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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 “All that thou see'st is Natures handiwork; Those rocks that upward throw their mossy brawl Like castled pinnacles of elder times; These venerable stems, that slowly rock Their towering branches in the wintry gale; That field of frost, which glitters in the sun, Mocking the whiteness of a marble breast!
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading He now observed that he was a youth of some two or three and twenty years of age, and rather above the middle height.
age
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From this reading He now observed that he was a youth of some two or three and twenty years of age, and rather above the middle height.
agitation
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From this reading Some little while elapsed ere Marmaduke Temple was sufficiently recovered from his agitation to scan the person of his new companion.
All
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From this reading “All that thou see'st is Natures handiwork; Those rocks that upward throw their mossy brawl Like castled pinnacles of elder times; These venerable stems, that slowly rock Their towering branches in the wintry gale; That field of frost, which glitters in the sun, Mocking the whiteness of a marble breast!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He now observed that he was a youth of some two or three and twenty years of age, and rather above the middle height.
branches
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From this reading “All that thou see'st is Natures handiwork; Those rocks that upward throw their mossy brawl Like castled pinnacles of elder times; These venerable stems, that slowly rock Their towering branches in the wintry gale; That field of frost, which glitters in the sun, Mocking the whiteness of a marble breast!
brawl
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From this reading “All that thou see'st is Natures handiwork; Those rocks that upward throw their mossy brawl Like castled pinnacles of elder times; These venerable stems, that slowly rock Their towering branches in the wintry gale; That field of frost, which glitters in the sun, Mocking the whiteness of a marble breast!
breast
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From this reading “All that thou see'st is Natures handiwork; Those rocks that upward throw their mossy brawl Like castled pinnacles of elder times; These venerable stems, that slowly rock Their towering branches in the wintry gale; That field of frost, which glitters in the sun, Mocking the whiteness of a marble breast!
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Yet man can mar such works with his rude taste, Like some sad spoiler of a virgin's fame.”
castled
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From this reading “All that thou see'st is Natures handiwork; Those rocks that upward throw their mossy brawl Like castled pinnacles of elder times; These venerable stems, that slowly rock Their towering branches in the wintry gale; That field of frost, which glitters in the sun, Mocking the whiteness of a marble breast!
companion
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From this reading Some little while elapsed ere Marmaduke Temple was sufficiently recovered from his agitation to scan the person of his new companion.
Duo
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From this reading --Duo.
elapsed
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From this reading Some little while elapsed ere Marmaduke Temple was sufficiently recovered from his agitation to scan the person of his new companion.
elder
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From this reading “All that thou see'st is Natures handiwork; Those rocks that upward throw their mossy brawl Like castled pinnacles of elder times; These venerable stems, that slowly rock Their towering branches in the wintry gale; That field of frost, which glitters in the sun, Mocking the whiteness of a marble breast!
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading Some little while elapsed ere Marmaduke Temple was sufficiently recovered from his agitation to scan the person of his new companion.
fame
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From this reading Yet man can mar such works with his rude taste, Like some sad spoiler of a virgin's fame.”
field
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From this reading “All that thou see'st is Natures handiwork; Those rocks that upward throw their mossy brawl Like castled pinnacles of elder times; These venerable stems, that slowly rock Their towering branches in the wintry gale; That field of frost, which glitters in the sun, Mocking the whiteness of a marble breast!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Some little while elapsed ere Marmaduke Temple was sufficiently recovered from his agitation to scan the person of his new companion.
frost
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From this reading “All that thou see'st is Natures handiwork; Those rocks that upward throw their mossy brawl Like castled pinnacles of elder times; These venerable stems, that slowly rock Their towering branches in the wintry gale; That field of frost, which glitters in the sun, Mocking the whiteness of a marble breast!
gale
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From this reading “All that thou see'st is Natures handiwork; Those rocks that upward throw their mossy brawl Like castled pinnacles of elder times; These venerable stems, that slowly rock Their towering branches in the wintry gale; That field of frost, which glitters in the sun, Mocking the whiteness of a marble breast!
glitters
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From this reading “All that thou see'st is Natures handiwork; Those rocks that upward throw their mossy brawl Like castled pinnacles of elder times; These venerable stems, that slowly rock Their towering branches in the wintry gale; That field of frost, which glitters in the sun, Mocking the whiteness of a marble breast!
handiwork
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From this reading “All that thou see'st is Natures handiwork; Those rocks that upward throw their mossy brawl Like castled pinnacles of elder times; These venerable stems, that slowly rock Their towering branches in the wintry gale; That field of frost, which glitters in the sun, Mocking the whiteness of a marble breast!
