tell me, if thou canst, the meaning of this change?--Am I spell-bound?--or have I till now been under the influence of a spell, that I feel as another being, yet am conscious of remaining the same?
Tis
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From this reading And thou art framed of mud and dust, 'Tis thine to speak, reply I must.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And thou art framed of mud and dust, 'Tis thine to speak, reply I must.”
to-day
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From this reading Why do I now seek to mate me with princes, and knights, and nobles?--Am I the same, who but yesterday, as it were, slumbered in contented obscurity, but who am to-day awakened to glory and ambition?--Speak--tell me, if thou canst, the meaning of this change?--Am I spell-bound?--or have I till now been under the influence of a spell, that I feel as another being, yet am conscious of remaining the same?
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Why do I now seek to mate me with princes, and knights, and nobles?--Am I the same, who but yesterday, as it were, slumbered in contented obscurity, but who am to-day awakened to glory and ambition?--Speak--tell me, if thou canst, the meaning of this change?--Am I spell-bound?--or have I till now been under the influence of a spell, that I feel as another being, yet am conscious of remaining the same?
unfallen
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From this reading Though I am form'd from the ether blue, And my blood is of the unfallen dew.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Why do I now seek to mate me with princes, and knights, and nobles?--Am I the same, who but yesterday, as it were, slumbered in contented obscurity, but who am to-day awakened to glory and ambition?--Speak--tell me, if thou canst, the meaning of this change?--Am I spell-bound?--or have I till now been under the influence of a spell, that I feel as another being, yet am conscious of remaining the same?
wertauxiliary verbUS /wɜːrt/
an old form of “were”, used with “thou”
From this reading Did one limb shiver, Or an eyelid quiver, Thou wert lost for ever.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I demand of thee, then,” said the youth, “by what charm it is that I am thus altered in mind and in wishes--that I think no longer of deer or dog, of bow or bolt--that my soul spurns the bounds of this obscure glen--that my blood boils at an insult from one by whose stirrup I would some days since have run for a whole summer's morn, contented and honoured by the notice of a single word?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Why do I now seek to mate me with princes, and knights, and nobles?--Am I the same, who but yesterday, as it were, slumbered in contented obscurity, but who am to-day awakened to glory and ambition?--Speak--tell me, if thou canst, the meaning of this change?--Am I spell-bound?--or have I till now been under the influence of a spell, that I feel as another being, yet am conscious of remaining the same?
whole
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From this reading “I demand of thee, then,” said the youth, “by what charm it is that I am thus altered in mind and in wishes--that I think no longer of deer or dog, of bow or bolt--that my soul spurns the bounds of this obscure glen--that my blood boils at an insult from one by whose stirrup I would some days since have run for a whole summer's morn, contented and honoured by the notice of a single word?
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading “I demand of thee, then,” said the youth, “by what charm it is that I am thus altered in mind and in wishes--that I think no longer of deer or dog, of bow or bolt--that my soul spurns the bounds of this obscure glen--that my blood boils at an insult from one by whose stirrup I would some days since have run for a whole summer's morn, contented and honoured by the notice of a single word?
Why
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From this reading Why do I now seek to mate me with princes, and knights, and nobles?--Am I the same, who but yesterday, as it were, slumbered in contented obscurity, but who am to-day awakened to glory and ambition?--Speak--tell me, if thou canst, the meaning of this change?--Am I spell-bound?--or have I till now been under the influence of a spell, that I feel as another being, yet am conscious of remaining the same?
wishes
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From this reading “I demand of thee, then,” said the youth, “by what charm it is that I am thus altered in mind and in wishes--that I think no longer of deer or dog, of bow or bolt--that my soul spurns the bounds of this obscure glen--that my blood boils at an insult from one by whose stirrup I would some days since have run for a whole summer's morn, contented and honoured by the notice of a single word?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Why do I now seek to mate me with princes, and knights, and nobles?--Am I the same, who but yesterday, as it were, slumbered in contented obscurity, but who am to-day awakened to glory and ambition?--Speak--tell me, if thou canst, the meaning of this change?--Am I spell-bound?--or have I till now been under the influence of a spell, that I feel as another being, yet am conscious of remaining the same?
word
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From this reading “I demand of thee, then,” said the youth, “by what charm it is that I am thus altered in mind and in wishes--that I think no longer of deer or dog, of bow or bolt--that my soul spurns the bounds of this obscure glen--that my blood boils at an insult from one by whose stirrup I would some days since have run for a whole summer's morn, contented and honoured by the notice of a single word?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I demand of thee, then,” said the youth, “by what charm it is that I am thus altered in mind and in wishes--that I think no longer of deer or dog, of bow or bolt--that my soul spurns the bounds of this obscure glen--that my blood boils at an insult from one by whose stirrup I would some days since have run for a whole summer's morn, contented and honoured by the notice of a single word?
yesterday
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From this reading Why do I now seek to mate me with princes, and knights, and nobles?--Am I the same, who but yesterday, as it were, slumbered in contented obscurity, but who am to-day awakened to glory and ambition?--Speak--tell me, if thou canst, the meaning of this change?--Am I spell-bound?--or have I till now been under the influence of a spell, that I feel as another being, yet am conscious of remaining the same?
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Why do I now seek to mate me with princes, and knights, and nobles?--Am I the same, who but yesterday, as it were, slumbered in contented obscurity, but who am to-day awakened to glory and ambition?--Speak--tell me, if thou canst, the meaning of this change?--Am I spell-bound?--or have I till now been under the influence of a spell, that I feel as another being, yet am conscious of remaining the same?
youth
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From this reading “I demand of thee, then,” said the youth, “by what charm it is that I am thus altered in mind and in wishes--that I think no longer of deer or dog, of bow or bolt--that my soul spurns the bounds of this obscure glen--that my blood boils at an insult from one by whose stirrup I would some days since have run for a whole summer's morn, contented and honoured by the notice of a single word?
