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1802
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From this reading Even his marriage to Miss Mary Hutchinson, of Penrith, on October 4, 1802, was not so much an importation into his existence of new emotion, as a development and intensification of feelings which had long been there.
4
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From this reading Even his marriage to Miss Mary Hutchinson, of Penrith, on October 4, 1802, was not so much an importation into his existence of new emotion, as a development and intensification of feelings which had long been there.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Even his marriage to Miss Mary Hutchinson, of Penrith, on October 4, 1802, was not so much an importation into his existence of new emotion, as a development and intensification of feelings which had long been there.
accustomed
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From this reading When he wished to illustrate the true dignity and delicacy of rustic lives he was always accustomed to refer to the Cumbrian folk.
advocacy
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From this reading This marriage was the crowning stroke of Wordsworth's felicity--the poetic recompense for his steady advocacy of all simple and noble things.
all
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From this reading This marriage was the crowning stroke of Wordsworth's felicity--the poetic recompense for his steady advocacy of all simple and noble things.
always
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From this reading When he wished to illustrate the true dignity and delicacy of rustic lives he was always accustomed to refer to the Cumbrian folk.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading With Wordsworth's settlement at Townend, Grasmere, in the closing days of the last century, the external events of his life may be said to come to an end.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Even his marriage to Miss Mary Hutchinson, of Penrith, on October 4, 1802, was not so much an importation into his existence of new emotion, as a development and intensification of feelings which had long been there.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Even his marriage to Miss Mary Hutchinson, of Penrith, on October 4, 1802, was not so much an importation into his existence of new emotion, as a development and intensification of feelings which had long been there.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With Wordsworth's settlement at Townend, Grasmere, in the closing days of the last century, the external events of his life may be said to come to an end.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading With Wordsworth's settlement at Townend, Grasmere, in the closing days of the last century, the external events of his life may be said to come to an end.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Even his marriage to Miss Mary Hutchinson, of Penrith, on October 4, 1802, was not so much an importation into his existence of new emotion, as a development and intensification of feelings which had long been there.
century
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From this reading With Wordsworth's settlement at Townend, Grasmere, in the closing days of the last century, the external events of his life may be said to come to an end.
closing
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From this reading With Wordsworth's settlement at Townend, Grasmere, in the closing days of the last century, the external events of his life may be said to come to an end.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With Wordsworth's settlement at Townend, Grasmere, in the closing days of the last century, the external events of his life may be said to come to an end.
crowning
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From this reading This marriage was the crowning stroke of Wordsworth's felicity--the poetic recompense for his steady advocacy of all simple and noble things.
Cumbrian
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From this reading When he wished to illustrate the true dignity and delicacy of rustic lives he was always accustomed to refer to the Cumbrian folk.
days
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From this reading With Wordsworth's settlement at Townend, Grasmere, in the closing days of the last century, the external events of his life may be said to come to an end.
delicacy
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From this reading When he wished to illustrate the true dignity and delicacy of rustic lives he was always accustomed to refer to the Cumbrian folk.
development
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From this reading Even his marriage to Miss Mary Hutchinson, of Penrith, on October 4, 1802, was not so much an importation into his existence of new emotion, as a development and intensification of feelings which had long been there.
dignity
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From this reading When he wished to illustrate the true dignity and delicacy of rustic lives he was always accustomed to refer to the Cumbrian folk.
emotion
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From this reading Even his marriage to Miss Mary Hutchinson, of Penrith, on October 4, 1802, was not so much an importation into his existence of new emotion, as a development and intensification of feelings which had long been there.
end
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From this reading With Wordsworth's settlement at Townend, Grasmere, in the closing days of the last century, the external events of his life may be said to come to an end.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even his marriage to Miss Mary Hutchinson, of Penrith, on October 4, 1802, was not so much an importation into his existence of new emotion, as a development and intensification of feelings which had long been there.
events
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From this reading With Wordsworth's settlement at Townend, Grasmere, in the closing days of the last century, the external events of his life may be said to come to an end.
existence
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From this reading Even his marriage to Miss Mary Hutchinson, of Penrith, on October 4, 1802, was not so much an importation into his existence of new emotion, as a development and intensification of feelings which had long been there.
