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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 At the latter beach boats were always to be found, and two hours more would carry the messenger, by water, to the ships off Capri, even in a calm.
active
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From this reading An active man might go from the Marinella, at the foot of the Scaricatojo, or the place where the crew of the felucca had landed, to the Marina Grande of Sorrento in an hour.
actual
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From this reading The intelligence communicated by Ithuel essentially altered Raoul's views of his actual situation.
all
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From this reading --"But now lead on; In me is no delay; with thee to go, Is to stay here: with thee here to stay, Is to go hence unwilling; thou to me Art all things under heaven, all places thou."
altered
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From this reading The intelligence communicated by Ithuel essentially altered Raoul's views of his actual situation.
always
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From this reading At the latter beach boats were always to be found, and two hours more would carry the messenger, by water, to the ships off Capri, even in a calm.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An active man might go from the Marinella, at the foot of the Scaricatojo, or the place where the crew of the felucca had landed, to the Marina Grande of Sorrento in an hour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the latter beach boats were always to be found, and two hours more would carry the messenger, by water, to the ships off Capri, even in a calm.
Artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading --"But now lead on; In me is no delay; with thee to go, Is to stay here: with thee here to stay, Is to go hence unwilling; thou to me Art all things under heaven, all places thou."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading An active man might go from the Marinella, at the foot of the Scaricatojo, or the place where the crew of the felucca had landed, to the Marina Grande of Sorrento in an hour.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At the latter beach boats were always to be found, and two hours more would carry the messenger, by water, to the ships off Capri, even in a calm.
beach
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From this reading At the latter beach boats were always to be found, and two hours more would carry the messenger, by water, to the ships off Capri, even in a calm.
boats
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From this reading At the latter beach boats were always to be found, and two hours more would carry the messenger, by water, to the ships off Capri, even in a calm.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading --"But now lead on; In me is no delay; with thee to go, Is to stay here: with thee here to stay, Is to go hence unwilling; thou to me Art all things under heaven, all places thou."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The intelligence communicated by Ithuel essentially altered Raoul's views of his actual situation.
calm
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From this reading At the latter beach boats were always to be found, and two hours more would carry the messenger, by water, to the ships off Capri, even in a calm.
Capri
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From this reading At the latter beach boats were always to be found, and two hours more would carry the messenger, by water, to the ships off Capri, even in a calm.
carry
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From this reading At the latter beach boats were always to be found, and two hours more would carry the messenger, by water, to the ships off Capri, even in a calm.
communicated
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From this reading The intelligence communicated by Ithuel essentially altered Raoul's views of his actual situation.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An active man might go from the Marinella, at the foot of the Scaricatojo, or the place where the crew of the felucca had landed, to the Marina Grande of Sorrento in an hour.
delay
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From this reading --"But now lead on; In me is no delay; with thee to go, Is to stay here: with thee here to stay, Is to go hence unwilling; thou to me Art all things under heaven, all places thou."
essentially
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From this reading The intelligence communicated by Ithuel essentially altered Raoul's views of his actual situation.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the latter beach boats were always to be found, and two hours more would carry the messenger, by water, to the ships off Capri, even in a calm.
felucca
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From this reading An active man might go from the Marinella, at the foot of the Scaricatojo, or the place where the crew of the felucca had landed, to the Marina Grande of Sorrento in an hour.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An active man might go from the Marinella, at the foot of the Scaricatojo, or the place where the crew of the felucca had landed, to the Marina Grande of Sorrento in an hour.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the latter beach boats were always to be found, and two hours more would carry the messenger, by water, to the ships off Capri, even in a calm.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading An active man might go from the Marinella, at the foot of the Scaricatojo, or the place where the crew of the felucca had landed, to the Marina Grande of Sorrento in an hour.
go
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From this reading --"But now lead on; In me is no delay; with thee to go, Is to stay here: with thee here to stay, Is to go hence unwilling; thou to me Art all things under heaven, all places thou."
