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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 She still took note that, when the living smile Died from his lips, across him came a cloud Of melancholy severe; from which again, Whenever in her hovering to and fro, The lily-maid had striven to make him cheer, There brake a sudden beaming tenderness.
accustomed
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From this reading Now, after a fashion of his, to which she had grown well accustomed, he let fall a glance upon her as one bringing himself back from a distance.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She still took note that, when the living smile Died from his lips, across him came a cloud Of melancholy severe; from which again, Whenever in her hovering to and fro, The lily-maid had striven to make him cheer, There brake a sudden beaming tenderness.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Now, after a fashion of his, to which she had grown well accustomed, he let fall a glance upon her as one bringing himself back from a distance.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She still took note that, when the living smile Died from his lips, across him came a cloud Of melancholy severe; from which again, Whenever in her hovering to and fro, The lily-maid had striven to make him cheer, There brake a sudden beaming tenderness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She still took note that, when the living smile Died from his lips, across him came a cloud Of melancholy severe; from which again, Whenever in her hovering to and fro, The lily-maid had striven to make him cheer, There brake a sudden beaming tenderness.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had been watching silently by her side—watching her, as here she snipped a bundle of leaves and there a sheaf of blossoms, and mechanically extending the basket that she might lay them therein.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And do you not wish to know,” asked Ellinor, “what has brought me with the dawn to these gardens?”
back
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From this reading Now, after a fashion of his, to which she had grown well accustomed, he let fall a glance upon her as one bringing himself back from a distance.
basket
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From this reading He had been watching silently by her side—watching her, as here she snipped a bundle of leaves and there a sheaf of blossoms, and mechanically extending the basket that she might lay them therein.
beaming
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From this reading She still took note that, when the living smile Died from his lips, across him came a cloud Of melancholy severe; from which again, Whenever in her hovering to and fro, The lily-maid had striven to make him cheer, There brake a sudden beaming tenderness.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been watching silently by her side—watching her, as here she snipped a bundle of leaves and there a sheaf of blossoms, and mechanically extending the basket that she might lay them therein.
blossoms
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From this reading He had been watching silently by her side—watching her, as here she snipped a bundle of leaves and there a sheaf of blossoms, and mechanically extending the basket that she might lay them therein.
brake
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From this reading She still took note that, when the living smile Died from his lips, across him came a cloud Of melancholy severe; from which again, Whenever in her hovering to and fro, The lily-maid had striven to make him cheer, There brake a sudden beaming tenderness.
bringing
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From this reading Now, after a fashion of his, to which she had grown well accustomed, he let fall a glance upon her as one bringing himself back from a distance.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And do you not wish to know,” asked Ellinor, “what has brought me with the dawn to these gardens?”
bundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading He had been watching silently by her side—watching her, as here she snipped a bundle of leaves and there a sheaf of blossoms, and mechanically extending the basket that she might lay them therein.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had been watching silently by her side—watching her, as here she snipped a bundle of leaves and there a sheaf of blossoms, and mechanically extending the basket that she might lay them therein.
came
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From this reading She still took note that, when the living smile Died from his lips, across him came a cloud Of melancholy severe; from which again, Whenever in her hovering to and fro, The lily-maid had striven to make him cheer, There brake a sudden beaming tenderness.
cheer
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From this reading She still took note that, when the living smile Died from his lips, across him came a cloud Of melancholy severe; from which again, Whenever in her hovering to and fro, The lily-maid had striven to make him cheer, There brake a sudden beaming tenderness.
cloud
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From this reading She still took note that, when the living smile Died from his lips, across him came a cloud Of melancholy severe; from which again, Whenever in her hovering to and fro, The lily-maid had striven to make him cheer, There brake a sudden beaming tenderness.
dawn
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From this reading “And do you not wish to know,” asked Ellinor, “what has brought me with the dawn to these gardens?”
