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1897
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From this reading Entered according to act of Congress, In the year 1897, by In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _My love is young, so young; Young is her cheek, and her throat, And life is a song to be sung With love the word for each note._ _Young is her cheek and her throat; Her eyes have the smile o' May.
according
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From this reading Entered according to act of Congress, In the year 1897, by In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
act
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Author of "Poems of Passion," "Maurine," "Poems of Pleasure," "How Salvator Won," "Custer and Other Poems," "Men, Women and Emotions," "The Beautiful Land of Nod," Etc.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Entered according to act of Congress, In the year 1897, by In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
Author
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From this reading Author of "Poems of Passion," "Maurine," "Poems of Pleasure," "How Salvator Won," "Custer and Other Poems," "Men, Women and Emotions," "The Beautiful Land of Nod," Etc.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _My love is young, so young; Young is her cheek, and her throat, And life is a song to be sung With love the word for each note._ _Young is her cheek and her throat; Her eyes have the smile o' May.
Beautiful
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From this reading Author of "Poems of Passion," "Maurine," "Poems of Pleasure," "How Salvator Won," "Custer and Other Poems," "Men, Women and Emotions," "The Beautiful Land of Nod," Etc.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Entered according to act of Congress, In the year 1897, by In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
cheek
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From this reading _My love is young, so young; Young is her cheek, and her throat, And life is a song to be sung With love the word for each note._ _Young is her cheek and her throat; Her eyes have the smile o' May.
Congress
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From this reading Entered according to act of Congress, In the year 1897, by In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
Custer
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From this reading Author of "Poems of Passion," "Maurine," "Poems of Pleasure," "How Salvator Won," "Custer and Other Poems," "Men, Women and Emotions," "The Beautiful Land of Nod," Etc.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading _My love is young, so young; Young is her cheek, and her throat, And life is a song to be sung With love the word for each note._ _Young is her cheek and her throat; Her eyes have the smile o' May.
Emotions
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From this reading Author of "Poems of Passion," "Maurine," "Poems of Pleasure," "How Salvator Won," "Custer and Other Poems," "Men, Women and Emotions," "The Beautiful Land of Nod," Etc.
Entered
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From this reading Entered according to act of Congress, In the year 1897, by In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
Etc
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From this reading Author of "Poems of Passion," "Maurine," "Poems of Pleasure," "How Salvator Won," "Custer and Other Poems," "Men, Women and Emotions," "The Beautiful Land of Nod," Etc.
eyes
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From this reading _My love is young, so young; Young is her cheek, and her throat, And life is a song to be sung With love the word for each note._ _Young is her cheek and her throat; Her eyes have the smile o' May.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _My love is young, so young; Young is her cheek, and her throat, And life is a song to be sung With love the word for each note._ _Young is her cheek and her throat; Her eyes have the smile o' May.
Hall
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From this reading Entered at Stationers' Hall, London.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _My love is young, so young; Young is her cheek, and her throat, And life is a song to be sung With love the word for each note._ _Young is her cheek and her throat; Her eyes have the smile o' May.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _My love is young, so young; Young is her cheek, and her throat, And life is a song to be sung With love the word for each note._ _Young is her cheek and her throat; Her eyes have the smile o' May.
How
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From this reading Author of "Poems of Passion," "Maurine," "Poems of Pleasure," "How Salvator Won," "Custer and Other Poems," "Men, Women and Emotions," "The Beautiful Land of Nod," Etc.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Entered according to act of Congress, In the year 1897, by In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _My love is young, so young; Young is her cheek, and her throat, And life is a song to be sung With love the word for each note._ _Young is her cheek and her throat; Her eyes have the smile o' May.
Land
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From this reading Author of "Poems of Passion," "Maurine," "Poems of Pleasure," "How Salvator Won," "Custer and Other Poems," "Men, Women and Emotions," "The Beautiful Land of Nod," Etc.
Librarian
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From this reading Entered according to act of Congress, In the year 1897, by In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _My love is young, so young; Young is her cheek, and her throat, And life is a song to be sung With love the word for each note._ _Young is her cheek and her throat; Her eyes have the smile o' May.
London
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From this reading Entered at Stationers' Hall, London.
love
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From this reading _My love is young, so young; Young is her cheek, and her throat, And life is a song to be sung With love the word for each note._ _Young is her cheek and her throat; Her eyes have the smile o' May.
Made
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From this reading Made in the United States.
Maurine
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From this reading Author of "Poems of Passion," "Maurine," "Poems of Pleasure," "How Salvator Won," "Custer and Other Poems," "Men, Women and Emotions," "The Beautiful Land of Nod," Etc.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading _My love is young, so young; Young is her cheek, and her throat, And life is a song to be sung With love the word for each note._ _Young is her cheek and her throat; Her eyes have the smile o' May.
