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1610
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From this reading The political outlook in England is the same, and it is not likely that he would be greatly stirred by events such as the assassination of Henry IV. of France in 1610 and the consequent expulsion of the Jesuits from Great Britain.
Abbey
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Once more he finds life worth living, the earth beautiful, enchantingly, fantastically attractive, and those who dwell upon it worthy of his love.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The political outlook in England is the same, and it is not likely that he would be greatly stirred by events such as the assassination of Henry IV. of France in 1610 and the consequent expulsion of the Jesuits from Great Britain.
assassination
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From this reading The political outlook in England is the same, and it is not likely that he would be greatly stirred by events such as the assassination of Henry IV. of France in 1610 and the consequent expulsion of the Jesuits from Great Britain.
attractive
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From this reading Once more he finds life worth living, the earth beautiful, enchantingly, fantastically attractive, and those who dwell upon it worthy of his love.
back
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From this reading What has personally befallen him that has had such power to re-attune his spirit and lead it back from discord to the old melody and harmony?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The political outlook in England is the same, and it is not likely that he would be greatly stirred by events such as the assassination of Henry IV. of France in 1610 and the consequent expulsion of the Jesuits from Great Britain.
beautiful
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From this reading Once more he finds life worth living, the earth beautiful, enchantingly, fantastically attractive, and those who dwell upon it worthy of his love.
befallen
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bones
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Britain
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From this reading The political outlook in England is the same, and it is not likely that he would be greatly stirred by events such as the assassination of Henry IV. of France in 1610 and the consequent expulsion of the Jesuits from Great Britain.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The political outlook in England is the same, and it is not likely that he would be greatly stirred by events such as the assassination of Henry IV. of France in 1610 and the consequent expulsion of the Jesuits from Great Britain.
Catholics
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change
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From this reading In the purely external circumstances no change has occurred.
circumstances
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From this reading In the purely external circumstances no change has occurred.
coming
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consequent
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From this reading The political outlook in England is the same, and it is not likely that he would be greatly stirred by events such as the assassination of Henry IV. of France in 1610 and the consequent expulsion of the Jesuits from Great Britain.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
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Court
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decree
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DetailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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discord
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From this reading What has personally befallen him that has had such power to re-attune his spirit and lead it back from discord to the old melody and harmony?
dwell
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From this reading Once more he finds life worth living, the earth beautiful, enchantingly, fantastically attractive, and those who dwell upon it worthy of his love.
earth
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From this reading Once more he finds life worth living, the earth beautiful, enchantingly, fantastically attractive, and those who dwell upon it worthy of his love.
effect
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enchantingly
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From this reading Once more he finds life worth living, the earth beautiful, enchantingly, fantastically attractive, and those who dwell upon it worthy of his love.
England
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From this reading The political outlook in England is the same, and it is not likely that he would be greatly stirred by events such as the assassination of Henry IV. of France in 1610 and the consequent expulsion of the Jesuits from Great Britain.
English
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events
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From this reading The political outlook in England is the same, and it is not likely that he would be greatly stirred by events such as the assassination of Henry IV. of France in 1610 and the consequent expulsion of the Jesuits from Great Britain.
expulsion
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From this reading The political outlook in England is the same, and it is not likely that he would be greatly stirred by events such as the assassination of Henry IV. of France in 1610 and the consequent expulsion of the Jesuits from Great Britain.
external
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From this reading In the purely external circumstances no change has occurred.
fantastically
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From this reading Once more he finds life worth living, the earth beautiful, enchantingly, fantastically attractive, and those who dwell upon it worthy of his love.
finds
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From this reading Once more he finds life worth living, the earth beautiful, enchantingly, fantastically attractive, and those who dwell upon it worthy of his love.
