The Old Man of the Mountain, The Lovecharm and Pietro of Abano

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"O my heavens!" he at length cried, when he saw that all his efforts were in vain, "what shall I do?

Edward!

I did not really mean any ill.

I only think of others what I believe of myself.

I love thee in truth, young man, above anybody I have ever known; thou art to me as a son: hence my perverse supineness under my unjust suspicions: thou must forgive me all, all, dearest Edward.

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The Old Man of the Mountain, The Lovecharm and Pietro of Abano

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"O my heavens!" he at length cried, when he saw that all his efforts were in vain, "what shall I do?

/oʊ maɪ ˈhevənz hiː æt leŋkθ kraɪd wen hiː sɔː ðæt ɔːl hɪz ˈefərts wɜːr ɪn veɪn wʌt ʃæl aɪ duː/

Line 2

Edward!

/ˈedwərd/

Line 3

I did not really mean any ill.

/aɪ dɪd nɑːt ˈrɪli miːn ˈeni ɪl/

Line 4

I only think of others what I believe of myself.

Line 5

I love thee in truth, young man, above anybody I have ever known; thou art to me as a son: hence my perverse supineness under my unjust suspicions: thou must forgive me all, all, dearest Edward.

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dearest noun US /ˈdɪrəst/

a beloved person; used as terms of endearment

From this reading “I love thee in truth, young man, above anybody I have ever known; thou art to me as a son: hence my perverse supineness under my unjust suspicions: thou must forgive me all, all, dearest Edward.”

Edward noun US /ˈedwərd/

King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)

From this reading “Edward!”

efforts noun US /ˈefərts/

plural of “effort” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading “"O my heavens!" he at length cried, when he saw that all his efforts were in vain, "what shall I do?”

heavens noun US /ˈhevənz/

the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

From this reading “"O my heavens!" he at length cried, when he saw that all his efforts were in vain, "what shall I do?”

hence adverb US /hens/

for this reason

perverse adjective US /pərˈvɜːrs/

marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict

suspicions noun US /səˈspɪʃənz/

plural of “suspicion” — an impression that something might be the case

unjust adjective US /ənˈdʒʌst/

not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception

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unjust suspicions adjective + noun counted as “unjust suspicion”

In this reading “I love thee in truth, young man, above anybody I have ever known; thou art to me as a son: hence my perverse supineness under my unjust suspicions: thou must forgive me all, all, dearest Edward.”

at length preposition + noun

in a lengthy or prolix manner

In this reading “"O my heavens!" he at length cried, when he saw that all his efforts were in vain, "what shall I do?”

young man adjective + noun

a teenager or a young adult male

ever known adverb + adjective

in truth preposition + noun

in fact (used as intensifiers or sentence modifiers)

think of verb + particle

keep in mind for attention or consideration

In this reading “I only think of others what I believe of myself.”

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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 love thee in truth, young man, above anybody I have ever known; thou art to me as a son: hence my perverse supineness under my unjust suspicions: thou must forgive me all, all, dearest Edward.

aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading "O my heavens!" he at length cried, when he saw that all his efforts were in vain, "what shall I do?

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading I did not really mean any ill.

anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/

any person at all

artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "O my heavens!" he at length cried, when he saw that all his efforts were in vain, "what shall I do?

believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading I only think of others what I believe of myself.

criedverbUS /kraɪd/

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading "O my heavens!" he at length cried, when he saw that all his efforts were in vain, "what shall I do?

dearestnounUS /ˈdɪrəst/

a beloved person; used as terms of endearment

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading I did not really mean any ill.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "O my heavens!" he at length cried, when he saw that all his efforts were in vain, "what shall I do?

EdwardnounUS /ˈedwərd/

King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)

From this reading Edward!

effortsnounUS /ˈefərts/

plural of “effort” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading "O my heavens!" he at length cried, when he saw that all his efforts were in vain, "what shall I do?

everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

forgiveverbUS /fərˈɡɪv/

stop blaming or grant forgiveness

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "O my heavens!" he at length cried, when he saw that all his efforts were in vain, "what shall I do?

heavensnounUS /ˈhevənz/

the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

From this reading "O my heavens!" he at length cried, when he saw that all his efforts were in vain, "what shall I do?

henceadverbUS /hens/

for this reason

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "O my heavens!" he at length cried, when he saw that all his efforts were in vain, "what shall I do?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "O my heavens!" he at length cried, when he saw that all his efforts were in vain, "what shall I do?

illadjectiveUS /ɪl/

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading I did not really mean any ill.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "O my heavens!" he at length cried, when he saw that all his efforts were in vain, "what shall I do?

knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/

apprehended with certainty

lengthnounUS /leŋkθ/

the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place

From this reading "O my heavens!" he at length cried, when he saw that all his efforts were in vain, "what shall I do?

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

meanverbUS /miːn/

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading I did not really mean any ill.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "O my heavens!" he at length cried, when he saw that all his efforts were in vain, "what shall I do?

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading I only think of others what I believe of myself.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I did not really mean any ill.

OnounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading "O my heavens!" he at length cried, when he saw that all his efforts were in vain, "what shall I do?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I only think of others what I believe of myself.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading I only think of others what I believe of myself.

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From this reading I only think of others what I believe of myself.

perverseadjectiveUS /pərˈvɜːrs/

marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict

reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading I did not really mean any ill.

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading "O my heavens!" he at length cried, when he saw that all his efforts were in vain, "what shall I do?

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading "O my heavens!" he at length cried, when he saw that all his efforts were in vain, "what shall I do?

sonnounUS /sʌn/

a male human offspring

supineness

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suspicionsnounUS /səˈspɪʃənz/

plural of “suspicion” — an impression that something might be the case

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "O my heavens!" he at length cried, when he saw that all his efforts were in vain, "what shall I do?

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading I only think of others what I believe of myself.

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

truthnounUS /truːθ/

a fact that has been verified

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

unjustadjectiveUS /ənˈdʒʌst/

not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception

vainadjectiveUS /veɪn/

characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance

From this reading "O my heavens!" he at length cried, when he saw that all his efforts were in vain, "what shall I do?

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading "O my heavens!" he at length cried, when he saw that all his efforts were in vain, "what shall I do?

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "O my heavens!" he at length cried, when he saw that all his efforts were in vain, "what shall I do?

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading "O my heavens!" he at length cried, when he saw that all his efforts were in vain, "what shall I do?

youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

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