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He now observed that he was a youth of some two or three and twenty years of age, and rather above the middle height.
height
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From this reading He now observed that he was a youth of some two or three and twenty years of age, and rather above the middle height.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet man can mar such works with his rude taste, Like some sad spoiler of a virgin's fame.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “All that thou see'st is Natures handiwork; Those rocks that upward throw their mossy brawl Like castled pinnacles of elder times; These venerable stems, that slowly rock Their towering branches in the wintry gale; That field of frost, which glitters in the sun, Mocking the whiteness of a marble breast!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “All that thou see'st is Natures handiwork; Those rocks that upward throw their mossy brawl Like castled pinnacles of elder times; These venerable stems, that slowly rock Their towering branches in the wintry gale; That field of frost, which glitters in the sun, Mocking the whiteness of a marble breast!
Like
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From this reading “All that thou see'st is Natures handiwork; Those rocks that upward throw their mossy brawl Like castled pinnacles of elder times; These venerable stems, that slowly rock Their towering branches in the wintry gale; That field of frost, which glitters in the sun, Mocking the whiteness of a marble breast!
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some little while elapsed ere Marmaduke Temple was sufficiently recovered from his agitation to scan the person of his new companion.
man
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From this reading Yet man can mar such works with his rude taste, Like some sad spoiler of a virgin's fame.”
mar
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From this reading Yet man can mar such works with his rude taste, Like some sad spoiler of a virgin's fame.”
marble
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From this reading “All that thou see'st is Natures handiwork; Those rocks that upward throw their mossy brawl Like castled pinnacles of elder times; These venerable stems, that slowly rock Their towering branches in the wintry gale; That field of frost, which glitters in the sun, Mocking the whiteness of a marble breast!
Marmaduke
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From this reading Some little while elapsed ere Marmaduke Temple was sufficiently recovered from his agitation to scan the person of his new companion.
middle
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From this reading He now observed that he was a youth of some two or three and twenty years of age, and rather above the middle height.
Mocking
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From this reading “All that thou see'st is Natures handiwork; Those rocks that upward throw their mossy brawl Like castled pinnacles of elder times; These venerable stems, that slowly rock Their towering branches in the wintry gale; That field of frost, which glitters in the sun, Mocking the whiteness of a marble breast!
mossy
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From this reading “All that thou see'st is Natures handiwork; Those rocks that upward throw their mossy brawl Like castled pinnacles of elder times; These venerable stems, that slowly rock Their towering branches in the wintry gale; That field of frost, which glitters in the sun, Mocking the whiteness of a marble breast!
Natures
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From this reading “All that thou see'st is Natures handiwork; Those rocks that upward throw their mossy brawl Like castled pinnacles of elder times; These venerable stems, that slowly rock Their towering branches in the wintry gale; That field of frost, which glitters in the sun, Mocking the whiteness of a marble breast!
new
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From this reading Some little while elapsed ere Marmaduke Temple was sufficiently recovered from his agitation to scan the person of his new companion.
now
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From this reading He now observed that he was a youth of some two or three and twenty years of age, and rather above the middle height.
observed
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From this reading He now observed that he was a youth of some two or three and twenty years of age, and rather above the middle height.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “All that thou see'st is Natures handiwork; Those rocks that upward throw their mossy brawl Like castled pinnacles of elder times; These venerable stems, that slowly rock Their towering branches in the wintry gale; That field of frost, which glitters in the sun, Mocking the whiteness of a marble breast!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He now observed that he was a youth of some two or three and twenty years of age, and rather above the middle height.
person
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From this reading Some little while elapsed ere Marmaduke Temple was sufficiently recovered from his agitation to scan the person of his new companion.
