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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 Your name abruptly mentioned, casual words Of comment on your deeds, praise from your uncle, News from the armies, talk of your return, A word let fall touching your youthful passion, Suffused her cheek, call'd to her drooping eye A momentary lustre, made her pulse Leap headlong, and her bosom palpitate.
abruptly
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From this reading Your name abruptly mentioned, casual words Of comment on your deeds, praise from your uncle, News from the armies, talk of your return, A word let fall touching your youthful passion, Suffused her cheek, call'd to her drooping eye A momentary lustre, made her pulse Leap headlong, and her bosom palpitate.
always
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From this reading The approach of night, at sea and in a wilderness, has always something more solemn in it, than on land in the centre of civilization.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Strike one chord suddenly, and others vibrate.
approach
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From this reading The approach of night, at sea and in a wilderness, has always something more solemn in it, than on land in the centre of civilization.
armies
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From this reading Your name abruptly mentioned, casual words Of comment on your deeds, praise from your uncle, News from the armies, talk of your return, A word let fall touching your youthful passion, Suffused her cheek, call'd to her drooping eye A momentary lustre, made her pulse Leap headlong, and her bosom palpitate.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The approach of night, at sea and in a wilderness, has always something more solemn in it, than on land in the centre of civilization.
bosom
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From this reading Your name abruptly mentioned, casual words Of comment on your deeds, praise from your uncle, News from the armies, talk of your return, A word let fall touching your youthful passion, Suffused her cheek, call'd to her drooping eye A momentary lustre, made her pulse Leap headlong, and her bosom palpitate.
call'd
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From this reading Your name abruptly mentioned, casual words Of comment on your deeds, praise from your uncle, News from the armies, talk of your return, A word let fall touching your youthful passion, Suffused her cheek, call'd to her drooping eye A momentary lustre, made her pulse Leap headlong, and her bosom palpitate.
casual
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From this reading Your name abruptly mentioned, casual words Of comment on your deeds, praise from your uncle, News from the armies, talk of your return, A word let fall touching your youthful passion, Suffused her cheek, call'd to her drooping eye A momentary lustre, made her pulse Leap headlong, and her bosom palpitate.
centre
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From this reading The approach of night, at sea and in a wilderness, has always something more solemn in it, than on land in the centre of civilization.
cheek
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From this reading Your name abruptly mentioned, casual words Of comment on your deeds, praise from your uncle, News from the armies, talk of your return, A word let fall touching your youthful passion, Suffused her cheek, call'd to her drooping eye A momentary lustre, made her pulse Leap headlong, and her bosom palpitate.
chord
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From this reading Strike one chord suddenly, and others vibrate.
civilization
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From this reading The approach of night, at sea and in a wilderness, has always something more solemn in it, than on land in the centre of civilization.
comment
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From this reading Your name abruptly mentioned, casual words Of comment on your deeds, praise from your uncle, News from the armies, talk of your return, A word let fall touching your youthful passion, Suffused her cheek, call'd to her drooping eye A momentary lustre, made her pulse Leap headlong, and her bosom palpitate.
deeds
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From this reading Your name abruptly mentioned, casual words Of comment on your deeds, praise from your uncle, News from the armies, talk of your return, A word let fall touching your youthful passion, Suffused her cheek, call'd to her drooping eye A momentary lustre, made her pulse Leap headlong, and her bosom palpitate.
drooping
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From this reading Your name abruptly mentioned, casual words Of comment on your deeds, praise from your uncle, News from the armies, talk of your return, A word let fall touching your youthful passion, Suffused her cheek, call'd to her drooping eye A momentary lustre, made her pulse Leap headlong, and her bosom palpitate.
eye
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From this reading Your name abruptly mentioned, casual words Of comment on your deeds, praise from your uncle, News from the armies, talk of your return, A word let fall touching your youthful passion, Suffused her cheek, call'd to her drooping eye A momentary lustre, made her pulse Leap headlong, and her bosom palpitate.
fall
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From this reading Your name abruptly mentioned, casual words Of comment on your deeds, praise from your uncle, News from the armies, talk of your return, A word let fall touching your youthful passion, Suffused her cheek, call'd to her drooping eye A momentary lustre, made her pulse Leap headlong, and her bosom palpitate.
fashioned
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From this reading The soul, my lord, is fashioned--like the lyre.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Your name abruptly mentioned, casual words Of comment on your deeds, praise from your uncle, News from the armies, talk of your return, A word let fall touching your youthful passion, Suffused her cheek, call'd to her drooping eye A momentary lustre, made her pulse Leap headlong, and her bosom palpitate.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The approach of night, at sea and in a wilderness, has always something more solemn in it, than on land in the centre of civilization.
headlong
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From this reading Your name abruptly mentioned, casual words Of comment on your deeds, praise from your uncle, News from the armies, talk of your return, A word let fall touching your youthful passion, Suffused her cheek, call'd to her drooping eye A momentary lustre, made her pulse Leap headlong, and her bosom palpitate.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Your name abruptly mentioned, casual words Of comment on your deeds, praise from your uncle, News from the armies, talk of your return, A word let fall touching your youthful passion, Suffused her cheek, call'd to her drooping eye A momentary lustre, made her pulse Leap headlong, and her bosom palpitate.
