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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 question if my own mother could have known me, had she lived long enough to see the whiskers sprout on my cheeks, and to contemplate my countenance as a man.
add
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From this reading I went into Dunning's library, drew the little hurdy-gurdy from its hiding-place, slung it, and began to play St. Patrick's Day in the Morning, with spirit, and, I trust I may add, with execution.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And she hath smiles to earth unknown---- Smiles, that with motion of their own Do spread, and sink, and rise; That come and go with endless play And ever, as they pass away, Are hidden in her eyes."
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "And she hath smiles to earth unknown---- Smiles, that with motion of their own Do spread, and sink, and rise; That come and go with endless play And ever, as they pass away, Are hidden in her eyes."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "And she hath smiles to earth unknown---- Smiles, that with motion of their own Do spread, and sink, and rise; That come and go with endless play And ever, as they pass away, Are hidden in her eyes."
away
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From this reading "And she hath smiles to earth unknown---- Smiles, that with motion of their own Do spread, and sink, and rise; That come and go with endless play And ever, as they pass away, Are hidden in her eyes."
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went into Dunning's library, drew the little hurdy-gurdy from its hiding-place, slung it, and began to play St. Patrick's Day in the Morning, with spirit, and, I trust I may add, with execution.
cheeks
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From this reading I question if my own mother could have known me, had she lived long enough to see the whiskers sprout on my cheeks, and to contemplate my countenance as a man.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And she hath smiles to earth unknown---- Smiles, that with motion of their own Do spread, and sink, and rise; That come and go with endless play And ever, as they pass away, Are hidden in her eyes."
contemplate
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costume
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From this reading I was early in costume the following morning.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I question if my own mother could have known me, had she lived long enough to see the whiskers sprout on my cheeks, and to contemplate my countenance as a man.
countenance
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From this reading I question if my own mother could have known me, had she lived long enough to see the whiskers sprout on my cheeks, and to contemplate my countenance as a man.
Day
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From this reading I went into Dunning's library, drew the little hurdy-gurdy from its hiding-place, slung it, and began to play St. Patrick's Day in the Morning, with spirit, and, I trust I may add, with execution.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "And she hath smiles to earth unknown---- Smiles, that with motion of their own Do spread, and sink, and rise; That come and go with endless play And ever, as they pass away, Are hidden in her eyes."
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went into Dunning's library, drew the little hurdy-gurdy from its hiding-place, slung it, and began to play St. Patrick's Day in the Morning, with spirit, and, I trust I may add, with execution.
Dunning's
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From this reading I went into Dunning's library, drew the little hurdy-gurdy from its hiding-place, slung it, and began to play St. Patrick's Day in the Morning, with spirit, and, I trust I may add, with execution.
early
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From this reading I was early in costume the following morning.
earth
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From this reading "And she hath smiles to earth unknown---- Smiles, that with motion of their own Do spread, and sink, and rise; That come and go with endless play And ever, as they pass away, Are hidden in her eyes."
endless
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enough
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From this reading I question if my own mother could have known me, had she lived long enough to see the whiskers sprout on my cheeks, and to contemplate my countenance as a man.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And she hath smiles to earth unknown---- Smiles, that with motion of their own Do spread, and sink, and rise; That come and go with endless play And ever, as they pass away, Are hidden in her eyes."
execution
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From this reading I went into Dunning's library, drew the little hurdy-gurdy from its hiding-place, slung it, and began to play St. Patrick's Day in the Morning, with spirit, and, I trust I may add, with execution.
eyes
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From this reading "And she hath smiles to earth unknown---- Smiles, that with motion of their own Do spread, and sink, and rise; That come and go with endless play And ever, as they pass away, Are hidden in her eyes."
following
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From this reading I was early in costume the following morning.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I went into Dunning's library, drew the little hurdy-gurdy from its hiding-place, slung it, and began to play St. Patrick's Day in the Morning, with spirit, and, I trust I may add, with execution.
