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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 Henceforth he was an Israelite indeed--a guileless Prince with God, with a word of God on his lips for such as had ears to hear.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Doubtless if we could arrange the details of human experience we would decree that after such a contact with the Divine a man should for the rest of his days sail on a halcyon sea into a haven of rest.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Henceforth he was an Israelite indeed--a guileless Prince with God, with a word of God on his lips for such as had ears to hear.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DECLINING YEARS AND DEATH Blake, like the Patriarch, wrestled through his dark night till the day dawned.
angel
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From this reading He had wrenched the secret out of the angel messenger.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But though the giants are slain, their ghosts return; and Blake, like Jacob, was still haunted by spectres which only did not deter him because he had painfully learnt to discern between the shadow and the substance.
arrange
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From this reading Doubtless if we could arrange the details of human experience we would decree that after such a contact with the Divine a man should for the rest of his days sail on a halcyon sea into a haven of rest.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Henceforth he was an Israelite indeed--a guileless Prince with God, with a word of God on his lips for such as had ears to hear.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading But though the giants are slain, their ghosts return; and Blake, like Jacob, was still haunted by spectres which only did not deter him because he had painfully learnt to discern between the shadow and the substance.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading But though the giants are slain, their ghosts return; and Blake, like Jacob, was still haunted by spectres which only did not deter him because he had painfully learnt to discern between the shadow and the substance.
Blake
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From this reading DECLINING YEARS AND DEATH Blake, like the Patriarch, wrestled through his dark night till the day dawned.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But though the giants are slain, their ghosts return; and Blake, like Jacob, was still haunted by spectres which only did not deter him because he had painfully learnt to discern between the shadow and the substance.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But though the giants are slain, their ghosts return; and Blake, like Jacob, was still haunted by spectres which only did not deter him because he had painfully learnt to discern between the shadow and the substance.
contact
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From this reading Doubtless if we could arrange the details of human experience we would decree that after such a contact with the Divine a man should for the rest of his days sail on a halcyon sea into a haven of rest.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Doubtless if we could arrange the details of human experience we would decree that after such a contact with the Divine a man should for the rest of his days sail on a halcyon sea into a haven of rest.
dark
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From this reading DECLINING YEARS AND DEATH Blake, like the Patriarch, wrestled through his dark night till the day dawned.
dawned
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From this reading DECLINING YEARS AND DEATH Blake, like the Patriarch, wrestled through his dark night till the day dawned.
day
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From this reading DECLINING YEARS AND DEATH Blake, like the Patriarch, wrestled through his dark night till the day dawned.
days
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From this reading Doubtless if we could arrange the details of human experience we would decree that after such a contact with the Divine a man should for the rest of his days sail on a halcyon sea into a haven of rest.
DEATH
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From this reading DECLINING YEARS AND DEATH Blake, like the Patriarch, wrestled through his dark night till the day dawned.
DECLINING
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From this reading DECLINING YEARS AND DEATH Blake, like the Patriarch, wrestled through his dark night till the day dawned.
decree
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From this reading Doubtless if we could arrange the details of human experience we would decree that after such a contact with the Divine a man should for the rest of his days sail on a halcyon sea into a haven of rest.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Doubtless if we could arrange the details of human experience we would decree that after such a contact with the Divine a man should for the rest of his days sail on a halcyon sea into a haven of rest.
deter
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From this reading But though the giants are slain, their ghosts return; and Blake, like Jacob, was still haunted by spectres which only did not deter him because he had painfully learnt to discern between the shadow and the substance.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But though the giants are slain, their ghosts return; and Blake, like Jacob, was still haunted by spectres which only did not deter him because he had painfully learnt to discern between the shadow and the substance.
discern
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From this reading But though the giants are slain, their ghosts return; and Blake, like Jacob, was still haunted by spectres which only did not deter him because he had painfully learnt to discern between the shadow and the substance.
Divine
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From this reading Doubtless if we could arrange the details of human experience we would decree that after such a contact with the Divine a man should for the rest of his days sail on a halcyon sea into a haven of rest.