Grande
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From this reading An active man might go from the Marinella, at the foot of the Scaricatojo, or the place where the crew of the felucca had landed, to the Marina Grande of Sorrento in an hour.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading An active man might go from the Marinella, at the foot of the Scaricatojo, or the place where the crew of the felucca had landed, to the Marina Grande of Sorrento in an hour.
heaven
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From this reading --"But now lead on; In me is no delay; with thee to go, Is to stay here: with thee here to stay, Is to go hence unwilling; thou to me Art all things under heaven, all places thou."
henceadverbUS /hens/
for this reason
From this reading --"But now lead on; In me is no delay; with thee to go, Is to stay here: with thee here to stay, Is to go hence unwilling; thou to me Art all things under heaven, all places thou."
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --"But now lead on; In me is no delay; with thee to go, Is to stay here: with thee here to stay, Is to go hence unwilling; thou to me Art all things under heaven, all places thou."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The intelligence communicated by Ithuel essentially altered Raoul's views of his actual situation.
hour
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From this reading An active man might go from the Marinella, at the foot of the Scaricatojo, or the place where the crew of the felucca had landed, to the Marina Grande of Sorrento in an hour.
hours
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From this reading At the latter beach boats were always to be found, and two hours more would carry the messenger, by water, to the ships off Capri, even in a calm.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading --"But now lead on; In me is no delay; with thee to go, Is to stay here: with thee here to stay, Is to go hence unwilling; thou to me Art all things under heaven, all places thou."
intelligence
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From this reading The intelligence communicated by Ithuel essentially altered Raoul's views of his actual situation.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading --"But now lead on; In me is no delay; with thee to go, Is to stay here: with thee here to stay, Is to go hence unwilling; thou to me Art all things under heaven, all places thou."
Ithuel
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From this reading The intelligence communicated by Ithuel essentially altered Raoul's views of his actual situation.
landed
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From this reading An active man might go from the Marinella, at the foot of the Scaricatojo, or the place where the crew of the felucca had landed, to the Marina Grande of Sorrento in an hour.
latter
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From this reading At the latter beach boats were always to be found, and two hours more would carry the messenger, by water, to the ships off Capri, even in a calm.
lead
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From this reading --"But now lead on; In me is no delay; with thee to go, Is to stay here: with thee here to stay, Is to go hence unwilling; thou to me Art all things under heaven, all places thou."
man
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From this reading An active man might go from the Marinella, at the foot of the Scaricatojo, or the place where the crew of the felucca had landed, to the Marina Grande of Sorrento in an hour.
Marina
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From this reading An active man might go from the Marinella, at the foot of the Scaricatojo, or the place where the crew of the felucca had landed, to the Marina Grande of Sorrento in an hour.
Marinella
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From this reading An active man might go from the Marinella, at the foot of the Scaricatojo, or the place where the crew of the felucca had landed, to the Marina Grande of Sorrento in an hour.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading --"But now lead on; In me is no delay; with thee to go, Is to stay here: with thee here to stay, Is to go hence unwilling; thou to me Art all things under heaven, all places thou."
messenger
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From this reading At the latter beach boats were always to be found, and two hours more would carry the messenger, by water, to the ships off Capri, even in a calm.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading An active man might go from the Marinella, at the foot of the Scaricatojo, or the place where the crew of the felucca had landed, to the Marina Grande of Sorrento in an hour.
