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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 It recks not now, when all is over; But yet my heart will be A mourner still, though friend and lover Have both forgotten thee.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading An anxious gazer from the shore-- I marked the whitening wave, And wept above thy fate the more Because--I could not save.
all
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From this reading It recks not now, when all is over; But yet my heart will be A mourner still, though friend and lover Have both forgotten thee.
also
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From this reading A recent critic has referred this poem of reprobation also to Branwell Brontë--as if Emily could possibly have written like this of Branwell:
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An anxious gazer from the shore-- I marked the whitening wave, And wept above thy fate the more Because--I could not save.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An anxious gazer from the shore-- I marked the whitening wave, And wept above thy fate the more Because--I could not save.
angels
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From this reading Shed no tears o'er that tomb, For there are angels weeping; Mourn not him whose doom Heaven itself is mourning.
anxious
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From this reading An anxious gazer from the shore-- I marked the whitening wave, And wept above thy fate the more Because--I could not save.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Shed no tears o'er that tomb, For there are angels weeping; Mourn not him whose doom Heaven itself is mourning.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A recent critic has referred this poem of reprobation also to Branwell Brontë--as if Emily could possibly have written like this of Branwell:
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It recks not now, when all is over; But yet my heart will be A mourner still, though friend and lover Have both forgotten thee.
BecauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading An anxious gazer from the shore-- I marked the whitening wave, And wept above thy fate the more Because--I could not save.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading It recks not now, when all is over; But yet my heart will be A mourner still, though friend and lover Have both forgotten thee.
Branwell
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From this reading A recent critic has referred this poem of reprobation also to Branwell Brontë--as if Emily could possibly have written like this of Branwell:
Brontë
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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It recks not now, when all is over; But yet my heart will be A mourner still, though friend and lover Have both forgotten thee.
collection
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From this reading Compare with this that stern elegy in Mr. Shorter's collection, "Shed no tears o'er that tomb."
Compare
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From this reading Compare with this that stern elegy in Mr. Shorter's collection, "Shed no tears o'er that tomb."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading An anxious gazer from the shore-- I marked the whitening wave, And wept above thy fate the more Because--I could not save.
critic
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doom
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From this reading Shed no tears o'er that tomb, For there are angels weeping; Mourn not him whose doom Heaven itself is mourning.
elegy
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From this reading Compare with this that stern elegy in Mr. Shorter's collection, "Shed no tears o'er that tomb."
Emily
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fate
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From this reading An anxious gazer from the shore-- I marked the whitening wave, And wept above thy fate the more Because--I could not save.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Shed no tears o'er that tomb, For there are angels weeping; Mourn not him whose doom Heaven itself is mourning.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading It recks not now, when all is over; But yet my heart will be A mourner still, though friend and lover Have both forgotten thee.
friend
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From this reading It recks not now, when all is over; But yet my heart will be A mourner still, though friend and lover Have both forgotten thee.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading An anxious gazer from the shore-- I marked the whitening wave, And wept above thy fate the more Because--I could not save.
gazer
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From this reading An anxious gazer from the shore-- I marked the whitening wave, And wept above thy fate the more Because--I could not save.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A recent critic has referred this poem of reprobation also to Branwell Brontë--as if Emily could possibly have written like this of Branwell:
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It recks not now, when all is over; But yet my heart will be A mourner still, though friend and lover Have both forgotten thee.
heart
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From this reading It recks not now, when all is over; But yet my heart will be A mourner still, though friend and lover Have both forgotten thee.
Heaven
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From this reading Shed no tears o'er that tomb, For there are angels weeping; Mourn not him whose doom Heaven itself is mourning.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Shed no tears o'er that tomb, For there are angels weeping; Mourn not him whose doom Heaven itself is mourning.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading An anxious gazer from the shore-- I marked the whitening wave, And wept above thy fate the more Because--I could not save.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A recent critic has referred this poem of reprobation also to Branwell Brontë--as if Emily could possibly have written like this of Branwell:
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Compare with this that stern elegy in Mr. Shorter's collection, "Shed no tears o'er that tomb."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It recks not now, when all is over; But yet my heart will be A mourner still, though friend and lover Have both forgotten thee.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It recks not now, when all is over; But yet my heart will be A mourner still, though friend and lover Have both forgotten thee.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Shed no tears o'er that tomb, For there are angels weeping; Mourn not him whose doom Heaven itself is mourning.
like
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lover
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From this reading It recks not now, when all is over; But yet my heart will be A mourner still, though friend and lover Have both forgotten thee.
marked
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From this reading An anxious gazer from the shore-- I marked the whitening wave, And wept above thy fate the more Because--I could not save.
more
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From this reading An anxious gazer from the shore-- I marked the whitening wave, And wept above thy fate the more Because--I could not save.