Died
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From this reading She still took note that, when the living smile Died from his lips, across him came a cloud Of melancholy severe; from which again, Whenever in her hovering to and fro, The lily-maid had striven to make him cheer, There brake a sudden beaming tenderness.
distance
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From this reading Now, after a fashion of his, to which she had grown well accustomed, he let fall a glance upon her as one bringing himself back from a distance.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “And do you not wish to know,” asked Ellinor, “what has brought me with the dawn to these gardens?”
Elaine
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From this reading —TENNYSON (_Elaine_).
Ellinor
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From this reading “And do you not wish to know,” asked Ellinor, “what has brought me with the dawn to these gardens?”
extending
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From this reading He had been watching silently by her side—watching her, as here she snipped a bundle of leaves and there a sheaf of blossoms, and mechanically extending the basket that she might lay them therein.
fall
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From this reading Now, after a fashion of his, to which she had grown well accustomed, he let fall a glance upon her as one bringing himself back from a distance.
fashion
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From this reading Now, after a fashion of his, to which she had grown well accustomed, he let fall a glance upon her as one bringing himself back from a distance.
fro
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From this reading She still took note that, when the living smile Died from his lips, across him came a cloud Of melancholy severe; from which again, Whenever in her hovering to and fro, The lily-maid had striven to make him cheer, There brake a sudden beaming tenderness.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She still took note that, when the living smile Died from his lips, across him came a cloud Of melancholy severe; from which again, Whenever in her hovering to and fro, The lily-maid had striven to make him cheer, There brake a sudden beaming tenderness.
gardens
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From this reading “And do you not wish to know,” asked Ellinor, “what has brought me with the dawn to these gardens?”
glance
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From this reading Now, after a fashion of his, to which she had grown well accustomed, he let fall a glance upon her as one bringing himself back from a distance.
grown
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From this reading Now, after a fashion of his, to which she had grown well accustomed, he let fall a glance upon her as one bringing himself back from a distance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She still took note that, when the living smile Died from his lips, across him came a cloud Of melancholy severe; from which again, Whenever in her hovering to and fro, The lily-maid had striven to make him cheer, There brake a sudden beaming tenderness.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And do you not wish to know,” asked Ellinor, “what has brought me with the dawn to these gardens?”
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been watching silently by her side—watching her, as here she snipped a bundle of leaves and there a sheaf of blossoms, and mechanically extending the basket that she might lay them therein.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She still took note that, when the living smile Died from his lips, across him came a cloud Of melancholy severe; from which again, Whenever in her hovering to and fro, The lily-maid had striven to make him cheer, There brake a sudden beaming tenderness.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been watching silently by her side—watching her, as here she snipped a bundle of leaves and there a sheaf of blossoms, and mechanically extending the basket that she might lay them therein.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She still took note that, when the living smile Died from his lips, across him came a cloud Of melancholy severe; from which again, Whenever in her hovering to and fro, The lily-maid had striven to make him cheer, There brake a sudden beaming tenderness.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Now, after a fashion of his, to which she had grown well accustomed, he let fall a glance upon her as one bringing himself back from a distance.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She still took note that, when the living smile Died from his lips, across him came a cloud Of melancholy severe; from which again, Whenever in her hovering to and fro, The lily-maid had striven to make him cheer, There brake a sudden beaming tenderness.
hovering
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From this reading She still took note that, when the living smile Died from his lips, across him came a cloud Of melancholy severe; from which again, Whenever in her hovering to and fro, The lily-maid had striven to make him cheer, There brake a sudden beaming tenderness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She still took note that, when the living smile Died from his lips, across him came a cloud Of melancholy severe; from which again, Whenever in her hovering to and fro, The lily-maid had striven to make him cheer, There brake a sudden beaming tenderness.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And do you not wish to know,” asked Ellinor, “what has brought me with the dawn to these gardens?”
lay
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From this reading He had been watching silently by her side—watching her, as here she snipped a bundle of leaves and there a sheaf of blossoms, and mechanically extending the basket that she might lay them therein.