pinnacles
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From this reading “All that thou see'st is Natures handiwork; Those rocks that upward throw their mossy brawl Like castled pinnacles of elder times; These venerable stems, that slowly rock Their towering branches in the wintry gale; That field of frost, which glitters in the sun, Mocking the whiteness of a marble breast!
rather
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From this reading He now observed that he was a youth of some two or three and twenty years of age, and rather above the middle height.
recovered
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From this reading Some little while elapsed ere Marmaduke Temple was sufficiently recovered from his agitation to scan the person of his new companion.
rock
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From this reading “All that thou see'st is Natures handiwork; Those rocks that upward throw their mossy brawl Like castled pinnacles of elder times; These venerable stems, that slowly rock Their towering branches in the wintry gale; That field of frost, which glitters in the sun, Mocking the whiteness of a marble breast!
rocks
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From this reading “All that thou see'st is Natures handiwork; Those rocks that upward throw their mossy brawl Like castled pinnacles of elder times; These venerable stems, that slowly rock Their towering branches in the wintry gale; That field of frost, which glitters in the sun, Mocking the whiteness of a marble breast!
rude
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From this reading Yet man can mar such works with his rude taste, Like some sad spoiler of a virgin's fame.”
sad
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From this reading Yet man can mar such works with his rude taste, Like some sad spoiler of a virgin's fame.”
scan
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From this reading Some little while elapsed ere Marmaduke Temple was sufficiently recovered from his agitation to scan the person of his new companion.
see'st
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From this reading “All that thou see'st is Natures handiwork; Those rocks that upward throw their mossy brawl Like castled pinnacles of elder times; These venerable stems, that slowly rock Their towering branches in the wintry gale; That field of frost, which glitters in the sun, Mocking the whiteness of a marble breast!
slowly
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From this reading “All that thou see'st is Natures handiwork; Those rocks that upward throw their mossy brawl Like castled pinnacles of elder times; These venerable stems, that slowly rock Their towering branches in the wintry gale; That field of frost, which glitters in the sun, Mocking the whiteness of a marble breast!
some
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From this reading Yet man can mar such works with his rude taste, Like some sad spoiler of a virgin's fame.”
spoiler
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From this reading Yet man can mar such works with his rude taste, Like some sad spoiler of a virgin's fame.”
stems
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From this reading “All that thou see'st is Natures handiwork; Those rocks that upward throw their mossy brawl Like castled pinnacles of elder times; These venerable stems, that slowly rock Their towering branches in the wintry gale; That field of frost, which glitters in the sun, Mocking the whiteness of a marble breast!
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Yet man can mar such works with his rude taste, Like some sad spoiler of a virgin's fame.”
sufficiently
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From this reading Some little while elapsed ere Marmaduke Temple was sufficiently recovered from his agitation to scan the person of his new companion.
sun
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From this reading “All that thou see'st is Natures handiwork; Those rocks that upward throw their mossy brawl Like castled pinnacles of elder times; These venerable stems, that slowly rock Their towering branches in the wintry gale; That field of frost, which glitters in the sun, Mocking the whiteness of a marble breast!
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading Yet man can mar such works with his rude taste, Like some sad spoiler of a virgin's fame.”
Temple
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From this reading Some little while elapsed ere Marmaduke Temple was sufficiently recovered from his agitation to scan the person of his new companion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “All that thou see'st is Natures handiwork; Those rocks that upward throw their mossy brawl Like castled pinnacles of elder times; These venerable stems, that slowly rock Their towering branches in the wintry gale; That field of frost, which glitters in the sun, Mocking the whiteness of a marble breast!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “All that thou see'st is Natures handiwork; Those rocks that upward throw their mossy brawl Like castled pinnacles of elder times; These venerable stems, that slowly rock Their towering branches in the wintry gale; That field of frost, which glitters in the sun, Mocking the whiteness of a marble breast!
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “All that thou see'st is Natures handiwork; Those rocks that upward throw their mossy brawl Like castled pinnacles of elder times; These venerable stems, that slowly rock Their towering branches in the wintry gale; That field of frost, which glitters in the sun, Mocking the whiteness of a marble breast!
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “All that thou see'st is Natures handiwork; Those rocks that upward throw their mossy brawl Like castled pinnacles of elder times; These venerable stems, that slowly rock Their towering branches in the wintry gale; That field of frost, which glitters in the sun, Mocking the whiteness of a marble breast!
