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William Blake, the Man
William Blake, the Man

Chapter X

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CROMEK, SIR JOSHUA, STOTHARD, AND CHAUCER Blake had left Hayley to face poverty again in September 1803.
He lodged at 17 South Molton Street, and from there he continued till December 11th, 1805, to write to the patron who had caused him so much inward disturbance.
As long as he had thought it was possible to be on terms of complete friendship with Hayley he had quarrelled with him.
Now he knew that such friendship was impossible.
He saw Hayley as he was, and after years of self-conflict he saw himself as he was, and he recognized that there was no fundamental agreement to bridge over their differences.
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William Blake, the Man

Chapter X

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
CROMEK, SIR JOSHUA, STOTHARD, AND CHAUCER Blake had left Hayley to face poverty again in September 1803.
Line 2
He lodged at 17 South Molton Street, and from there he continued till December 11th, 1805, to write to the patron who had caused him so much inward disturbance.
Line 3
As long as he had thought it was possible to be on terms of complete friendship with Hayley he had quarrelled with him.
Line 4
Now he knew that such friendship was impossible.
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He saw Hayley as he was, and after years of self-conflict he saw himself as he was, and he recognized that there was no fundamental agreement to bridge over their differences.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “He saw Hayley as he was, and after years of self-conflict he saw himself as he was, and he recognized that there was no fundamental agreement to bridge over their differences.”

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “CROMEK, SIR JOSHUA, STOTHARD, AND CHAUCER Blake had left Hayley to face poverty again in September 1803.”

Complete noun US /complete/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “As long as he had thought it was possible to be on terms of complete friendship with Hayley he had quarrelled with him.”

Continued noun US /ˈcontinued/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “He lodged at 17 South Molton Street, and from there he continued till December 11th, 1805, to write to the patron who had caused him so much inward disturbance.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “He saw Hayley as he was, and after years of self-conflict he saw himself as he was, and he recognized that there was no fundamental agreement to bridge over their differences.”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “CROMEK, SIR JOSHUA, STOTHARD, AND CHAUCER Blake had left Hayley to face poverty again in September 1803.”

Long noun US /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “As long as he had thought it was possible to be on terms of complete friendship with Hayley he had quarrelled with him.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “He saw Hayley as he was, and after years of self-conflict he saw himself as he was, and he recognized that there was no fundamental agreement to bridge over their differences.”

Thought noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “As long as he had thought it was possible to be on terms of complete friendship with Hayley he had quarrelled with him.”

Till preposition US /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “He lodged at 17 South Molton Street, and from there he continued till December 11th, 1805, to write to the patron who had caused him so much inward disturbance.”

All words in this reading · 73

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11th

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From this reading He lodged at 17 South Molton Street, and from there he continued till December 11th, 1805, to write to the patron who had caused him so much inward disturbance.

17

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From this reading He lodged at 17 South Molton Street, and from there he continued till December 11th, 1805, to write to the patron who had caused him so much inward disturbance.

1803

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From this reading CROMEK, SIR JOSHUA, STOTHARD, AND CHAUCER Blake had left Hayley to face poverty again in September 1803.

1805

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From this reading He lodged at 17 South Molton Street, and from there he continued till December 11th, 1805, to write to the patron who had caused him so much inward disturbance.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading He saw Hayley as he was, and after years of self-conflict he saw himself as he was, and he recognized that there was no fundamental agreement to bridge over their differences.

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading CROMEK, SIR JOSHUA, STOTHARD, AND CHAUCER Blake had left Hayley to face poverty again in September 1803.

agreement

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From this reading He saw Hayley as he was, and after years of self-conflict he saw himself as he was, and he recognized that there was no fundamental agreement to bridge over their differences.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading CROMEK, SIR JOSHUA, STOTHARD, AND CHAUCER Blake had left Hayley to face poverty again in September 1803.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As long as he had thought it was possible to be on terms of complete friendship with Hayley he had quarrelled with him.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He lodged at 17 South Molton Street, and from there he continued till December 11th, 1805, to write to the patron who had caused him so much inward disturbance.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading As long as he had thought it was possible to be on terms of complete friendship with Hayley he had quarrelled with him.

