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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 If he slumbered, yet his dreams were unusually active; and, since feelings are more intense in dreams than when wide-awake, it is not surprising that Blake's inner life was in a violent commotion.
active
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From this reading If he slumbered, yet his dreams were unusually active; and, since feelings are more intense in dreams than when wide-awake, it is not surprising that Blake's inner life was in a violent commotion.
America
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From this reading This was the mental process that we saw at work in his _French Revolution_ and _America_.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading THE BIG PROPHETIC BOOKS Blake's "three years' slumber," as he called it, hypnotized, I presume, by Hayley's lulling kindness, were amongst the most important in his life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If he slumbered, yet his dreams were unusually active; and, since feelings are more intense in dreams than when wide-awake, it is not surprising that Blake's inner life was in a violent commotion.
Any
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From this reading Any stirring of his feeling immediately set his supersensual faculty vigorously to work.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If he slumbered, yet his dreams were unusually active; and, since feelings are more intense in dreams than when wide-awake, it is not surprising that Blake's inner life was in a violent commotion.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE BIG PROPHETIC BOOKS Blake's "three years' slumber," as he called it, hypnotized, I presume, by Hayley's lulling kindness, were amongst the most important in his life.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This was the mental process that we saw at work in his _French Revolution_ and _America_.
back
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From this reading Visible persons and things were tracked back to invisible principalities and powers, his cosmic consciousness quickened, the need to create possessed him, and he found relief only in giving rhythmic expression to his spiritual reading of mundane things.
BIG
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From this reading THE BIG PROPHETIC BOOKS Blake's "three years' slumber," as he called it, hypnotized, I presume, by Hayley's lulling kindness, were amongst the most important in his life.
Blake's
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From this reading THE BIG PROPHETIC BOOKS Blake's "three years' slumber," as he called it, hypnotized, I presume, by Hayley's lulling kindness, were amongst the most important in his life.
BOOKSnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading THE BIG PROPHETIC BOOKS Blake's "three years' slumber," as he called it, hypnotized, I presume, by Hayley's lulling kindness, were amongst the most important in his life.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE BIG PROPHETIC BOOKS Blake's "three years' slumber," as he called it, hypnotized, I presume, by Hayley's lulling kindness, were amongst the most important in his life.
called
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From this reading THE BIG PROPHETIC BOOKS Blake's "three years' slumber," as he called it, hypnotized, I presume, by Hayley's lulling kindness, were amongst the most important in his life.
commotion
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From this reading If he slumbered, yet his dreams were unusually active; and, since feelings are more intense in dreams than when wide-awake, it is not surprising that Blake's inner life was in a violent commotion.
consciousness
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From this reading Visible persons and things were tracked back to invisible principalities and powers, his cosmic consciousness quickened, the need to create possessed him, and he found relief only in giving rhythmic expression to his spiritual reading of mundane things.
cosmic
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From this reading Visible persons and things were tracked back to invisible principalities and powers, his cosmic consciousness quickened, the need to create possessed him, and he found relief only in giving rhythmic expression to his spiritual reading of mundane things.
create
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From this reading Visible persons and things were tracked back to invisible principalities and powers, his cosmic consciousness quickened, the need to create possessed him, and he found relief only in giving rhythmic expression to his spiritual reading of mundane things.
dreams
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From this reading If he slumbered, yet his dreams were unusually active; and, since feelings are more intense in dreams than when wide-awake, it is not surprising that Blake's inner life was in a violent commotion.
expression
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From this reading Visible persons and things were tracked back to invisible principalities and powers, his cosmic consciousness quickened, the need to create possessed him, and he found relief only in giving rhythmic expression to his spiritual reading of mundane things.
faculty
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From this reading Any stirring of his feeling immediately set his supersensual faculty vigorously to work.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Any stirring of his feeling immediately set his supersensual faculty vigorously to work.
feelings
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From this reading If he slumbered, yet his dreams were unusually active; and, since feelings are more intense in dreams than when wide-awake, it is not surprising that Blake's inner life was in a violent commotion.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Visible persons and things were tracked back to invisible principalities and powers, his cosmic consciousness quickened, the need to create possessed him, and he found relief only in giving rhythmic expression to his spiritual reading of mundane things.