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “All that thou see'st is Natures handiwork; Those rocks that upward throw their mossy brawl Like castled pinnacles of elder times; These venerable stems, that slowly rock Their towering branches in the wintry gale; That field of frost, which glitters in the sun, Mocking the whiteness of a marble breast!
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “All that thou see'st is Natures handiwork; Those rocks that upward throw their mossy brawl Like castled pinnacles of elder times; These venerable stems, that slowly rock Their towering branches in the wintry gale; That field of frost, which glitters in the sun, Mocking the whiteness of a marble breast!
three
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From this reading He now observed that he was a youth of some two or three and twenty years of age, and rather above the middle height.
throw
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From this reading “All that thou see'st is Natures handiwork; Those rocks that upward throw their mossy brawl Like castled pinnacles of elder times; These venerable stems, that slowly rock Their towering branches in the wintry gale; That field of frost, which glitters in the sun, Mocking the whiteness of a marble breast!
times
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From this reading “All that thou see'st is Natures handiwork; Those rocks that upward throw their mossy brawl Like castled pinnacles of elder times; These venerable stems, that slowly rock Their towering branches in the wintry gale; That field of frost, which glitters in the sun, Mocking the whiteness of a marble breast!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some little while elapsed ere Marmaduke Temple was sufficiently recovered from his agitation to scan the person of his new companion.
towering
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From this reading “All that thou see'st is Natures handiwork; Those rocks that upward throw their mossy brawl Like castled pinnacles of elder times; These venerable stems, that slowly rock Their towering branches in the wintry gale; That field of frost, which glitters in the sun, Mocking the whiteness of a marble breast!
twenty
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From this reading He now observed that he was a youth of some two or three and twenty years of age, and rather above the middle height.
two
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From this reading He now observed that he was a youth of some two or three and twenty years of age, and rather above the middle height.
upward
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From this reading “All that thou see'st is Natures handiwork; Those rocks that upward throw their mossy brawl Like castled pinnacles of elder times; These venerable stems, that slowly rock Their towering branches in the wintry gale; That field of frost, which glitters in the sun, Mocking the whiteness of a marble breast!
venerable
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From this reading “All that thou see'st is Natures handiwork; Those rocks that upward throw their mossy brawl Like castled pinnacles of elder times; These venerable stems, that slowly rock Their towering branches in the wintry gale; That field of frost, which glitters in the sun, Mocking the whiteness of a marble breast!
virgin's
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From this reading Yet man can mar such works with his rude taste, Like some sad spoiler of a virgin's fame.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Some little while elapsed ere Marmaduke Temple was sufficiently recovered from his agitation to scan the person of his new companion.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “All that thou see'st is Natures handiwork; Those rocks that upward throw their mossy brawl Like castled pinnacles of elder times; These venerable stems, that slowly rock Their towering branches in the wintry gale; That field of frost, which glitters in the sun, Mocking the whiteness of a marble breast!
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Some little while elapsed ere Marmaduke Temple was sufficiently recovered from his agitation to scan the person of his new companion.
whiteness
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From this reading “All that thou see'st is Natures handiwork; Those rocks that upward throw their mossy brawl Like castled pinnacles of elder times; These venerable stems, that slowly rock Their towering branches in the wintry gale; That field of frost, which glitters in the sun, Mocking the whiteness of a marble breast!
wintry
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From this reading “All that thou see'st is Natures handiwork; Those rocks that upward throw their mossy brawl Like castled pinnacles of elder times; These venerable stems, that slowly rock Their towering branches in the wintry gale; That field of frost, which glitters in the sun, Mocking the whiteness of a marble breast!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yet man can mar such works with his rude taste, Like some sad spoiler of a virgin's fame.”
works
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From this reading Yet man can mar such works with his rude taste, Like some sad spoiler of a virgin's fame.”
years
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From this reading He now observed that he was a youth of some two or three and twenty years of age, and rather above the middle height.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet man can mar such works with his rude taste, Like some sad spoiler of a virgin's fame.”
youth
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From this reading He now observed that he was a youth of some two or three and twenty years of age, and rather above the middle height.