forbidding
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France
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From this reading The political outlook in England is the same, and it is not likely that he would be greatly stirred by events such as the assassination of Henry IV. of France in 1610 and the consequent expulsion of the Jesuits from Great Britain.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The political outlook in England is the same, and it is not likely that he would be greatly stirred by events such as the assassination of Henry IV. of France in 1610 and the consequent expulsion of the Jesuits from Great Britain.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The political outlook in England is the same, and it is not likely that he would be greatly stirred by events such as the assassination of Henry IV. of France in 1610 and the consequent expulsion of the Jesuits from Great Britain.
greatly
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From this reading The political outlook in England is the same, and it is not likely that he would be greatly stirred by events such as the assassination of Henry IV. of France in 1610 and the consequent expulsion of the Jesuits from Great Britain.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What has personally befallen him that has had such power to re-attune his spirit and lead it back from discord to the old melody and harmony?
harmony
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From this reading What has personally befallen him that has had such power to re-attune his spirit and lead it back from discord to the old melody and harmony?
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the purely external circumstances no change has occurred.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Details--like the decree forbidding English Catholics (Recusants) from coming within ten miles of the Court, and James's removal of his mother's bones and their pompous re-interment in Westminster Abbey--could have little effect upon Shakespeare.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Once more he finds life worth living, the earth beautiful, enchantingly, fantastically attractive, and those who dwell upon it worthy of his love.
Henry
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From this reading The political outlook in England is the same, and it is not likely that he would be greatly stirred by events such as the assassination of Henry IV. of France in 1610 and the consequent expulsion of the Jesuits from Great Britain.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What has personally befallen him that has had such power to re-attune his spirit and lead it back from discord to the old melody and harmony?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Once more he finds life worth living, the earth beautiful, enchantingly, fantastically attractive, and those who dwell upon it worthy of his love.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the purely external circumstances no change has occurred.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The political outlook in England is the same, and it is not likely that he would be greatly stirred by events such as the assassination of Henry IV. of France in 1610 and the consequent expulsion of the Jesuits from Great Britain.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Once more he finds life worth living, the earth beautiful, enchantingly, fantastically attractive, and those who dwell upon it worthy of his love.
IV
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From this reading The political outlook in England is the same, and it is not likely that he would be greatly stirred by events such as the assassination of Henry IV. of France in 1610 and the consequent expulsion of the Jesuits from Great Britain.
James's
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Jesuits
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From this reading The political outlook in England is the same, and it is not likely that he would be greatly stirred by events such as the assassination of Henry IV. of France in 1610 and the consequent expulsion of the Jesuits from Great Britain.
lead
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From this reading What has personally befallen him that has had such power to re-attune his spirit and lead it back from discord to the old melody and harmony?
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once more he finds life worth living, the earth beautiful, enchantingly, fantastically attractive, and those who dwell upon it worthy of his love.
like
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likely
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From this reading The political outlook in England is the same, and it is not likely that he would be greatly stirred by events such as the assassination of Henry IV. of France in 1610 and the consequent expulsion of the Jesuits from Great Britain.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Details--like the decree forbidding English Catholics (Recusants) from coming within ten miles of the Court, and James's removal of his mother's bones and their pompous re-interment in Westminster Abbey--could have little effect upon Shakespeare.
living
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From this reading Once more he finds life worth living, the earth beautiful, enchantingly, fantastically attractive, and those who dwell upon it worthy of his love.
love
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From this reading Once more he finds life worth living, the earth beautiful, enchantingly, fantastically attractive, and those who dwell upon it worthy of his love.
melody
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From this reading What has personally befallen him that has had such power to re-attune his spirit and lead it back from discord to the old melody and harmony?
miles
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more
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From this reading Once more he finds life worth living, the earth beautiful, enchantingly, fantastically attractive, and those who dwell upon it worthy of his love.
mother's
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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In the purely external circumstances no change has occurred.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The political outlook in England is the same, and it is not likely that he would be greatly stirred by events such as the assassination of Henry IV. of France in 1610 and the consequent expulsion of the Jesuits from Great Britain.
occurred
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From this reading In the purely external circumstances no change has occurred.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Once more he finds life worth living, the earth beautiful, enchantingly, fantastically attractive, and those who dwell upon it worthy of his love.
old
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From this reading What has personally befallen him that has had such power to re-attune his spirit and lead it back from discord to the old melody and harmony?
