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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 There is a mysterious and double existence, in the tie that binds the parent to the child.
affection
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From this reading Reverence and respect both mingle with our love; but the affection, with which we watch the helplessness of infancy, the interest with which we see the ingenuous and young profiting by our care, the pride of improvement, and the magic of hope, create an intensity of sympathy in their favor, that almost equals the identity of self-love.
affections
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From this reading The tide of existence floats downward, and with it go, in their greatest strength, all those affections that unite families and kindred.
all
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From this reading The tide of existence floats downward, and with it go, in their greatest strength, all those affections that unite families and kindred.
almost
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From this reading Reverence and respect both mingle with our love; but the affection, with which we watch the helplessness of infancy, the interest with which we see the ingenuous and young profiting by our care, the pride of improvement, and the magic of hope, create an intensity of sympathy in their favor, that almost equals the identity of self-love.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Reverence and respect both mingle with our love; but the affection, with which we watch the helplessness of infancy, the interest with which we see the ingenuous and young profiting by our care, the pride of improvement, and the magic of hope, create an intensity of sympathy in their favor, that almost equals the identity of self-love.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The tide of existence floats downward, and with it go, in their greatest strength, all those affections that unite families and kindred.
Aye
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From this reading “—Aye, that way goes the game, Now I perceive that she hath made compare Between our statures—” Midsummer Night’s Dream.
BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “—Aye, that way goes the game, Now I perceive that she hath made compare Between our statures—” Midsummer Night’s Dream.
binds
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From this reading There is a mysterious and double existence, in the tie that binds the parent to the child.
bodily
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From this reading We learn to know our parents in the fullness of their reason, and commonly in the perfection of their bodily strength.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Reverence and respect both mingle with our love; but the affection, with which we watch the helplessness of infancy, the interest with which we see the ingenuous and young profiting by our care, the pride of improvement, and the magic of hope, create an intensity of sympathy in their favor, that almost equals the identity of self-love.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Reverence and respect both mingle with our love; but the affection, with which we watch the helplessness of infancy, the interest with which we see the ingenuous and young profiting by our care, the pride of improvement, and the magic of hope, create an intensity of sympathy in their favor, that almost equals the identity of self-love.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Reverence and respect both mingle with our love; but the affection, with which we watch the helplessness of infancy, the interest with which we see the ingenuous and young profiting by our care, the pride of improvement, and the magic of hope, create an intensity of sympathy in their favor, that almost equals the identity of self-love.
care
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From this reading Reverence and respect both mingle with our love; but the affection, with which we watch the helplessness of infancy, the interest with which we see the ingenuous and young profiting by our care, the pride of improvement, and the magic of hope, create an intensity of sympathy in their favor, that almost equals the identity of self-love.
child
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From this reading There is a mysterious and double existence, in the tie that binds the parent to the child.
commonly
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From this reading We learn to know our parents in the fullness of their reason, and commonly in the perfection of their bodily strength.
compare
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From this reading “—Aye, that way goes the game, Now I perceive that she hath made compare Between our statures—” Midsummer Night’s Dream.
create
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From this reading Reverence and respect both mingle with our love; but the affection, with which we watch the helplessness of infancy, the interest with which we see the ingenuous and young profiting by our care, the pride of improvement, and the magic of hope, create an intensity of sympathy in their favor, that almost equals the identity of self-love.
double
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From this reading There is a mysterious and double existence, in the tie that binds the parent to the child.
downward
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From this reading The tide of existence floats downward, and with it go, in their greatest strength, all those affections that unite families and kindred.
DreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “—Aye, that way goes the game, Now I perceive that she hath made compare Between our statures—” Midsummer Night’s Dream.
equals
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From this reading Reverence and respect both mingle with our love; but the affection, with which we watch the helplessness of infancy, the interest with which we see the ingenuous and young profiting by our care, the pride of improvement, and the magic of hope, create an intensity of sympathy in their favor, that almost equals the identity of self-love.
existence
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From this reading The tide of existence floats downward, and with it go, in their greatest strength, all those affections that unite families and kindred.
families
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From this reading The tide of existence floats downward, and with it go, in their greatest strength, all those affections that unite families and kindred.
favor
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From this reading Reverence and respect both mingle with our love; but the affection, with which we watch the helplessness of infancy, the interest with which we see the ingenuous and young profiting by our care, the pride of improvement, and the magic of hope, create an intensity of sympathy in their favor, that almost equals the identity of self-love.
floats
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From this reading The tide of existence floats downward, and with it go, in their greatest strength, all those affections that unite families and kindred.
fullness
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From this reading We learn to know our parents in the fullness of their reason, and commonly in the perfection of their bodily strength.
game
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From this reading “—Aye, that way goes the game, Now I perceive that she hath made compare Between our statures—” Midsummer Night’s Dream.
go
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From this reading The tide of existence floats downward, and with it go, in their greatest strength, all those affections that unite families and kindred.