Blake

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From this reading CROMEK, SIR JOSHUA, STOTHARD, AND CHAUCER Blake had left Hayley to face poverty again in September 1803.

bridge

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From this reading He saw Hayley as he was, and after years of self-conflict he saw himself as he was, and he recognized that there was no fundamental agreement to bridge over their differences.

caused

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From this reading He lodged at 17 South Molton Street, and from there he continued till December 11th, 1805, to write to the patron who had caused him so much inward disturbance.

CHAUCER

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From this reading CROMEK, SIR JOSHUA, STOTHARD, AND CHAUCER Blake had left Hayley to face poverty again in September 1803.

completenounUS /complete/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading As long as he had thought it was possible to be on terms of complete friendship with Hayley he had quarrelled with him.

continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading He lodged at 17 South Molton Street, and from there he continued till December 11th, 1805, to write to the patron who had caused him so much inward disturbance.

CROMEK

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From this reading CROMEK, SIR JOSHUA, STOTHARD, AND CHAUCER Blake had left Hayley to face poverty again in September 1803.

December

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From this reading He lodged at 17 South Molton Street, and from there he continued till December 11th, 1805, to write to the patron who had caused him so much inward disturbance.

differences

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From this reading He saw Hayley as he was, and after years of self-conflict he saw himself as he was, and he recognized that there was no fundamental agreement to bridge over their differences.

disturbance

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From this reading He lodged at 17 South Molton Street, and from there he continued till December 11th, 1805, to write to the patron who had caused him so much inward disturbance.

face

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From this reading CROMEK, SIR JOSHUA, STOTHARD, AND CHAUCER Blake had left Hayley to face poverty again in September 1803.

friendship

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From this reading As long as he had thought it was possible to be on terms of complete friendship with Hayley he had quarrelled with him.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He lodged at 17 South Molton Street, and from there he continued till December 11th, 1805, to write to the patron who had caused him so much inward disturbance.

fundamental

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From this reading He saw Hayley as he was, and after years of self-conflict he saw himself as he was, and he recognized that there was no fundamental agreement to bridge over their differences.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading CROMEK, SIR JOSHUA, STOTHARD, AND CHAUCER Blake had left Hayley to face poverty again in September 1803.

Hayley

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From this reading CROMEK, SIR JOSHUA, STOTHARD, AND CHAUCER Blake had left Hayley to face poverty again in September 1803.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He lodged at 17 South Molton Street, and from there he continued till December 11th, 1805, to write to the patron who had caused him so much inward disturbance.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He lodged at 17 South Molton Street, and from there he continued till December 11th, 1805, to write to the patron who had caused him so much inward disturbance.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading He saw Hayley as he was, and after years of self-conflict he saw himself as he was, and he recognized that there was no fundamental agreement to bridge over their differences.

impossible

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From this reading Now he knew that such friendship was impossible.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading CROMEK, SIR JOSHUA, STOTHARD, AND CHAUCER Blake had left Hayley to face poverty again in September 1803.

inward

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From this reading He lodged at 17 South Molton Street, and from there he continued till December 11th, 1805, to write to the patron who had caused him so much inward disturbance.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading As long as he had thought it was possible to be on terms of complete friendship with Hayley he had quarrelled with him.

JOSHUA

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From this reading CROMEK, SIR JOSHUA, STOTHARD, AND CHAUCER Blake had left Hayley to face poverty again in September 1803.

knew

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From this reading Now he knew that such friendship was impossible.

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading CROMEK, SIR JOSHUA, STOTHARD, AND CHAUCER Blake had left Hayley to face poverty again in September 1803.

lodged

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From this reading He lodged at 17 South Molton Street, and from there he continued till December 11th, 1805, to write to the patron who had caused him so much inward disturbance.

longnounUS /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading As long as he had thought it was possible to be on terms of complete friendship with Hayley he had quarrelled with him.

Molton

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From this reading He lodged at 17 South Molton Street, and from there he continued till December 11th, 1805, to write to the patron who had caused him so much inward disturbance.

much

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From this reading He lodged at 17 South Molton Street, and from there he continued till December 11th, 1805, to write to the patron who had caused him so much inward disturbance.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading He saw Hayley as he was, and after years of self-conflict he saw himself as he was, and he recognized that there was no fundamental agreement to bridge over their differences.