Once
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From this reading Once more he finds life worth living, the earth beautiful, enchantingly, fantastically attractive, and those who dwell upon it worthy of his love.
outlook
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From this reading The political outlook in England is the same, and it is not likely that he would be greatly stirred by events such as the assassination of Henry IV. of France in 1610 and the consequent expulsion of the Jesuits from Great Britain.
personally
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From this reading What has personally befallen him that has had such power to re-attune his spirit and lead it back from discord to the old melody and harmony?
political
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From this reading The political outlook in England is the same, and it is not likely that he would be greatly stirred by events such as the assassination of Henry IV. of France in 1610 and the consequent expulsion of the Jesuits from Great Britain.
pompous
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power
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From this reading What has personally befallen him that has had such power to re-attune his spirit and lead it back from discord to the old melody and harmony?
purely
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From this reading In the purely external circumstances no change has occurred.
re-attune
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From this reading What has personally befallen him that has had such power to re-attune his spirit and lead it back from discord to the old melody and harmony?
re-interment
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Recusants
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removal
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samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The political outlook in England is the same, and it is not likely that he would be greatly stirred by events such as the assassination of Henry IV. of France in 1610 and the consequent expulsion of the Jesuits from Great Britain.
Shakespeare
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spirit
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From this reading What has personally befallen him that has had such power to re-attune his spirit and lead it back from discord to the old melody and harmony?
stirred
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From this reading The political outlook in England is the same, and it is not likely that he would be greatly stirred by events such as the assassination of Henry IV. of France in 1610 and the consequent expulsion of the Jesuits from Great Britain.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The political outlook in England is the same, and it is not likely that he would be greatly stirred by events such as the assassination of Henry IV. of France in 1610 and the consequent expulsion of the Jesuits from Great Britain.
ten
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The political outlook in England is the same, and it is not likely that he would be greatly stirred by events such as the assassination of Henry IV. of France in 1610 and the consequent expulsion of the Jesuits from Great Britain.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once more he finds life worth living, the earth beautiful, enchantingly, fantastically attractive, and those who dwell upon it worthy of his love.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Details--like the decree forbidding English Catholics (Recusants) from coming within ten miles of the Court, and James's removal of his mother's bones and their pompous re-interment in Westminster Abbey--could have little effect upon Shakespeare.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Once more he finds life worth living, the earth beautiful, enchantingly, fantastically attractive, and those who dwell upon it worthy of his love.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What has personally befallen him that has had such power to re-attune his spirit and lead it back from discord to the old melody and harmony?
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Once more he finds life worth living, the earth beautiful, enchantingly, fantastically attractive, and those who dwell upon it worthy of his love.
Westminster
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WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What has personally befallen him that has had such power to re-attune his spirit and lead it back from discord to the old melody and harmony?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Once more he finds life worth living, the earth beautiful, enchantingly, fantastically attractive, and those who dwell upon it worthy of his love.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Details--like the decree forbidding English Catholics (Recusants) from coming within ten miles of the Court, and James's removal of his mother's bones and their pompous re-interment in Westminster Abbey--could have little effect upon Shakespeare.
worth
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From this reading Once more he finds life worth living, the earth beautiful, enchantingly, fantastically attractive, and those who dwell upon it worthy of his love.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading Once more he finds life worth living, the earth beautiful, enchantingly, fantastically attractive, and those who dwell upon it worthy of his love.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The political outlook in England is the same, and it is not likely that he would be greatly stirred by events such as the assassination of Henry IV. of France in 1610 and the consequent expulsion of the Jesuits from Great Britain.
