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1790
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From this reading THE REBELS Blake was thirty-three when in 1790 he wrote _The Marriage of Heaven and Hell_.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It marked a crisis in his life.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For a time he believed that Swedenborg could supply him with the fire to fashion and direct his own genius; but after poring long over his pages, he began reluctantly to discover that the fire of his imagination had either never been kindled or it was long since extinct.
ages
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From this reading Hitherto, with all the generous exuberance of youth, he was striving to leave the past behind, and reach forth to something new that by sheer glory and beauty should sweep up in its course the youth of the ages to come.
all
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From this reading Hitherto, with all the generous exuberance of youth, he was striving to leave the past behind, and reach forth to something new that by sheer glory and beauty should sweep up in its course the youth of the ages to come.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE REBELS Blake was thirty-three when in 1790 he wrote _The Marriage of Heaven and Hell_.
beauty
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From this reading Hitherto, with all the generous exuberance of youth, he was striving to leave the past behind, and reach forth to something new that by sheer glory and beauty should sweep up in its course the youth of the ages to come.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For a time he believed that Swedenborg could supply him with the fire to fashion and direct his own genius; but after poring long over his pages, he began reluctantly to discover that the fire of his imagination had either never been kindled or it was long since extinct.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a time he believed that Swedenborg could supply him with the fire to fashion and direct his own genius; but after poring long over his pages, he began reluctantly to discover that the fire of his imagination had either never been kindled or it was long since extinct.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Hitherto, with all the generous exuberance of youth, he was striving to leave the past behind, and reach forth to something new that by sheer glory and beauty should sweep up in its course the youth of the ages to come.
believed
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From this reading For a time he believed that Swedenborg could supply him with the fire to fashion and direct his own genius; but after poring long over his pages, he began reluctantly to discover that the fire of his imagination had either never been kindled or it was long since extinct.
Blake
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From this reading THE REBELS Blake was thirty-three when in 1790 he wrote _The Marriage of Heaven and Hell_.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For a time he believed that Swedenborg could supply him with the fire to fashion and direct his own genius; but after poring long over his pages, he began reluctantly to discover that the fire of his imagination had either never been kindled or it was long since extinct.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Hitherto, with all the generous exuberance of youth, he was striving to leave the past behind, and reach forth to something new that by sheer glory and beauty should sweep up in its course the youth of the ages to come.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hitherto, with all the generous exuberance of youth, he was striving to leave the past behind, and reach forth to something new that by sheer glory and beauty should sweep up in its course the youth of the ages to come.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For a time he believed that Swedenborg could supply him with the fire to fashion and direct his own genius; but after poring long over his pages, he began reluctantly to discover that the fire of his imagination had either never been kindled or it was long since extinct.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hitherto, with all the generous exuberance of youth, he was striving to leave the past behind, and reach forth to something new that by sheer glory and beauty should sweep up in its course the youth of the ages to come.
creative
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From this reading Whatever else remained in Swedenborg--and there were undeniably many good things--was impotent for the supreme task of supplying the creative spark.
crisis
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From this reading It marked a crisis in his life.
direct
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From this reading For a time he believed that Swedenborg could supply him with the fire to fashion and direct his own genius; but after poring long over his pages, he began reluctantly to discover that the fire of his imagination had either never been kindled or it was long since extinct.
discover
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From this reading For a time he believed that Swedenborg could supply him with the fire to fashion and direct his own genius; but after poring long over his pages, he began reluctantly to discover that the fire of his imagination had either never been kindled or it was long since extinct.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading For a time he believed that Swedenborg could supply him with the fire to fashion and direct his own genius; but after poring long over his pages, he began reluctantly to discover that the fire of his imagination had either never been kindled or it was long since extinct.
else
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From this reading Whatever else remained in Swedenborg--and there were undeniably many good things--was impotent for the supreme task of supplying the creative spark.
extinct
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From this reading For a time he believed that Swedenborg could supply him with the fire to fashion and direct his own genius; but after poring long over his pages, he began reluctantly to discover that the fire of his imagination had either never been kindled or it was long since extinct.
exuberance
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From this reading Hitherto, with all the generous exuberance of youth, he was striving to leave the past behind, and reach forth to something new that by sheer glory and beauty should sweep up in its course the youth of the ages to come.
fashion
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From this reading For a time he believed that Swedenborg could supply him with the fire to fashion and direct his own genius; but after poring long over his pages, he began reluctantly to discover that the fire of his imagination had either never been kindled or it was long since extinct.
fire
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From this reading For a time he believed that Swedenborg could supply him with the fire to fashion and direct his own genius; but after poring long over his pages, he began reluctantly to discover that the fire of his imagination had either never been kindled or it was long since extinct.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a time he believed that Swedenborg could supply him with the fire to fashion and direct his own genius; but after poring long over his pages, he began reluctantly to discover that the fire of his imagination had either never been kindled or it was long since extinct.
forth
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From this reading Hitherto, with all the generous exuberance of youth, he was striving to leave the past behind, and reach forth to something new that by sheer glory and beauty should sweep up in its course the youth of the ages to come.