Mourn
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From this reading Shed no tears o'er that tomb, For there are angels weeping; Mourn not him whose doom Heaven itself is mourning.
mourner
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From this reading It recks not now, when all is over; But yet my heart will be A mourner still, though friend and lover Have both forgotten thee.
mourning
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From this reading Shed no tears o'er that tomb, For there are angels weeping; Mourn not him whose doom Heaven itself is mourning.
Mr
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From this reading Compare with this that stern elegy in Mr. Shorter's collection, "Shed no tears o'er that tomb."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It recks not now, when all is over; But yet my heart will be A mourner still, though friend and lover Have both forgotten thee.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Compare with this that stern elegy in Mr. Shorter's collection, "Shed no tears o'er that tomb."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading An anxious gazer from the shore-- I marked the whitening wave, And wept above thy fate the more Because--I could not save.
now
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From this reading It recks not now, when all is over; But yet my heart will be A mourner still, though friend and lover Have both forgotten thee.
o'er
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From this reading Compare with this that stern elegy in Mr. Shorter's collection, "Shed no tears o'er that tomb."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A recent critic has referred this poem of reprobation also to Branwell Brontë--as if Emily could possibly have written like this of Branwell:
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It recks not now, when all is over; But yet my heart will be A mourner still, though friend and lover Have both forgotten thee.
poem
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possibly
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recent
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recks
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From this reading It recks not now, when all is over; But yet my heart will be A mourner still, though friend and lover Have both forgotten thee.
referred
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reprobation
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saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading An anxious gazer from the shore-- I marked the whitening wave, And wept above thy fate the more Because--I could not save.
Shed
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From this reading Compare with this that stern elegy in Mr. Shorter's collection, "Shed no tears o'er that tomb."
shore
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From this reading An anxious gazer from the shore-- I marked the whitening wave, And wept above thy fate the more Because--I could not save.
Shorter's
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From this reading Compare with this that stern elegy in Mr. Shorter's collection, "Shed no tears o'er that tomb."
stern
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From this reading Compare with this that stern elegy in Mr. Shorter's collection, "Shed no tears o'er that tomb."
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It recks not now, when all is over; But yet my heart will be A mourner still, though friend and lover Have both forgotten thee.
tears
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From this reading Compare with this that stern elegy in Mr. Shorter's collection, "Shed no tears o'er that tomb."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Compare with this that stern elegy in Mr. Shorter's collection, "Shed no tears o'er that tomb."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An anxious gazer from the shore-- I marked the whitening wave, And wept above thy fate the more Because--I could not save.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading It recks not now, when all is over; But yet my heart will be A mourner still, though friend and lover Have both forgotten thee.
there
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From this reading Shed no tears o'er that tomb, For there are angels weeping; Mourn not him whose doom Heaven itself is mourning.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Compare with this that stern elegy in Mr. Shorter's collection, "Shed no tears o'er that tomb."
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It recks not now, when all is over; But yet my heart will be A mourner still, though friend and lover Have both forgotten thee.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading An anxious gazer from the shore-- I marked the whitening wave, And wept above thy fate the more Because--I could not save.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A recent critic has referred this poem of reprobation also to Branwell Brontë--as if Emily could possibly have written like this of Branwell:
tomb
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From this reading Compare with this that stern elegy in Mr. Shorter's collection, "Shed no tears o'er that tomb."
wave
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From this reading An anxious gazer from the shore-- I marked the whitening wave, And wept above thy fate the more Because--I could not save.
weeping
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From this reading Shed no tears o'er that tomb, For there are angels weeping; Mourn not him whose doom Heaven itself is mourning.
wept
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From this reading An anxious gazer from the shore-- I marked the whitening wave, And wept above thy fate the more Because--I could not save.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It recks not now, when all is over; But yet my heart will be A mourner still, though friend and lover Have both forgotten thee.
whitening
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From this reading An anxious gazer from the shore-- I marked the whitening wave, And wept above thy fate the more Because--I could not save.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Shed no tears o'er that tomb, For there are angels weeping; Mourn not him whose doom Heaven itself is mourning.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It recks not now, when all is over; But yet my heart will be A mourner still, though friend and lover Have both forgotten thee.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Compare with this that stern elegy in Mr. Shorter's collection, "Shed no tears o'er that tomb."
written
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yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It recks not now, when all is over; But yet my heart will be A mourner still, though friend and lover Have both forgotten thee.