Now

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From this reading Now he knew that such friendship was impossible.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading As long as he had thought it was possible to be on terms of complete friendship with Hayley he had quarrelled with him.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading As long as he had thought it was possible to be on terms of complete friendship with Hayley he had quarrelled with him.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading He saw Hayley as he was, and after years of self-conflict he saw himself as he was, and he recognized that there was no fundamental agreement to bridge over their differences.

patron

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From this reading He lodged at 17 South Molton Street, and from there he continued till December 11th, 1805, to write to the patron who had caused him so much inward disturbance.

possible

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From this reading As long as he had thought it was possible to be on terms of complete friendship with Hayley he had quarrelled with him.

poverty

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From this reading CROMEK, SIR JOSHUA, STOTHARD, AND CHAUCER Blake had left Hayley to face poverty again in September 1803.

quarrelled

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From this reading As long as he had thought it was possible to be on terms of complete friendship with Hayley he had quarrelled with him.

recognized

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From this reading He saw Hayley as he was, and after years of self-conflict he saw himself as he was, and he recognized that there was no fundamental agreement to bridge over their differences.

saw

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From this reading He saw Hayley as he was, and after years of self-conflict he saw himself as he was, and he recognized that there was no fundamental agreement to bridge over their differences.

self-conflict

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From this reading He saw Hayley as he was, and after years of self-conflict he saw himself as he was, and he recognized that there was no fundamental agreement to bridge over their differences.

September

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From this reading CROMEK, SIR JOSHUA, STOTHARD, AND CHAUCER Blake had left Hayley to face poverty again in September 1803.

SIR

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From this reading CROMEK, SIR JOSHUA, STOTHARD, AND CHAUCER Blake had left Hayley to face poverty again in September 1803.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading He lodged at 17 South Molton Street, and from there he continued till December 11th, 1805, to write to the patron who had caused him so much inward disturbance.

South

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From this reading He lodged at 17 South Molton Street, and from there he continued till December 11th, 1805, to write to the patron who had caused him so much inward disturbance.

STOTHARD

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From this reading CROMEK, SIR JOSHUA, STOTHARD, AND CHAUCER Blake had left Hayley to face poverty again in September 1803.

Street

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From this reading He lodged at 17 South Molton Street, and from there he continued till December 11th, 1805, to write to the patron who had caused him so much inward disturbance.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Now he knew that such friendship was impossible.

terms

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From this reading As long as he had thought it was possible to be on terms of complete friendship with Hayley he had quarrelled with him.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Now he knew that such friendship was impossible.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading He lodged at 17 South Molton Street, and from there he continued till December 11th, 1805, to write to the patron who had caused him so much inward disturbance.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading He saw Hayley as he was, and after years of self-conflict he saw himself as he was, and he recognized that there was no fundamental agreement to bridge over their differences.

there

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From this reading He lodged at 17 South Molton Street, and from there he continued till December 11th, 1805, to write to the patron who had caused him so much inward disturbance.

thoughtnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading As long as he had thought it was possible to be on terms of complete friendship with Hayley he had quarrelled with him.

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading He lodged at 17 South Molton Street, and from there he continued till December 11th, 1805, to write to the patron who had caused him so much inward disturbance.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading CROMEK, SIR JOSHUA, STOTHARD, AND CHAUCER Blake had left Hayley to face poverty again in September 1803.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading As long as he had thought it was possible to be on terms of complete friendship with Hayley he had quarrelled with him.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading He lodged at 17 South Molton Street, and from there he continued till December 11th, 1805, to write to the patron who had caused him so much inward disturbance.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading As long as he had thought it was possible to be on terms of complete friendship with Hayley he had quarrelled with him.

write

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From this reading He lodged at 17 South Molton Street, and from there he continued till December 11th, 1805, to write to the patron who had caused him so much inward disturbance.

years

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From this reading He saw Hayley as he was, and after years of self-conflict he saw himself as he was, and he recognized that there was no fundamental agreement to bridge over their differences.