French
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From this reading This was the mental process that we saw at work in his _French Revolution_ and _America_.
giving
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From this reading Visible persons and things were tracked back to invisible principalities and powers, his cosmic consciousness quickened, the need to create possessed him, and he found relief only in giving rhythmic expression to his spiritual reading of mundane things.
Hayley's
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From this reading THE BIG PROPHETIC BOOKS Blake's "three years' slumber," as he called it, hypnotized, I presume, by Hayley's lulling kindness, were amongst the most important in his life.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE BIG PROPHETIC BOOKS Blake's "three years' slumber," as he called it, hypnotized, I presume, by Hayley's lulling kindness, were amongst the most important in his life.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Visible persons and things were tracked back to invisible principalities and powers, his cosmic consciousness quickened, the need to create possessed him, and he found relief only in giving rhythmic expression to his spiritual reading of mundane things.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BIG PROPHETIC BOOKS Blake's "three years' slumber," as he called it, hypnotized, I presume, by Hayley's lulling kindness, were amongst the most important in his life.
hypnotized
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From this reading THE BIG PROPHETIC BOOKS Blake's "three years' slumber," as he called it, hypnotized, I presume, by Hayley's lulling kindness, were amongst the most important in his life.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE BIG PROPHETIC BOOKS Blake's "three years' slumber," as he called it, hypnotized, I presume, by Hayley's lulling kindness, were amongst the most important in his life.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he slumbered, yet his dreams were unusually active; and, since feelings are more intense in dreams than when wide-awake, it is not surprising that Blake's inner life was in a violent commotion.
immediately
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From this reading Any stirring of his feeling immediately set his supersensual faculty vigorously to work.
important
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From this reading THE BIG PROPHETIC BOOKS Blake's "three years' slumber," as he called it, hypnotized, I presume, by Hayley's lulling kindness, were amongst the most important in his life.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE BIG PROPHETIC BOOKS Blake's "three years' slumber," as he called it, hypnotized, I presume, by Hayley's lulling kindness, were amongst the most important in his life.
inner
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From this reading If he slumbered, yet his dreams were unusually active; and, since feelings are more intense in dreams than when wide-awake, it is not surprising that Blake's inner life was in a violent commotion.
intense
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From this reading If he slumbered, yet his dreams were unusually active; and, since feelings are more intense in dreams than when wide-awake, it is not surprising that Blake's inner life was in a violent commotion.
invisible
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From this reading Visible persons and things were tracked back to invisible principalities and powers, his cosmic consciousness quickened, the need to create possessed him, and he found relief only in giving rhythmic expression to his spiritual reading of mundane things.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If he slumbered, yet his dreams were unusually active; and, since feelings are more intense in dreams than when wide-awake, it is not surprising that Blake's inner life was in a violent commotion.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE BIG PROPHETIC BOOKS Blake's "three years' slumber," as he called it, hypnotized, I presume, by Hayley's lulling kindness, were amongst the most important in his life.
kindness
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From this reading THE BIG PROPHETIC BOOKS Blake's "three years' slumber," as he called it, hypnotized, I presume, by Hayley's lulling kindness, were amongst the most important in his life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BIG PROPHETIC BOOKS Blake's "three years' slumber," as he called it, hypnotized, I presume, by Hayley's lulling kindness, were amongst the most important in his life.
lulling
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From this reading THE BIG PROPHETIC BOOKS Blake's "three years' slumber," as he called it, hypnotized, I presume, by Hayley's lulling kindness, were amongst the most important in his life.
mental
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From this reading This was the mental process that we saw at work in his _French Revolution_ and _America_.
more
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From this reading If he slumbered, yet his dreams were unusually active; and, since feelings are more intense in dreams than when wide-awake, it is not surprising that Blake's inner life was in a violent commotion.