generous
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From this reading Hitherto, with all the generous exuberance of youth, he was striving to leave the past behind, and reach forth to something new that by sheer glory and beauty should sweep up in its course the youth of the ages to come.
genius
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From this reading For a time he believed that Swedenborg could supply him with the fire to fashion and direct his own genius; but after poring long over his pages, he began reluctantly to discover that the fire of his imagination had either never been kindled or it was long since extinct.
glory
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From this reading Hitherto, with all the generous exuberance of youth, he was striving to leave the past behind, and reach forth to something new that by sheer glory and beauty should sweep up in its course the youth of the ages to come.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whatever else remained in Swedenborg--and there were undeniably many good things--was impotent for the supreme task of supplying the creative spark.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For a time he believed that Swedenborg could supply him with the fire to fashion and direct his own genius; but after poring long over his pages, he began reluctantly to discover that the fire of his imagination had either never been kindled or it was long since extinct.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE REBELS Blake was thirty-three when in 1790 he wrote _The Marriage of Heaven and Hell_.
Heaven
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From this reading THE REBELS Blake was thirty-three when in 1790 he wrote _The Marriage of Heaven and Hell_.
Hell
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From this reading THE REBELS Blake was thirty-three when in 1790 he wrote _The Marriage of Heaven and Hell_.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For a time he believed that Swedenborg could supply him with the fire to fashion and direct his own genius; but after poring long over his pages, he began reluctantly to discover that the fire of his imagination had either never been kindled or it was long since extinct.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It marked a crisis in his life.
Hitherto
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From this reading Hitherto, with all the generous exuberance of youth, he was striving to leave the past behind, and reach forth to something new that by sheer glory and beauty should sweep up in its course the youth of the ages to come.
imagination
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From this reading For a time he believed that Swedenborg could supply him with the fire to fashion and direct his own genius; but after poring long over his pages, he began reluctantly to discover that the fire of his imagination had either never been kindled or it was long since extinct.
impotent
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From this reading Whatever else remained in Swedenborg--and there were undeniably many good things--was impotent for the supreme task of supplying the creative spark.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE REBELS Blake was thirty-three when in 1790 he wrote _The Marriage of Heaven and Hell_.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It marked a crisis in his life.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Hitherto, with all the generous exuberance of youth, he was striving to leave the past behind, and reach forth to something new that by sheer glory and beauty should sweep up in its course the youth of the ages to come.
kindled
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From this reading For a time he believed that Swedenborg could supply him with the fire to fashion and direct his own genius; but after poring long over his pages, he began reluctantly to discover that the fire of his imagination had either never been kindled or it was long since extinct.
leave
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From this reading Hitherto, with all the generous exuberance of youth, he was striving to leave the past behind, and reach forth to something new that by sheer glory and beauty should sweep up in its course the youth of the ages to come.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It marked a crisis in his life.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a time he believed that Swedenborg could supply him with the fire to fashion and direct his own genius; but after poring long over his pages, he began reluctantly to discover that the fire of his imagination had either never been kindled or it was long since extinct.
many
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From this reading Whatever else remained in Swedenborg--and there were undeniably many good things--was impotent for the supreme task of supplying the creative spark.
marked
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From this reading It marked a crisis in his life.
Marriage
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From this reading THE REBELS Blake was thirty-three when in 1790 he wrote _The Marriage of Heaven and Hell_.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a time he believed that Swedenborg could supply him with the fire to fashion and direct his own genius; but after poring long over his pages, he began reluctantly to discover that the fire of his imagination had either never been kindled or it was long since extinct.
new
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From this reading Hitherto, with all the generous exuberance of youth, he was striving to leave the past behind, and reach forth to something new that by sheer glory and beauty should sweep up in its course the youth of the ages to come.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE REBELS Blake was thirty-three when in 1790 he wrote _The Marriage of Heaven and Hell_.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For a time he believed that Swedenborg could supply him with the fire to fashion and direct his own genius; but after poring long over his pages, he began reluctantly to discover that the fire of his imagination had either never been kindled or it was long since extinct.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading For a time he believed that Swedenborg could supply him with the fire to fashion and direct his own genius; but after poring long over his pages, he began reluctantly to discover that the fire of his imagination had either never been kindled or it was long since extinct.
own
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From this reading For a time he believed that Swedenborg could supply him with the fire to fashion and direct his own genius; but after poring long over his pages, he began reluctantly to discover that the fire of his imagination had either never been kindled or it was long since extinct.
pages
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From this reading For a time he believed that Swedenborg could supply him with the fire to fashion and direct his own genius; but after poring long over his pages, he began reluctantly to discover that the fire of his imagination had either never been kindled or it was long since extinct.
past
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From this reading Hitherto, with all the generous exuberance of youth, he was striving to leave the past behind, and reach forth to something new that by sheer glory and beauty should sweep up in its course the youth of the ages to come.
poring
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From this reading For a time he believed that Swedenborg could supply him with the fire to fashion and direct his own genius; but after poring long over his pages, he began reluctantly to discover that the fire of his imagination had either never been kindled or it was long since extinct.
reach
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From this reading Hitherto, with all the generous exuberance of youth, he was striving to leave the past behind, and reach forth to something new that by sheer glory and beauty should sweep up in its course the youth of the ages to come.