Men
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From this reading Author of "Poems of Passion," "Maurine," "Poems of Pleasure," "How Salvator Won," "Custer and Other Poems," "Men, Women and Emotions," "The Beautiful Land of Nod," Etc.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _My love is young, so young; Young is her cheek, and her throat, And life is a song to be sung With love the word for each note._ _Young is her cheek and her throat; Her eyes have the smile o' May.
Nod
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From this reading Author of "Poems of Passion," "Maurine," "Poems of Pleasure," "How Salvator Won," "Custer and Other Poems," "Men, Women and Emotions," "The Beautiful Land of Nod," Etc.
note
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From this reading _My love is young, so young; Young is her cheek, and her throat, And life is a song to be sung With love the word for each note._ _Young is her cheek and her throat; Her eyes have the smile o' May.
o
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From this reading _My love is young, so young; Young is her cheek, and her throat, And life is a song to be sung With love the word for each note._ _Young is her cheek and her throat; Her eyes have the smile o' May.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "Poems of Passion," "Maurine," "Poems of Pleasure," "How Salvator Won," "Custer and Other Poems," "Men, Women and Emotions," "The Beautiful Land of Nod," Etc.
office
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From this reading Entered according to act of Congress, In the year 1897, by In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
Other
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From this reading Author of "Poems of Passion," "Maurine," "Poems of Pleasure," "How Salvator Won," "Custer and Other Poems," "Men, Women and Emotions," "The Beautiful Land of Nod," Etc.
Passion
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From this reading Author of "Poems of Passion," "Maurine," "Poems of Pleasure," "How Salvator Won," "Custer and Other Poems," "Men, Women and Emotions," "The Beautiful Land of Nod," Etc.
Pleasure
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From this reading Author of "Poems of Passion," "Maurine," "Poems of Pleasure," "How Salvator Won," "Custer and Other Poems," "Men, Women and Emotions," "The Beautiful Land of Nod," Etc.
Poems
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Salvator
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From this reading Author of "Poems of Passion," "Maurine," "Poems of Pleasure," "How Salvator Won," "Custer and Other Poems," "Men, Women and Emotions," "The Beautiful Land of Nod," Etc.
smile
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From this reading _My love is young, so young; Young is her cheek, and her throat, And life is a song to be sung With love the word for each note._ _Young is her cheek and her throat; Her eyes have the smile o' May.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _My love is young, so young; Young is her cheek, and her throat, And life is a song to be sung With love the word for each note._ _Young is her cheek and her throat; Her eyes have the smile o' May.
song
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From this reading _My love is young, so young; Young is her cheek, and her throat, And life is a song to be sung With love the word for each note._ _Young is her cheek and her throat; Her eyes have the smile o' May.
States
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From this reading Made in the United States.
Stationers
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From this reading Entered at Stationers' Hall, London.
sung
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From this reading _My love is young, so young; Young is her cheek, and her throat, And life is a song to be sung With love the word for each note._ _Young is her cheek and her throat; Her eyes have the smile o' May.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of "Poems of Passion," "Maurine," "Poems of Pleasure," "How Salvator Won," "Custer and Other Poems," "Men, Women and Emotions," "The Beautiful Land of Nod," Etc.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading _My love is young, so young; Young is her cheek, and her throat, And life is a song to be sung With love the word for each note._ _Young is her cheek and her throat; Her eyes have the smile o' May.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Entered according to act of Congress, In the year 1897, by In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
United
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From this reading Made in the United States.
Washington
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From this reading Entered according to act of Congress, In the year 1897, by In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _My love is young, so young; Young is her cheek, and her throat, And life is a song to be sung With love the word for each note._ _Young is her cheek and her throat; Her eyes have the smile o' May.
Women
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From this reading Author of "Poems of Passion," "Maurine," "Poems of Pleasure," "How Salvator Won," "Custer and Other Poems," "Men, Women and Emotions," "The Beautiful Land of Nod," Etc.
Won
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From this reading Author of "Poems of Passion," "Maurine," "Poems of Pleasure," "How Salvator Won," "Custer and Other Poems," "Men, Women and Emotions," "The Beautiful Land of Nod," Etc.
word
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From this reading _My love is young, so young; Young is her cheek, and her throat, And life is a song to be sung With love the word for each note._ _Young is her cheek and her throat; Her eyes have the smile o' May.
year
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From this reading Entered according to act of Congress, In the year 1897, by In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
young
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From this reading _My love is young, so young; Young is her cheek, and her throat, And life is a song to be sung With love the word for each note._ _Young is her cheek and her throat; Her eyes have the smile o' May.