most
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From this reading THE BIG PROPHETIC BOOKS Blake's "three years' slumber," as he called it, hypnotized, I presume, by Hayley's lulling kindness, were amongst the most important in his life.
mundane
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From this reading Visible persons and things were tracked back to invisible principalities and powers, his cosmic consciousness quickened, the need to create possessed him, and he found relief only in giving rhythmic expression to his spiritual reading of mundane things.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Visible persons and things were tracked back to invisible principalities and powers, his cosmic consciousness quickened, the need to create possessed him, and he found relief only in giving rhythmic expression to his spiritual reading of mundane things.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If he slumbered, yet his dreams were unusually active; and, since feelings are more intense in dreams than when wide-awake, it is not surprising that Blake's inner life was in a violent commotion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Any stirring of his feeling immediately set his supersensual faculty vigorously to work.
only
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From this reading Visible persons and things were tracked back to invisible principalities and powers, his cosmic consciousness quickened, the need to create possessed him, and he found relief only in giving rhythmic expression to his spiritual reading of mundane things.
persons
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From this reading Visible persons and things were tracked back to invisible principalities and powers, his cosmic consciousness quickened, the need to create possessed him, and he found relief only in giving rhythmic expression to his spiritual reading of mundane things.
possessed
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From this reading Visible persons and things were tracked back to invisible principalities and powers, his cosmic consciousness quickened, the need to create possessed him, and he found relief only in giving rhythmic expression to his spiritual reading of mundane things.
powersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Visible persons and things were tracked back to invisible principalities and powers, his cosmic consciousness quickened, the need to create possessed him, and he found relief only in giving rhythmic expression to his spiritual reading of mundane things.
presume
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From this reading THE BIG PROPHETIC BOOKS Blake's "three years' slumber," as he called it, hypnotized, I presume, by Hayley's lulling kindness, were amongst the most important in his life.
principalities
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From this reading Visible persons and things were tracked back to invisible principalities and powers, his cosmic consciousness quickened, the need to create possessed him, and he found relief only in giving rhythmic expression to his spiritual reading of mundane things.
process
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From this reading This was the mental process that we saw at work in his _French Revolution_ and _America_.
PROPHETICadjectiveUS /prəˈfɛtɪk/
suggesting what will happen in the future
From this reading THE BIG PROPHETIC BOOKS Blake's "three years' slumber," as he called it, hypnotized, I presume, by Hayley's lulling kindness, were amongst the most important in his life.
quickened
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From this reading Visible persons and things were tracked back to invisible principalities and powers, his cosmic consciousness quickened, the need to create possessed him, and he found relief only in giving rhythmic expression to his spiritual reading of mundane things.
reading
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From this reading Visible persons and things were tracked back to invisible principalities and powers, his cosmic consciousness quickened, the need to create possessed him, and he found relief only in giving rhythmic expression to his spiritual reading of mundane things.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading Visible persons and things were tracked back to invisible principalities and powers, his cosmic consciousness quickened, the need to create possessed him, and he found relief only in giving rhythmic expression to his spiritual reading of mundane things.
Revolution
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From this reading This was the mental process that we saw at work in his _French Revolution_ and _America_.
rhythmic
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From this reading Visible persons and things were tracked back to invisible principalities and powers, his cosmic consciousness quickened, the need to create possessed him, and he found relief only in giving rhythmic expression to his spiritual reading of mundane things.
saw
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From this reading This was the mental process that we saw at work in his _French Revolution_ and _America_.
set
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From this reading Any stirring of his feeling immediately set his supersensual faculty vigorously to work.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading If he slumbered, yet his dreams were unusually active; and, since feelings are more intense in dreams than when wide-awake, it is not surprising that Blake's inner life was in a violent commotion.
slumber
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From this reading THE BIG PROPHETIC BOOKS Blake's "three years' slumber," as he called it, hypnotized, I presume, by Hayley's lulling kindness, were amongst the most important in his life.