REBELS
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From this reading THE REBELS Blake was thirty-three when in 1790 he wrote _The Marriage of Heaven and Hell_.
reluctantly
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From this reading For a time he believed that Swedenborg could supply him with the fire to fashion and direct his own genius; but after poring long over his pages, he began reluctantly to discover that the fire of his imagination had either never been kindled or it was long since extinct.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Whatever else remained in Swedenborg--and there were undeniably many good things--was impotent for the supreme task of supplying the creative spark.
sheer
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From this reading Hitherto, with all the generous exuberance of youth, he was striving to leave the past behind, and reach forth to something new that by sheer glory and beauty should sweep up in its course the youth of the ages to come.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Hitherto, with all the generous exuberance of youth, he was striving to leave the past behind, and reach forth to something new that by sheer glory and beauty should sweep up in its course the youth of the ages to come.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading For a time he believed that Swedenborg could supply him with the fire to fashion and direct his own genius; but after poring long over his pages, he began reluctantly to discover that the fire of his imagination had either never been kindled or it was long since extinct.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Hitherto, with all the generous exuberance of youth, he was striving to leave the past behind, and reach forth to something new that by sheer glory and beauty should sweep up in its course the youth of the ages to come.
spark
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From this reading Whatever else remained in Swedenborg--and there were undeniably many good things--was impotent for the supreme task of supplying the creative spark.
striving
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From this reading Hitherto, with all the generous exuberance of youth, he was striving to leave the past behind, and reach forth to something new that by sheer glory and beauty should sweep up in its course the youth of the ages to come.
supply
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From this reading For a time he believed that Swedenborg could supply him with the fire to fashion and direct his own genius; but after poring long over his pages, he began reluctantly to discover that the fire of his imagination had either never been kindled or it was long since extinct.
supplying
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From this reading Whatever else remained in Swedenborg--and there were undeniably many good things--was impotent for the supreme task of supplying the creative spark.
supreme
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From this reading Whatever else remained in Swedenborg--and there were undeniably many good things--was impotent for the supreme task of supplying the creative spark.
Swedenborg
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From this reading For a time he believed that Swedenborg could supply him with the fire to fashion and direct his own genius; but after poring long over his pages, he began reluctantly to discover that the fire of his imagination had either never been kindled or it was long since extinct.
sweep
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From this reading Hitherto, with all the generous exuberance of youth, he was striving to leave the past behind, and reach forth to something new that by sheer glory and beauty should sweep up in its course the youth of the ages to come.
task
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From this reading Whatever else remained in Swedenborg--and there were undeniably many good things--was impotent for the supreme task of supplying the creative spark.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hitherto, with all the generous exuberance of youth, he was striving to leave the past behind, and reach forth to something new that by sheer glory and beauty should sweep up in its course the youth of the ages to come.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE REBELS Blake was thirty-three when in 1790 he wrote _The Marriage of Heaven and Hell_.
there
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From this reading Whatever else remained in Swedenborg--and there were undeniably many good things--was impotent for the supreme task of supplying the creative spark.
things
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From this reading Whatever else remained in Swedenborg--and there were undeniably many good things--was impotent for the supreme task of supplying the creative spark.
thirty-three
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From this reading THE REBELS Blake was thirty-three when in 1790 he wrote _The Marriage of Heaven and Hell_.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a time he believed that Swedenborg could supply him with the fire to fashion and direct his own genius; but after poring long over his pages, he began reluctantly to discover that the fire of his imagination had either never been kindled or it was long since extinct.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hitherto, with all the generous exuberance of youth, he was striving to leave the past behind, and reach forth to something new that by sheer glory and beauty should sweep up in its course the youth of the ages to come.
undeniably
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From this reading Whatever else remained in Swedenborg--and there were undeniably many good things--was impotent for the supreme task of supplying the creative spark.
up
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From this reading Hitherto, with all the generous exuberance of youth, he was striving to leave the past behind, and reach forth to something new that by sheer glory and beauty should sweep up in its course the youth of the ages to come.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE REBELS Blake was thirty-three when in 1790 he wrote _The Marriage of Heaven and Hell_.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Whatever else remained in Swedenborg--and there were undeniably many good things--was impotent for the supreme task of supplying the creative spark.
WhateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever else remained in Swedenborg--and there were undeniably many good things--was impotent for the supreme task of supplying the creative spark.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE REBELS Blake was thirty-three when in 1790 he wrote _The Marriage of Heaven and Hell_.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hitherto, with all the generous exuberance of youth, he was striving to leave the past behind, and reach forth to something new that by sheer glory and beauty should sweep up in its course the youth of the ages to come.
wrote
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From this reading THE REBELS Blake was thirty-three when in 1790 he wrote _The Marriage of Heaven and Hell_.
youth
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From this reading Hitherto, with all the generous exuberance of youth, he was striving to leave the past behind, and reach forth to something new that by sheer glory and beauty should sweep up in its course the youth of the ages to come.