Hillhouse
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From this reading Hillhouse.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The approach of night, at sea and in a wilderness, has always something more solemn in it, than on land in the centre of civilization.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The soul, my lord, is fashioned--like the lyre.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The approach of night, at sea and in a wilderness, has always something more solemn in it, than on land in the centre of civilization.
land
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From this reading The approach of night, at sea and in a wilderness, has always something more solemn in it, than on land in the centre of civilization.
Leap
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From this reading Your name abruptly mentioned, casual words Of comment on your deeds, praise from your uncle, News from the armies, talk of your return, A word let fall touching your youthful passion, Suffused her cheek, call'd to her drooping eye A momentary lustre, made her pulse Leap headlong, and her bosom palpitate.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Your name abruptly mentioned, casual words Of comment on your deeds, praise from your uncle, News from the armies, talk of your return, A word let fall touching your youthful passion, Suffused her cheek, call'd to her drooping eye A momentary lustre, made her pulse Leap headlong, and her bosom palpitate.
like
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From this reading The soul, my lord, is fashioned--like the lyre.
lord
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From this reading The soul, my lord, is fashioned--like the lyre.
lustre
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From this reading Your name abruptly mentioned, casual words Of comment on your deeds, praise from your uncle, News from the armies, talk of your return, A word let fall touching your youthful passion, Suffused her cheek, call'd to her drooping eye A momentary lustre, made her pulse Leap headlong, and her bosom palpitate.
lyre
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From this reading The soul, my lord, is fashioned--like the lyre.
made
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From this reading Your name abruptly mentioned, casual words Of comment on your deeds, praise from your uncle, News from the armies, talk of your return, A word let fall touching your youthful passion, Suffused her cheek, call'd to her drooping eye A momentary lustre, made her pulse Leap headlong, and her bosom palpitate.
mentioned
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From this reading Your name abruptly mentioned, casual words Of comment on your deeds, praise from your uncle, News from the armies, talk of your return, A word let fall touching your youthful passion, Suffused her cheek, call'd to her drooping eye A momentary lustre, made her pulse Leap headlong, and her bosom palpitate.
momentary
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From this reading Your name abruptly mentioned, casual words Of comment on your deeds, praise from your uncle, News from the armies, talk of your return, A word let fall touching your youthful passion, Suffused her cheek, call'd to her drooping eye A momentary lustre, made her pulse Leap headlong, and her bosom palpitate.
more
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From this reading The approach of night, at sea and in a wilderness, has always something more solemn in it, than on land in the centre of civilization.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The soul, my lord, is fashioned--like the lyre.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Your name abruptly mentioned, casual words Of comment on your deeds, praise from your uncle, News from the armies, talk of your return, A word let fall touching your youthful passion, Suffused her cheek, call'd to her drooping eye A momentary lustre, made her pulse Leap headlong, and her bosom palpitate.
News
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From this reading Your name abruptly mentioned, casual words Of comment on your deeds, praise from your uncle, News from the armies, talk of your return, A word let fall touching your youthful passion, Suffused her cheek, call'd to her drooping eye A momentary lustre, made her pulse Leap headlong, and her bosom palpitate.
night
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From this reading The approach of night, at sea and in a wilderness, has always something more solemn in it, than on land in the centre of civilization.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Your name abruptly mentioned, casual words Of comment on your deeds, praise from your uncle, News from the armies, talk of your return, A word let fall touching your youthful passion, Suffused her cheek, call'd to her drooping eye A momentary lustre, made her pulse Leap headlong, and her bosom palpitate.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Your name abruptly mentioned, casual words Of comment on your deeds, praise from your uncle, News from the armies, talk of your return, A word let fall touching your youthful passion, Suffused her cheek, call'd to her drooping eye A momentary lustre, made her pulse Leap headlong, and her bosom palpitate.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Strike one chord suddenly, and others vibrate.
others
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From this reading Strike one chord suddenly, and others vibrate.
palpitate
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From this reading Your name abruptly mentioned, casual words Of comment on your deeds, praise from your uncle, News from the armies, talk of your return, A word let fall touching your youthful passion, Suffused her cheek, call'd to her drooping eye A momentary lustre, made her pulse Leap headlong, and her bosom palpitate.