leaves
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From this reading He had been watching silently by her side—watching her, as here she snipped a bundle of leaves and there a sheaf of blossoms, and mechanically extending the basket that she might lay them therein.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Now, after a fashion of his, to which she had grown well accustomed, he let fall a glance upon her as one bringing himself back from a distance.
lily-maid
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From this reading She still took note that, when the living smile Died from his lips, across him came a cloud Of melancholy severe; from which again, Whenever in her hovering to and fro, The lily-maid had striven to make him cheer, There brake a sudden beaming tenderness.
lips
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From this reading She still took note that, when the living smile Died from his lips, across him came a cloud Of melancholy severe; from which again, Whenever in her hovering to and fro, The lily-maid had striven to make him cheer, There brake a sudden beaming tenderness.
living
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From this reading She still took note that, when the living smile Died from his lips, across him came a cloud Of melancholy severe; from which again, Whenever in her hovering to and fro, The lily-maid had striven to make him cheer, There brake a sudden beaming tenderness.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She still took note that, when the living smile Died from his lips, across him came a cloud Of melancholy severe; from which again, Whenever in her hovering to and fro, The lily-maid had striven to make him cheer, There brake a sudden beaming tenderness.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “And do you not wish to know,” asked Ellinor, “what has brought me with the dawn to these gardens?”
mechanically
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From this reading He had been watching silently by her side—watching her, as here she snipped a bundle of leaves and there a sheaf of blossoms, and mechanically extending the basket that she might lay them therein.
melancholy
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From this reading She still took note that, when the living smile Died from his lips, across him came a cloud Of melancholy severe; from which again, Whenever in her hovering to and fro, The lily-maid had striven to make him cheer, There brake a sudden beaming tenderness.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He had been watching silently by her side—watching her, as here she snipped a bundle of leaves and there a sheaf of blossoms, and mechanically extending the basket that she might lay them therein.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “And do you not wish to know,” asked Ellinor, “what has brought me with the dawn to these gardens?”
note
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From this reading She still took note that, when the living smile Died from his lips, across him came a cloud Of melancholy severe; from which again, Whenever in her hovering to and fro, The lily-maid had striven to make him cheer, There brake a sudden beaming tenderness.
Now
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From this reading Now, after a fashion of his, to which she had grown well accustomed, he let fall a glance upon her as one bringing himself back from a distance.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She still took note that, when the living smile Died from his lips, across him came a cloud Of melancholy severe; from which again, Whenever in her hovering to and fro, The lily-maid had striven to make him cheer, There brake a sudden beaming tenderness.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now, after a fashion of his, to which she had grown well accustomed, he let fall a glance upon her as one bringing himself back from a distance.
severe
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From this reading She still took note that, when the living smile Died from his lips, across him came a cloud Of melancholy severe; from which again, Whenever in her hovering to and fro, The lily-maid had striven to make him cheer, There brake a sudden beaming tenderness.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She still took note that, when the living smile Died from his lips, across him came a cloud Of melancholy severe; from which again, Whenever in her hovering to and fro, The lily-maid had striven to make him cheer, There brake a sudden beaming tenderness.
sheaf
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From this reading He had been watching silently by her side—watching her, as here she snipped a bundle of leaves and there a sheaf of blossoms, and mechanically extending the basket that she might lay them therein.
side
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From this reading He had been watching silently by her side—watching her, as here she snipped a bundle of leaves and there a sheaf of blossoms, and mechanically extending the basket that she might lay them therein.
silently
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From this reading He had been watching silently by her side—watching her, as here she snipped a bundle of leaves and there a sheaf of blossoms, and mechanically extending the basket that she might lay them therein.
smile
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From this reading She still took note that, when the living smile Died from his lips, across him came a cloud Of melancholy severe; from which again, Whenever in her hovering to and fro, The lily-maid had striven to make him cheer, There brake a sudden beaming tenderness.