Doubtless
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From this reading Doubtless if we could arrange the details of human experience we would decree that after such a contact with the Divine a man should for the rest of his days sail on a halcyon sea into a haven of rest.
ears
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From this reading Henceforth he was an Israelite indeed--a guileless Prince with God, with a word of God on his lips for such as had ears to hear.
experience
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From this reading Doubtless if we could arrange the details of human experience we would decree that after such a contact with the Divine a man should for the rest of his days sail on a halcyon sea into a haven of rest.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Henceforth he was an Israelite indeed--a guileless Prince with God, with a word of God on his lips for such as had ears to hear.
ghosts
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From this reading But though the giants are slain, their ghosts return; and Blake, like Jacob, was still haunted by spectres which only did not deter him because he had painfully learnt to discern between the shadow and the substance.
giants
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From this reading But though the giants are slain, their ghosts return; and Blake, like Jacob, was still haunted by spectres which only did not deter him because he had painfully learnt to discern between the shadow and the substance.
God
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From this reading Henceforth he was an Israelite indeed--a guileless Prince with God, with a word of God on his lips for such as had ears to hear.
guileless
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From this reading Henceforth he was an Israelite indeed--a guileless Prince with God, with a word of God on his lips for such as had ears to hear.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had wrenched the secret out of the angel messenger.
halcyon
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From this reading Doubtless if we could arrange the details of human experience we would decree that after such a contact with the Divine a man should for the rest of his days sail on a halcyon sea into a haven of rest.
haunted
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From this reading But though the giants are slain, their ghosts return; and Blake, like Jacob, was still haunted by spectres which only did not deter him because he had painfully learnt to discern between the shadow and the substance.
haven
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From this reading Doubtless if we could arrange the details of human experience we would decree that after such a contact with the Divine a man should for the rest of his days sail on a halcyon sea into a haven of rest.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had wrenched the secret out of the angel messenger.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Henceforth he was an Israelite indeed--a guileless Prince with God, with a word of God on his lips for such as had ears to hear.
Henceforth
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From this reading Henceforth he was an Israelite indeed--a guileless Prince with God, with a word of God on his lips for such as had ears to hear.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But though the giants are slain, their ghosts return; and Blake, like Jacob, was still haunted by spectres which only did not deter him because he had painfully learnt to discern between the shadow and the substance.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading DECLINING YEARS AND DEATH Blake, like the Patriarch, wrestled through his dark night till the day dawned.
human
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From this reading Doubtless if we could arrange the details of human experience we would decree that after such a contact with the Divine a man should for the rest of his days sail on a halcyon sea into a haven of rest.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Doubtless if we could arrange the details of human experience we would decree that after such a contact with the Divine a man should for the rest of his days sail on a halcyon sea into a haven of rest.
indeed
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From this reading Henceforth he was an Israelite indeed--a guileless Prince with God, with a word of God on his lips for such as had ears to hear.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Doubtless if we could arrange the details of human experience we would decree that after such a contact with the Divine a man should for the rest of his days sail on a halcyon sea into a haven of rest.
Israelite
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From this reading Henceforth he was an Israelite indeed--a guileless Prince with God, with a word of God on his lips for such as had ears to hear.
Jacob
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From this reading But though the giants are slain, their ghosts return; and Blake, like Jacob, was still haunted by spectres which only did not deter him because he had painfully learnt to discern between the shadow and the substance.
learnt
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From this reading But though the giants are slain, their ghosts return; and Blake, like Jacob, was still haunted by spectres which only did not deter him because he had painfully learnt to discern between the shadow and the substance.
like
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From this reading DECLINING YEARS AND DEATH Blake, like the Patriarch, wrestled through his dark night till the day dawned.
lips
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From this reading Henceforth he was an Israelite indeed--a guileless Prince with God, with a word of God on his lips for such as had ears to hear.
man
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From this reading Doubtless if we could arrange the details of human experience we would decree that after such a contact with the Divine a man should for the rest of his days sail on a halcyon sea into a haven of rest.
messenger
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From this reading He had wrenched the secret out of the angel messenger.
night
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From this reading DECLINING YEARS AND DEATH Blake, like the Patriarch, wrestled through his dark night till the day dawned.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But though the giants are slain, their ghosts return; and Blake, like Jacob, was still haunted by spectres which only did not deter him because he had painfully learnt to discern between the shadow and the substance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had wrenched the secret out of the angel messenger.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Henceforth he was an Israelite indeed--a guileless Prince with God, with a word of God on his lips for such as had ears to hear.
only
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From this reading But though the giants are slain, their ghosts return; and Blake, like Jacob, was still haunted by spectres which only did not deter him because he had painfully learnt to discern between the shadow and the substance.
out
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From this reading He had wrenched the secret out of the angel messenger.
painfully
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From this reading But though the giants are slain, their ghosts return; and Blake, like Jacob, was still haunted by spectres which only did not deter him because he had painfully learnt to discern between the shadow and the substance.