external
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From this reading With Wordsworth's settlement at Townend, Grasmere, in the closing days of the last century, the external events of his life may be said to come to an end.
feelings
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From this reading Even his marriage to Miss Mary Hutchinson, of Penrith, on October 4, 1802, was not so much an importation into his existence of new emotion, as a development and intensification of feelings which had long been there.
felicity
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From this reading This marriage was the crowning stroke of Wordsworth's felicity--the poetic recompense for his steady advocacy of all simple and noble things.
folk
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From this reading When he wished to illustrate the true dignity and delicacy of rustic lives he was always accustomed to refer to the Cumbrian folk.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This marriage was the crowning stroke of Wordsworth's felicity--the poetic recompense for his steady advocacy of all simple and noble things.
Grasmere
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From this reading With Wordsworth's settlement at Townend, Grasmere, in the closing days of the last century, the external events of his life may be said to come to an end.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Even his marriage to Miss Mary Hutchinson, of Penrith, on October 4, 1802, was not so much an importation into his existence of new emotion, as a development and intensification of feelings which had long been there.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he wished to illustrate the true dignity and delicacy of rustic lives he was always accustomed to refer to the Cumbrian folk.
HIGHLAND
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From this reading MARRIAGE--SOCIETY--HIGHLAND TOUR.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With Wordsworth's settlement at Townend, Grasmere, in the closing days of the last century, the external events of his life may be said to come to an end.
Hutchinson
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From this reading Even his marriage to Miss Mary Hutchinson, of Penrith, on October 4, 1802, was not so much an importation into his existence of new emotion, as a development and intensification of feelings which had long been there.
illustrate
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From this reading When he wished to illustrate the true dignity and delicacy of rustic lives he was always accustomed to refer to the Cumbrian folk.
importation
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From this reading Even his marriage to Miss Mary Hutchinson, of Penrith, on October 4, 1802, was not so much an importation into his existence of new emotion, as a development and intensification of feelings which had long been there.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With Wordsworth's settlement at Townend, Grasmere, in the closing days of the last century, the external events of his life may be said to come to an end.
intensification
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From this reading Even his marriage to Miss Mary Hutchinson, of Penrith, on October 4, 1802, was not so much an importation into his existence of new emotion, as a development and intensification of feelings which had long been there.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Even his marriage to Miss Mary Hutchinson, of Penrith, on October 4, 1802, was not so much an importation into his existence of new emotion, as a development and intensification of feelings which had long been there.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With Wordsworth's settlement at Townend, Grasmere, in the closing days of the last century, the external events of his life may be said to come to an end.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With Wordsworth's settlement at Townend, Grasmere, in the closing days of the last century, the external events of his life may be said to come to an end.
lives
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From this reading When he wished to illustrate the true dignity and delicacy of rustic lives he was always accustomed to refer to the Cumbrian folk.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even his marriage to Miss Mary Hutchinson, of Penrith, on October 4, 1802, was not so much an importation into his existence of new emotion, as a development and intensification of feelings which had long been there.
MARRIAGE
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From this reading MARRIAGE--SOCIETY--HIGHLAND TOUR.
Mary
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From this reading Even his marriage to Miss Mary Hutchinson, of Penrith, on October 4, 1802, was not so much an importation into his existence of new emotion, as a development and intensification of feelings which had long been there.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading With Wordsworth's settlement at Townend, Grasmere, in the closing days of the last century, the external events of his life may be said to come to an end.
Miss
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From this reading Even his marriage to Miss Mary Hutchinson, of Penrith, on October 4, 1802, was not so much an importation into his existence of new emotion, as a development and intensification of feelings which had long been there.
much
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From this reading Even his marriage to Miss Mary Hutchinson, of Penrith, on October 4, 1802, was not so much an importation into his existence of new emotion, as a development and intensification of feelings which had long been there.
new
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From this reading Even his marriage to Miss Mary Hutchinson, of Penrith, on October 4, 1802, was not so much an importation into his existence of new emotion, as a development and intensification of feelings which had long been there.
noble
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From this reading This marriage was the crowning stroke of Wordsworth's felicity--the poetic recompense for his steady advocacy of all simple and noble things.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Even his marriage to Miss Mary Hutchinson, of Penrith, on October 4, 1802, was not so much an importation into his existence of new emotion, as a development and intensification of feelings which had long been there.