go
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From this reading "And she hath smiles to earth unknown---- Smiles, that with motion of their own Do spread, and sink, and rise; That come and go with endless play And ever, as they pass away, Are hidden in her eyes."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I question if my own mother could have known me, had she lived long enough to see the whiskers sprout on my cheeks, and to contemplate my countenance as a man.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading "And she hath smiles to earth unknown---- Smiles, that with motion of their own Do spread, and sink, and rise; That come and go with endless play And ever, as they pass away, Are hidden in her eyes."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I question if my own mother could have known me, had she lived long enough to see the whiskers sprout on my cheeks, and to contemplate my countenance as a man.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "And she hath smiles to earth unknown---- Smiles, that with motion of their own Do spread, and sink, and rise; That come and go with endless play And ever, as they pass away, Are hidden in her eyes."
hidden
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From this reading "And she hath smiles to earth unknown---- Smiles, that with motion of their own Do spread, and sink, and rise; That come and go with endless play And ever, as they pass away, Are hidden in her eyes."
hiding-place
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From this reading I went into Dunning's library, drew the little hurdy-gurdy from its hiding-place, slung it, and began to play St. Patrick's Day in the Morning, with spirit, and, I trust I may add, with execution.
hurdy-gurdy
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From this reading I went into Dunning's library, drew the little hurdy-gurdy from its hiding-place, slung it, and began to play St. Patrick's Day in the Morning, with spirit, and, I trust I may add, with execution.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was early in costume the following morning.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I question if my own mother could have known me, had she lived long enough to see the whiskers sprout on my cheeks, and to contemplate my countenance as a man.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And she hath smiles to earth unknown---- Smiles, that with motion of their own Do spread, and sink, and rise; That come and go with endless play And ever, as they pass away, Are hidden in her eyes."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I went into Dunning's library, drew the little hurdy-gurdy from its hiding-place, slung it, and began to play St. Patrick's Day in the Morning, with spirit, and, I trust I may add, with execution.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I went into Dunning's library, drew the little hurdy-gurdy from its hiding-place, slung it, and began to play St. Patrick's Day in the Morning, with spirit, and, I trust I may add, with execution.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I went into Dunning's library, drew the little hurdy-gurdy from its hiding-place, slung it, and began to play St. Patrick's Day in the Morning, with spirit, and, I trust I may add, with execution.
known
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library
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From this reading I went into Dunning's library, drew the little hurdy-gurdy from its hiding-place, slung it, and began to play St. Patrick's Day in the Morning, with spirit, and, I trust I may add, with execution.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went into Dunning's library, drew the little hurdy-gurdy from its hiding-place, slung it, and began to play St. Patrick's Day in the Morning, with spirit, and, I trust I may add, with execution.
lived
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From this reading I question if my own mother could have known me, had she lived long enough to see the whiskers sprout on my cheeks, and to contemplate my countenance as a man.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I question if my own mother could have known me, had she lived long enough to see the whiskers sprout on my cheeks, and to contemplate my countenance as a man.
man
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From this reading I question if my own mother could have known me, had she lived long enough to see the whiskers sprout on my cheeks, and to contemplate my countenance as a man.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I went into Dunning's library, drew the little hurdy-gurdy from its hiding-place, slung it, and began to play St. Patrick's Day in the Morning, with spirit, and, I trust I may add, with execution.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I question if my own mother could have known me, had she lived long enough to see the whiskers sprout on my cheeks, and to contemplate my countenance as a man.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was early in costume the following morning.
mother
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motion
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From this reading "And she hath smiles to earth unknown---- Smiles, that with motion of their own Do spread, and sink, and rise; That come and go with endless play And ever, as they pass away, Are hidden in her eyes."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I question if my own mother could have known me, had she lived long enough to see the whiskers sprout on my cheeks, and to contemplate my countenance as a man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And she hath smiles to earth unknown---- Smiles, that with motion of their own Do spread, and sink, and rise; That come and go with endless play And ever, as they pass away, Are hidden in her eyes."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I question if my own mother could have known me, had she lived long enough to see the whiskers sprout on my cheeks, and to contemplate my countenance as a man.
own
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From this reading "And she hath smiles to earth unknown---- Smiles, that with motion of their own Do spread, and sink, and rise; That come and go with endless play And ever, as they pass away, Are hidden in her eyes."
pass
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From this reading "And she hath smiles to earth unknown---- Smiles, that with motion of their own Do spread, and sink, and rise; That come and go with endless play And ever, as they pass away, Are hidden in her eyes."