MILTON
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From this reading MILTON.
more
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From this reading At the latter beach boats were always to be found, and two hours more would carry the messenger, by water, to the ships off Capri, even in a calm.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading --"But now lead on; In me is no delay; with thee to go, Is to stay here: with thee here to stay, Is to go hence unwilling; thou to me Art all things under heaven, all places thou."
now
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From this reading --"But now lead on; In me is no delay; with thee to go, Is to stay here: with thee here to stay, Is to go hence unwilling; thou to me Art all things under heaven, all places thou."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The intelligence communicated by Ithuel essentially altered Raoul's views of his actual situation.
off
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From this reading At the latter beach boats were always to be found, and two hours more would carry the messenger, by water, to the ships off Capri, even in a calm.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading --"But now lead on; In me is no delay; with thee to go, Is to stay here: with thee here to stay, Is to go hence unwilling; thou to me Art all things under heaven, all places thou."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading An active man might go from the Marinella, at the foot of the Scaricatojo, or the place where the crew of the felucca had landed, to the Marina Grande of Sorrento in an hour.
place
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From this reading An active man might go from the Marinella, at the foot of the Scaricatojo, or the place where the crew of the felucca had landed, to the Marina Grande of Sorrento in an hour.
places
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From this reading --"But now lead on; In me is no delay; with thee to go, Is to stay here: with thee here to stay, Is to go hence unwilling; thou to me Art all things under heaven, all places thou."
Raoul's
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From this reading The intelligence communicated by Ithuel essentially altered Raoul's views of his actual situation.
Scaricatojo
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From this reading An active man might go from the Marinella, at the foot of the Scaricatojo, or the place where the crew of the felucca had landed, to the Marina Grande of Sorrento in an hour.
ships
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From this reading At the latter beach boats were always to be found, and two hours more would carry the messenger, by water, to the ships off Capri, even in a calm.
situation
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From this reading The intelligence communicated by Ithuel essentially altered Raoul's views of his actual situation.
Sorrento
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From this reading An active man might go from the Marinella, at the foot of the Scaricatojo, or the place where the crew of the felucca had landed, to the Marina Grande of Sorrento in an hour.
stay
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From this reading --"But now lead on; In me is no delay; with thee to go, Is to stay here: with thee here to stay, Is to go hence unwilling; thou to me Art all things under heaven, all places thou."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The intelligence communicated by Ithuel essentially altered Raoul's views of his actual situation.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading --"But now lead on; In me is no delay; with thee to go, Is to stay here: with thee here to stay, Is to go hence unwilling; thou to me Art all things under heaven, all places thou."
things
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From this reading --"But now lead on; In me is no delay; with thee to go, Is to stay here: with thee here to stay, Is to go hence unwilling; thou to me Art all things under heaven, all places thou."
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading --"But now lead on; In me is no delay; with thee to go, Is to stay here: with thee here to stay, Is to go hence unwilling; thou to me Art all things under heaven, all places thou."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading --"But now lead on; In me is no delay; with thee to go, Is to stay here: with thee here to stay, Is to go hence unwilling; thou to me Art all things under heaven, all places thou."
two
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From this reading At the latter beach boats were always to be found, and two hours more would carry the messenger, by water, to the ships off Capri, even in a calm.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading --"But now lead on; In me is no delay; with thee to go, Is to stay here: with thee here to stay, Is to go hence unwilling; thou to me Art all things under heaven, all places thou."
unwilling
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From this reading --"But now lead on; In me is no delay; with thee to go, Is to stay here: with thee here to stay, Is to go hence unwilling; thou to me Art all things under heaven, all places thou."
views
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From this reading The intelligence communicated by Ithuel essentially altered Raoul's views of his actual situation.
water
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From this reading At the latter beach boats were always to be found, and two hours more would carry the messenger, by water, to the ships off Capri, even in a calm.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At the latter beach boats were always to be found, and two hours more would carry the messenger, by water, to the ships off Capri, even in a calm.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading An active man might go from the Marinella, at the foot of the Scaricatojo, or the place where the crew of the felucca had landed, to the Marina Grande of Sorrento in an hour.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading --"But now lead on; In me is no delay; with thee to go, Is to stay here: with thee here to stay, Is to go hence unwilling; thou to me Art all things under heaven, all places thou."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At the latter beach boats were always to be found, and two hours more would carry the messenger, by water, to the ships off Capri, even in a calm.