passion
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From this reading Your name abruptly mentioned, casual words Of comment on your deeds, praise from your uncle, News from the armies, talk of your return, A word let fall touching your youthful passion, Suffused her cheek, call'd to her drooping eye A momentary lustre, made her pulse Leap headlong, and her bosom palpitate.
praise
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From this reading Your name abruptly mentioned, casual words Of comment on your deeds, praise from your uncle, News from the armies, talk of your return, A word let fall touching your youthful passion, Suffused her cheek, call'd to her drooping eye A momentary lustre, made her pulse Leap headlong, and her bosom palpitate.
pulse
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From this reading Your name abruptly mentioned, casual words Of comment on your deeds, praise from your uncle, News from the armies, talk of your return, A word let fall touching your youthful passion, Suffused her cheek, call'd to her drooping eye A momentary lustre, made her pulse Leap headlong, and her bosom palpitate.
return
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From this reading Your name abruptly mentioned, casual words Of comment on your deeds, praise from your uncle, News from the armies, talk of your return, A word let fall touching your youthful passion, Suffused her cheek, call'd to her drooping eye A momentary lustre, made her pulse Leap headlong, and her bosom palpitate.
sea
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From this reading The approach of night, at sea and in a wilderness, has always something more solemn in it, than on land in the centre of civilization.
solemn
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From this reading The approach of night, at sea and in a wilderness, has always something more solemn in it, than on land in the centre of civilization.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The approach of night, at sea and in a wilderness, has always something more solemn in it, than on land in the centre of civilization.
soul
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From this reading The soul, my lord, is fashioned--like the lyre.
Strike
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From this reading Strike one chord suddenly, and others vibrate.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Strike one chord suddenly, and others vibrate.
Suffused
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From this reading Your name abruptly mentioned, casual words Of comment on your deeds, praise from your uncle, News from the armies, talk of your return, A word let fall touching your youthful passion, Suffused her cheek, call'd to her drooping eye A momentary lustre, made her pulse Leap headlong, and her bosom palpitate.
talk
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From this reading Your name abruptly mentioned, casual words Of comment on your deeds, praise from your uncle, News from the armies, talk of your return, A word let fall touching your youthful passion, Suffused her cheek, call'd to her drooping eye A momentary lustre, made her pulse Leap headlong, and her bosom palpitate.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The approach of night, at sea and in a wilderness, has always something more solemn in it, than on land in the centre of civilization.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The soul, my lord, is fashioned--like the lyre.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Your name abruptly mentioned, casual words Of comment on your deeds, praise from your uncle, News from the armies, talk of your return, A word let fall touching your youthful passion, Suffused her cheek, call'd to her drooping eye A momentary lustre, made her pulse Leap headlong, and her bosom palpitate.
touching
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From this reading Your name abruptly mentioned, casual words Of comment on your deeds, praise from your uncle, News from the armies, talk of your return, A word let fall touching your youthful passion, Suffused her cheek, call'd to her drooping eye A momentary lustre, made her pulse Leap headlong, and her bosom palpitate.
uncle
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From this reading Your name abruptly mentioned, casual words Of comment on your deeds, praise from your uncle, News from the armies, talk of your return, A word let fall touching your youthful passion, Suffused her cheek, call'd to her drooping eye A momentary lustre, made her pulse Leap headlong, and her bosom palpitate.
vibrate
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From this reading Strike one chord suddenly, and others vibrate.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading The approach of night, at sea and in a wilderness, has always something more solemn in it, than on land in the centre of civilization.
word
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From this reading Your name abruptly mentioned, casual words Of comment on your deeds, praise from your uncle, News from the armies, talk of your return, A word let fall touching your youthful passion, Suffused her cheek, call'd to her drooping eye A momentary lustre, made her pulse Leap headlong, and her bosom palpitate.
words
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From this reading Your name abruptly mentioned, casual words Of comment on your deeds, praise from your uncle, News from the armies, talk of your return, A word let fall touching your youthful passion, Suffused her cheek, call'd to her drooping eye A momentary lustre, made her pulse Leap headlong, and her bosom palpitate.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your name abruptly mentioned, casual words Of comment on your deeds, praise from your uncle, News from the armies, talk of your return, A word let fall touching your youthful passion, Suffused her cheek, call'd to her drooping eye A momentary lustre, made her pulse Leap headlong, and her bosom palpitate.
youthful
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From this reading Your name abruptly mentioned, casual words Of comment on your deeds, praise from your uncle, News from the armies, talk of your return, A word let fall touching your youthful passion, Suffused her cheek, call'd to her drooping eye A momentary lustre, made her pulse Leap headlong, and her bosom palpitate.