Patrick's
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From this reading I went into Dunning's library, drew the little hurdy-gurdy from its hiding-place, slung it, and began to play St. Patrick's Day in the Morning, with spirit, and, I trust I may add, with execution.
play
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From this reading "And she hath smiles to earth unknown---- Smiles, that with motion of their own Do spread, and sink, and rise; That come and go with endless play And ever, as they pass away, Are hidden in her eyes."
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I question if my own mother could have known me, had she lived long enough to see the whiskers sprout on my cheeks, and to contemplate my countenance as a man.
rise
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From this reading "And she hath smiles to earth unknown---- Smiles, that with motion of their own Do spread, and sink, and rise; That come and go with endless play And ever, as they pass away, Are hidden in her eyes."
see
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From this reading I question if my own mother could have known me, had she lived long enough to see the whiskers sprout on my cheeks, and to contemplate my countenance as a man.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And she hath smiles to earth unknown---- Smiles, that with motion of their own Do spread, and sink, and rise; That come and go with endless play And ever, as they pass away, Are hidden in her eyes."
sink
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From this reading "And she hath smiles to earth unknown---- Smiles, that with motion of their own Do spread, and sink, and rise; That come and go with endless play And ever, as they pass away, Are hidden in her eyes."
slung
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From this reading I went into Dunning's library, drew the little hurdy-gurdy from its hiding-place, slung it, and began to play St. Patrick's Day in the Morning, with spirit, and, I trust I may add, with execution.
smiles
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From this reading "And she hath smiles to earth unknown---- Smiles, that with motion of their own Do spread, and sink, and rise; That come and go with endless play And ever, as they pass away, Are hidden in her eyes."
spirit
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From this reading I went into Dunning's library, drew the little hurdy-gurdy from its hiding-place, slung it, and began to play St. Patrick's Day in the Morning, with spirit, and, I trust I may add, with execution.
spread
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From this reading "And she hath smiles to earth unknown---- Smiles, that with motion of their own Do spread, and sink, and rise; That come and go with endless play And ever, as they pass away, Are hidden in her eyes."
sprout
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St
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And she hath smiles to earth unknown---- Smiles, that with motion of their own Do spread, and sink, and rise; That come and go with endless play And ever, as they pass away, Are hidden in her eyes."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was early in costume the following morning.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "And she hath smiles to earth unknown---- Smiles, that with motion of their own Do spread, and sink, and rise; That come and go with endless play And ever, as they pass away, Are hidden in her eyes."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And she hath smiles to earth unknown---- Smiles, that with motion of their own Do spread, and sink, and rise; That come and go with endless play And ever, as they pass away, Are hidden in her eyes."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And she hath smiles to earth unknown---- Smiles, that with motion of their own Do spread, and sink, and rise; That come and go with endless play And ever, as they pass away, Are hidden in her eyes."
trust
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From this reading I went into Dunning's library, drew the little hurdy-gurdy from its hiding-place, slung it, and began to play St. Patrick's Day in the Morning, with spirit, and, I trust I may add, with execution.
unknown
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From this reading "And she hath smiles to earth unknown---- Smiles, that with motion of their own Do spread, and sink, and rise; That come and go with endless play And ever, as they pass away, Are hidden in her eyes."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was early in costume the following morning.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went into Dunning's library, drew the little hurdy-gurdy from its hiding-place, slung it, and began to play St. Patrick's Day in the Morning, with spirit, and, I trust I may add, with execution.
whiskers
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From this reading I question if my own mother could have known me, had she lived long enough to see the whiskers sprout on my cheeks, and to contemplate my countenance as a man.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "And she hath smiles to earth unknown---- Smiles, that with motion of their own Do spread, and sink, and rise; That come and go with endless play And ever, as they pass away, Are hidden in her eyes."
WORDSWORTH
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From this reading WORDSWORTH.