Patriarch
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From this reading DECLINING YEARS AND DEATH Blake, like the Patriarch, wrestled through his dark night till the day dawned.
Prince
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From this reading Henceforth he was an Israelite indeed--a guileless Prince with God, with a word of God on his lips for such as had ears to hear.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Doubtless if we could arrange the details of human experience we would decree that after such a contact with the Divine a man should for the rest of his days sail on a halcyon sea into a haven of rest.
return
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From this reading But though the giants are slain, their ghosts return; and Blake, like Jacob, was still haunted by spectres which only did not deter him because he had painfully learnt to discern between the shadow and the substance.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Doubtless if we could arrange the details of human experience we would decree that after such a contact with the Divine a man should for the rest of his days sail on a halcyon sea into a haven of rest.
sea
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From this reading Doubtless if we could arrange the details of human experience we would decree that after such a contact with the Divine a man should for the rest of his days sail on a halcyon sea into a haven of rest.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading He had wrenched the secret out of the angel messenger.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading But though the giants are slain, their ghosts return; and Blake, like Jacob, was still haunted by spectres which only did not deter him because he had painfully learnt to discern between the shadow and the substance.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Doubtless if we could arrange the details of human experience we would decree that after such a contact with the Divine a man should for the rest of his days sail on a halcyon sea into a haven of rest.
slain
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From this reading But though the giants are slain, their ghosts return; and Blake, like Jacob, was still haunted by spectres which only did not deter him because he had painfully learnt to discern between the shadow and the substance.
spectres
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From this reading But though the giants are slain, their ghosts return; and Blake, like Jacob, was still haunted by spectres which only did not deter him because he had painfully learnt to discern between the shadow and the substance.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But though the giants are slain, their ghosts return; and Blake, like Jacob, was still haunted by spectres which only did not deter him because he had painfully learnt to discern between the shadow and the substance.
substancenounUS /ˈsʌbstəns/
wealth or financial means
From this reading But though the giants are slain, their ghosts return; and Blake, like Jacob, was still haunted by spectres which only did not deter him because he had painfully learnt to discern between the shadow and the substance.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Henceforth he was an Israelite indeed--a guileless Prince with God, with a word of God on his lips for such as had ears to hear.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Doubtless if we could arrange the details of human experience we would decree that after such a contact with the Divine a man should for the rest of his days sail on a halcyon sea into a haven of rest.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DECLINING YEARS AND DEATH Blake, like the Patriarch, wrestled through his dark night till the day dawned.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But though the giants are slain, their ghosts return; and Blake, like Jacob, was still haunted by spectres which only did not deter him because he had painfully learnt to discern between the shadow and the substance.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But though the giants are slain, their ghosts return; and Blake, like Jacob, was still haunted by spectres which only did not deter him because he had painfully learnt to discern between the shadow and the substance.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading DECLINING YEARS AND DEATH Blake, like the Patriarch, wrestled through his dark night till the day dawned.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading DECLINING YEARS AND DEATH Blake, like the Patriarch, wrestled through his dark night till the day dawned.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Henceforth he was an Israelite indeed--a guileless Prince with God, with a word of God on his lips for such as had ears to hear.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Henceforth he was an Israelite indeed--a guileless Prince with God, with a word of God on his lips for such as had ears to hear.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Doubtless if we could arrange the details of human experience we would decree that after such a contact with the Divine a man should for the rest of his days sail on a halcyon sea into a haven of rest.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But though the giants are slain, their ghosts return; and Blake, like Jacob, was still haunted by spectres which only did not deter him because he had painfully learnt to discern between the shadow and the substance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Henceforth he was an Israelite indeed--a guileless Prince with God, with a word of God on his lips for such as had ears to hear.
word
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From this reading Henceforth he was an Israelite indeed--a guileless Prince with God, with a word of God on his lips for such as had ears to hear.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Doubtless if we could arrange the details of human experience we would decree that after such a contact with the Divine a man should for the rest of his days sail on a halcyon sea into a haven of rest.
wrenched
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From this reading He had wrenched the secret out of the angel messenger.
wrestled
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From this reading DECLINING YEARS AND DEATH Blake, like the Patriarch, wrestled through his dark night till the day dawned.
YEARS
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From this reading DECLINING YEARS AND DEATH Blake, like the Patriarch, wrestled through his dark night till the day dawned.