goes
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From this reading “—Aye, that way goes the game, Now I perceive that she hath made compare Between our statures—” Midsummer Night’s Dream.
greatest
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From this reading The tide of existence floats downward, and with it go, in their greatest strength, all those affections that unite families and kindred.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading “—Aye, that way goes the game, Now I perceive that she hath made compare Between our statures—” Midsummer Night’s Dream.
helplessness
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From this reading Reverence and respect both mingle with our love; but the affection, with which we watch the helplessness of infancy, the interest with which we see the ingenuous and young profiting by our care, the pride of improvement, and the magic of hope, create an intensity of sympathy in their favor, that almost equals the identity of self-love.
hope
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From this reading Reverence and respect both mingle with our love; but the affection, with which we watch the helplessness of infancy, the interest with which we see the ingenuous and young profiting by our care, the pride of improvement, and the magic of hope, create an intensity of sympathy in their favor, that almost equals the identity of self-love.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “—Aye, that way goes the game, Now I perceive that she hath made compare Between our statures—” Midsummer Night’s Dream.
identity
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From this reading Reverence and respect both mingle with our love; but the affection, with which we watch the helplessness of infancy, the interest with which we see the ingenuous and young profiting by our care, the pride of improvement, and the magic of hope, create an intensity of sympathy in their favor, that almost equals the identity of self-love.
improvement
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From this reading Reverence and respect both mingle with our love; but the affection, with which we watch the helplessness of infancy, the interest with which we see the ingenuous and young profiting by our care, the pride of improvement, and the magic of hope, create an intensity of sympathy in their favor, that almost equals the identity of self-love.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The tide of existence floats downward, and with it go, in their greatest strength, all those affections that unite families and kindred.
infancy
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From this reading Reverence and respect both mingle with our love; but the affection, with which we watch the helplessness of infancy, the interest with which we see the ingenuous and young profiting by our care, the pride of improvement, and the magic of hope, create an intensity of sympathy in their favor, that almost equals the identity of self-love.
ingenuous
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From this reading Reverence and respect both mingle with our love; but the affection, with which we watch the helplessness of infancy, the interest with which we see the ingenuous and young profiting by our care, the pride of improvement, and the magic of hope, create an intensity of sympathy in their favor, that almost equals the identity of self-love.
intensity
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From this reading Reverence and respect both mingle with our love; but the affection, with which we watch the helplessness of infancy, the interest with which we see the ingenuous and young profiting by our care, the pride of improvement, and the magic of hope, create an intensity of sympathy in their favor, that almost equals the identity of self-love.
interest
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From this reading Reverence and respect both mingle with our love; but the affection, with which we watch the helplessness of infancy, the interest with which we see the ingenuous and young profiting by our care, the pride of improvement, and the magic of hope, create an intensity of sympathy in their favor, that almost equals the identity of self-love.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is a mysterious and double existence, in the tie that binds the parent to the child.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The tide of existence floats downward, and with it go, in their greatest strength, all those affections that unite families and kindred.
kindred
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From this reading The tide of existence floats downward, and with it go, in their greatest strength, all those affections that unite families and kindred.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We learn to know our parents in the fullness of their reason, and commonly in the perfection of their bodily strength.
learn
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From this reading We learn to know our parents in the fullness of their reason, and commonly in the perfection of their bodily strength.
love
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From this reading Reverence and respect both mingle with our love; but the affection, with which we watch the helplessness of infancy, the interest with which we see the ingenuous and young profiting by our care, the pride of improvement, and the magic of hope, create an intensity of sympathy in their favor, that almost equals the identity of self-love.
made
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From this reading “—Aye, that way goes the game, Now I perceive that she hath made compare Between our statures—” Midsummer Night’s Dream.
magic
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From this reading Reverence and respect both mingle with our love; but the affection, with which we watch the helplessness of infancy, the interest with which we see the ingenuous and young profiting by our care, the pride of improvement, and the magic of hope, create an intensity of sympathy in their favor, that almost equals the identity of self-love.
Midsummer
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From this reading “—Aye, that way goes the game, Now I perceive that she hath made compare Between our statures—” Midsummer Night’s Dream.
mingle
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From this reading Reverence and respect both mingle with our love; but the affection, with which we watch the helplessness of infancy, the interest with which we see the ingenuous and young profiting by our care, the pride of improvement, and the magic of hope, create an intensity of sympathy in their favor, that almost equals the identity of self-love.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading There is a mysterious and double existence, in the tie that binds the parent to the child.