slumbered
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From this reading If he slumbered, yet his dreams were unusually active; and, since feelings are more intense in dreams than when wide-awake, it is not surprising that Blake's inner life was in a violent commotion.
spiritual
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From this reading Visible persons and things were tracked back to invisible principalities and powers, his cosmic consciousness quickened, the need to create possessed him, and he found relief only in giving rhythmic expression to his spiritual reading of mundane things.
stirring
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From this reading Any stirring of his feeling immediately set his supersensual faculty vigorously to work.
supersensual
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From this reading Any stirring of his feeling immediately set his supersensual faculty vigorously to work.
surprising
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From this reading If he slumbered, yet his dreams were unusually active; and, since feelings are more intense in dreams than when wide-awake, it is not surprising that Blake's inner life was in a violent commotion.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading If he slumbered, yet his dreams were unusually active; and, since feelings are more intense in dreams than when wide-awake, it is not surprising that Blake's inner life was in a violent commotion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If he slumbered, yet his dreams were unusually active; and, since feelings are more intense in dreams than when wide-awake, it is not surprising that Blake's inner life was in a violent commotion.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BIG PROPHETIC BOOKS Blake's "three years' slumber," as he called it, hypnotized, I presume, by Hayley's lulling kindness, were amongst the most important in his life.
things
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From this reading Visible persons and things were tracked back to invisible principalities and powers, his cosmic consciousness quickened, the need to create possessed him, and he found relief only in giving rhythmic expression to his spiritual reading of mundane things.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the mental process that we saw at work in his _French Revolution_ and _America_.
three
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From this reading THE BIG PROPHETIC BOOKS Blake's "three years' slumber," as he called it, hypnotized, I presume, by Hayley's lulling kindness, were amongst the most important in his life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Any stirring of his feeling immediately set his supersensual faculty vigorously to work.
tracked
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From this reading Visible persons and things were tracked back to invisible principalities and powers, his cosmic consciousness quickened, the need to create possessed him, and he found relief only in giving rhythmic expression to his spiritual reading of mundane things.
unusually
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From this reading If he slumbered, yet his dreams were unusually active; and, since feelings are more intense in dreams than when wide-awake, it is not surprising that Blake's inner life was in a violent commotion.
vigorously
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From this reading Any stirring of his feeling immediately set his supersensual faculty vigorously to work.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If he slumbered, yet his dreams were unusually active; and, since feelings are more intense in dreams than when wide-awake, it is not surprising that Blake's inner life was in a violent commotion.
Visible
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From this reading Visible persons and things were tracked back to invisible principalities and powers, his cosmic consciousness quickened, the need to create possessed him, and he found relief only in giving rhythmic expression to his spiritual reading of mundane things.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If he slumbered, yet his dreams were unusually active; and, since feelings are more intense in dreams than when wide-awake, it is not surprising that Blake's inner life was in a violent commotion.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading This was the mental process that we saw at work in his _French Revolution_ and _America_.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE BIG PROPHETIC BOOKS Blake's "three years' slumber," as he called it, hypnotized, I presume, by Hayley's lulling kindness, were amongst the most important in his life.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading If he slumbered, yet his dreams were unusually active; and, since feelings are more intense in dreams than when wide-awake, it is not surprising that Blake's inner life was in a violent commotion.
wide-awake
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From this reading If he slumbered, yet his dreams were unusually active; and, since feelings are more intense in dreams than when wide-awake, it is not surprising that Blake's inner life was in a violent commotion.
work
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From this reading Any stirring of his feeling immediately set his supersensual faculty vigorously to work.
years
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From this reading THE BIG PROPHETIC BOOKS Blake's "three years' slumber," as he called it, hypnotized, I presume, by Hayley's lulling kindness, were amongst the most important in his life.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading If he slumbered, yet his dreams were unusually active; and, since feelings are more intense in dreams than when wide-awake, it is not surprising that Blake's inner life was in a violent commotion.