October
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From this reading Even his marriage to Miss Mary Hutchinson, of Penrith, on October 4, 1802, was not so much an importation into his existence of new emotion, as a development and intensification of feelings which had long been there.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With Wordsworth's settlement at Townend, Grasmere, in the closing days of the last century, the external events of his life may be said to come to an end.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Even his marriage to Miss Mary Hutchinson, of Penrith, on October 4, 1802, was not so much an importation into his existence of new emotion, as a development and intensification of feelings which had long been there.
Penrith
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From this reading Even his marriage to Miss Mary Hutchinson, of Penrith, on October 4, 1802, was not so much an importation into his existence of new emotion, as a development and intensification of feelings which had long been there.
poetic
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From this reading This marriage was the crowning stroke of Wordsworth's felicity--the poetic recompense for his steady advocacy of all simple and noble things.
recompense
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From this reading This marriage was the crowning stroke of Wordsworth's felicity--the poetic recompense for his steady advocacy of all simple and noble things.
refer
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From this reading When he wished to illustrate the true dignity and delicacy of rustic lives he was always accustomed to refer to the Cumbrian folk.
rustic
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From this reading When he wished to illustrate the true dignity and delicacy of rustic lives he was always accustomed to refer to the Cumbrian folk.
said
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From this reading With Wordsworth's settlement at Townend, Grasmere, in the closing days of the last century, the external events of his life may be said to come to an end.
settlement
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From this reading With Wordsworth's settlement at Townend, Grasmere, in the closing days of the last century, the external events of his life may be said to come to an end.
simple
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From this reading This marriage was the crowning stroke of Wordsworth's felicity--the poetic recompense for his steady advocacy of all simple and noble things.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Even his marriage to Miss Mary Hutchinson, of Penrith, on October 4, 1802, was not so much an importation into his existence of new emotion, as a development and intensification of feelings which had long been there.
SOCIETY
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From this reading MARRIAGE--SOCIETY--HIGHLAND TOUR.
steady
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From this reading This marriage was the crowning stroke of Wordsworth's felicity--the poetic recompense for his steady advocacy of all simple and noble things.
stroke
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From this reading This marriage was the crowning stroke of Wordsworth's felicity--the poetic recompense for his steady advocacy of all simple and noble things.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With Wordsworth's settlement at Townend, Grasmere, in the closing days of the last century, the external events of his life may be said to come to an end.
there
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From this reading Even his marriage to Miss Mary Hutchinson, of Penrith, on October 4, 1802, was not so much an importation into his existence of new emotion, as a development and intensification of feelings which had long been there.
things
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From this reading This marriage was the crowning stroke of Wordsworth's felicity--the poetic recompense for his steady advocacy of all simple and noble things.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This marriage was the crowning stroke of Wordsworth's felicity--the poetic recompense for his steady advocacy of all simple and noble things.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With Wordsworth's settlement at Townend, Grasmere, in the closing days of the last century, the external events of his life may be said to come to an end.
TOUR
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From this reading MARRIAGE--SOCIETY--HIGHLAND TOUR.
Townend
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From this reading With Wordsworth's settlement at Townend, Grasmere, in the closing days of the last century, the external events of his life may be said to come to an end.
true
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From this reading When he wished to illustrate the true dignity and delicacy of rustic lives he was always accustomed to refer to the Cumbrian folk.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even his marriage to Miss Mary Hutchinson, of Penrith, on October 4, 1802, was not so much an importation into his existence of new emotion, as a development and intensification of feelings which had long been there.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he wished to illustrate the true dignity and delicacy of rustic lives he was always accustomed to refer to the Cumbrian folk.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Even his marriage to Miss Mary Hutchinson, of Penrith, on October 4, 1802, was not so much an importation into his existence of new emotion, as a development and intensification of feelings which had long been there.
wished
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From this reading When he wished to illustrate the true dignity and delicacy of rustic lives he was always accustomed to refer to the Cumbrian folk.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With Wordsworth's settlement at Townend, Grasmere, in the closing days of the last century, the external events of his life may be said to come to an end.
Wordsworth's
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From this reading With Wordsworth's settlement at Townend, Grasmere, in the closing days of the last century, the external events of his life may be said to come to an end.