snipped
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From this reading He had been watching silently by her side—watching her, as here she snipped a bundle of leaves and there a sheaf of blossoms, and mechanically extending the basket that she might lay them therein.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She still took note that, when the living smile Died from his lips, across him came a cloud Of melancholy severe; from which again, Whenever in her hovering to and fro, The lily-maid had striven to make him cheer, There brake a sudden beaming tenderness.
striven
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From this reading She still took note that, when the living smile Died from his lips, across him came a cloud Of melancholy severe; from which again, Whenever in her hovering to and fro, The lily-maid had striven to make him cheer, There brake a sudden beaming tenderness.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She still took note that, when the living smile Died from his lips, across him came a cloud Of melancholy severe; from which again, Whenever in her hovering to and fro, The lily-maid had striven to make him cheer, There brake a sudden beaming tenderness.
tenderness
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From this reading She still took note that, when the living smile Died from his lips, across him came a cloud Of melancholy severe; from which again, Whenever in her hovering to and fro, The lily-maid had striven to make him cheer, There brake a sudden beaming tenderness.
TENNYSON
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From this reading —TENNYSON (_Elaine_).
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She still took note that, when the living smile Died from his lips, across him came a cloud Of melancholy severe; from which again, Whenever in her hovering to and fro, The lily-maid had striven to make him cheer, There brake a sudden beaming tenderness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She still took note that, when the living smile Died from his lips, across him came a cloud Of melancholy severe; from which again, Whenever in her hovering to and fro, The lily-maid had striven to make him cheer, There brake a sudden beaming tenderness.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had been watching silently by her side—watching her, as here she snipped a bundle of leaves and there a sheaf of blossoms, and mechanically extending the basket that she might lay them therein.
There
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From this reading She still took note that, when the living smile Died from his lips, across him came a cloud Of melancholy severe; from which again, Whenever in her hovering to and fro, The lily-maid had striven to make him cheer, There brake a sudden beaming tenderness.
therein
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From this reading He had been watching silently by her side—watching her, as here she snipped a bundle of leaves and there a sheaf of blossoms, and mechanically extending the basket that she might lay them therein.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “And do you not wish to know,” asked Ellinor, “what has brought me with the dawn to these gardens?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She still took note that, when the living smile Died from his lips, across him came a cloud Of melancholy severe; from which again, Whenever in her hovering to and fro, The lily-maid had striven to make him cheer, There brake a sudden beaming tenderness.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She still took note that, when the living smile Died from his lips, across him came a cloud Of melancholy severe; from which again, Whenever in her hovering to and fro, The lily-maid had striven to make him cheer, There brake a sudden beaming tenderness.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Now, after a fashion of his, to which she had grown well accustomed, he let fall a glance upon her as one bringing himself back from a distance.
watching
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From this reading He had been watching silently by her side—watching her, as here she snipped a bundle of leaves and there a sheaf of blossoms, and mechanically extending the basket that she might lay them therein.
well
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From this reading Now, after a fashion of his, to which she had grown well accustomed, he let fall a glance upon her as one bringing himself back from a distance.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “And do you not wish to know,” asked Ellinor, “what has brought me with the dawn to these gardens?”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She still took note that, when the living smile Died from his lips, across him came a cloud Of melancholy severe; from which again, Whenever in her hovering to and fro, The lily-maid had striven to make him cheer, There brake a sudden beaming tenderness.
WheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading She still took note that, when the living smile Died from his lips, across him came a cloud Of melancholy severe; from which again, Whenever in her hovering to and fro, The lily-maid had striven to make him cheer, There brake a sudden beaming tenderness.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She still took note that, when the living smile Died from his lips, across him came a cloud Of melancholy severe; from which again, Whenever in her hovering to and fro, The lily-maid had striven to make him cheer, There brake a sudden beaming tenderness.
wish
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From this reading “And do you not wish to know,” asked Ellinor, “what has brought me with the dawn to these gardens?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “And do you not wish to know,” asked Ellinor, “what has brought me with the dawn to these gardens?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And do you not wish to know,” asked Ellinor, “what has brought me with the dawn to these gardens?”