Night's
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From this reading “—Aye, that way goes the game, Now I perceive that she hath made compare Between our statures—” Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Now
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From this reading “—Aye, that way goes the game, Now I perceive that she hath made compare Between our statures—” Midsummer Night’s Dream.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The tide of existence floats downward, and with it go, in their greatest strength, all those affections that unite families and kindred.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “—Aye, that way goes the game, Now I perceive that she hath made compare Between our statures—” Midsummer Night’s Dream.
parent
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From this reading There is a mysterious and double existence, in the tie that binds the parent to the child.
parents
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From this reading We learn to know our parents in the fullness of their reason, and commonly in the perfection of their bodily strength.
perceive
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From this reading “—Aye, that way goes the game, Now I perceive that she hath made compare Between our statures—” Midsummer Night’s Dream.
perfection
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From this reading We learn to know our parents in the fullness of their reason, and commonly in the perfection of their bodily strength.
pride
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From this reading Reverence and respect both mingle with our love; but the affection, with which we watch the helplessness of infancy, the interest with which we see the ingenuous and young profiting by our care, the pride of improvement, and the magic of hope, create an intensity of sympathy in their favor, that almost equals the identity of self-love.
profiting
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From this reading Reverence and respect both mingle with our love; but the affection, with which we watch the helplessness of infancy, the interest with which we see the ingenuous and young profiting by our care, the pride of improvement, and the magic of hope, create an intensity of sympathy in their favor, that almost equals the identity of self-love.
reason
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From this reading We learn to know our parents in the fullness of their reason, and commonly in the perfection of their bodily strength.
respect
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From this reading Reverence and respect both mingle with our love; but the affection, with which we watch the helplessness of infancy, the interest with which we see the ingenuous and young profiting by our care, the pride of improvement, and the magic of hope, create an intensity of sympathy in their favor, that almost equals the identity of self-love.
Reverence
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From this reading Reverence and respect both mingle with our love; but the affection, with which we watch the helplessness of infancy, the interest with which we see the ingenuous and young profiting by our care, the pride of improvement, and the magic of hope, create an intensity of sympathy in their favor, that almost equals the identity of self-love.
see
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From this reading Reverence and respect both mingle with our love; but the affection, with which we watch the helplessness of infancy, the interest with which we see the ingenuous and young profiting by our care, the pride of improvement, and the magic of hope, create an intensity of sympathy in their favor, that almost equals the identity of self-love.
self-love
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From this reading Reverence and respect both mingle with our love; but the affection, with which we watch the helplessness of infancy, the interest with which we see the ingenuous and young profiting by our care, the pride of improvement, and the magic of hope, create an intensity of sympathy in their favor, that almost equals the identity of self-love.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “—Aye, that way goes the game, Now I perceive that she hath made compare Between our statures—” Midsummer Night’s Dream.
statures
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From this reading “—Aye, that way goes the game, Now I perceive that she hath made compare Between our statures—” Midsummer Night’s Dream.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The tide of existence floats downward, and with it go, in their greatest strength, all those affections that unite families and kindred.
sympathy
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From this reading Reverence and respect both mingle with our love; but the affection, with which we watch the helplessness of infancy, the interest with which we see the ingenuous and young profiting by our care, the pride of improvement, and the magic of hope, create an intensity of sympathy in their favor, that almost equals the identity of self-love.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “—Aye, that way goes the game, Now I perceive that she hath made compare Between our statures—” Midsummer Night’s Dream.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “—Aye, that way goes the game, Now I perceive that she hath made compare Between our statures—” Midsummer Night’s Dream.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The tide of existence floats downward, and with it go, in their greatest strength, all those affections that unite families and kindred.
There
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From this reading There is a mysterious and double existence, in the tie that binds the parent to the child.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The tide of existence floats downward, and with it go, in their greatest strength, all those affections that unite families and kindred.
tide
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From this reading The tide of existence floats downward, and with it go, in their greatest strength, all those affections that unite families and kindred.
tie
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From this reading There is a mysterious and double existence, in the tie that binds the parent to the child.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We learn to know our parents in the fullness of their reason, and commonly in the perfection of their bodily strength.
unite
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From this reading The tide of existence floats downward, and with it go, in their greatest strength, all those affections that unite families and kindred.
watch
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From this reading Reverence and respect both mingle with our love; but the affection, with which we watch the helplessness of infancy, the interest with which we see the ingenuous and young profiting by our care, the pride of improvement, and the magic of hope, create an intensity of sympathy in their favor, that almost equals the identity of self-love.
way
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From this reading “—Aye, that way goes the game, Now I perceive that she hath made compare Between our statures—” Midsummer Night’s Dream.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We learn to know our parents in the fullness of their reason, and commonly in the perfection of their bodily strength.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Reverence and respect both mingle with our love; but the affection, with which we watch the helplessness of infancy, the interest with which we see the ingenuous and young profiting by our care, the pride of improvement, and the magic of hope, create an intensity of sympathy in their favor, that almost equals the identity of self-love.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The tide of existence floats downward, and with it go, in their greatest strength, all those affections that unite families and kindred.
young
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From this reading Reverence and respect both mingle with our love; but the affection, with which we watch the helplessness of infancy, the interest with which we see the ingenuous and young profiting by our care, the pride of improvement, and the magic of hope, create an intensity of sympathy in their favor, that almost equals the identity of self-love.
