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Gilding pale streams with heavenly alchemy. Shakespeare. Who so happy as Viola now! A dark load was lifted from her heart: her step seemed to tread on air; she would have sung for very delight as she went gayly home. It is such happiness to the pure to love,--but oh, such more than happiness to believe in the worth of the one beloved.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It is such happiness to the pure to love,--but oh, such more than happiness to believe in the worth of the one beloved.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “A dark load was lifted from her heart: her step seemed to tread on air; she would have sung for very delight as she went gayly home.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It is such happiness to the pure to love,--but oh, such more than happiness to believe in the worth of the one beloved.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A dark load was lifted from her heart: her step seemed to tread on air; she would have sung for very delight as she went gayly home.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A dark load was lifted from her heart: her step seemed to tread on air; she would have sung for very delight as she went gayly home.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A dark load was lifted from her heart: her step seemed to tread on air; she would have sung for very delight as she went gayly home.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “A dark load was lifted from her heart: her step seemed to tread on air; she would have sung for very delight as she went gayly home.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A dark load was lifted from her heart: her step seemed to tread on air; she would have sung for very delight as she went gayly home.
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From this reading A dark load was lifted from her heart: her step seemed to tread on air; she would have sung for very delight as she went gayly home.
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From this reading Gilding pale streams with heavenly alchemy.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Who so happy as Viola now!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is such happiness to the pure to love,--but oh, such more than happiness to believe in the worth of the one beloved.
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From this reading It is such happiness to the pure to love,--but oh, such more than happiness to believe in the worth of the one beloved.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is such happiness to the pure to love,--but oh, such more than happiness to believe in the worth of the one beloved.
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From this reading A dark load was lifted from her heart: her step seemed to tread on air; she would have sung for very delight as she went gayly home.
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From this reading A dark load was lifted from her heart: her step seemed to tread on air; she would have sung for very delight as she went gayly home.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A dark load was lifted from her heart: her step seemed to tread on air; she would have sung for very delight as she went gayly home.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A dark load was lifted from her heart: her step seemed to tread on air; she would have sung for very delight as she went gayly home.
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From this reading A dark load was lifted from her heart: her step seemed to tread on air; she would have sung for very delight as she went gayly home.
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From this reading Gilding pale streams with heavenly alchemy.
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From this reading It is such happiness to the pure to love,--but oh, such more than happiness to believe in the worth of the one beloved.
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From this reading Who so happy as Viola now!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A dark load was lifted from her heart: her step seemed to tread on air; she would have sung for very delight as she went gayly home.
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From this reading A dark load was lifted from her heart: her step seemed to tread on air; she would have sung for very delight as she went gayly home.
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From this reading Gilding pale streams with heavenly alchemy.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A dark load was lifted from her heart: her step seemed to tread on air; she would have sung for very delight as she went gayly home.
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From this reading A dark load was lifted from her heart: her step seemed to tread on air; she would have sung for very delight as she went gayly home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is such happiness to the pure to love,--but oh, such more than happiness to believe in the worth of the one beloved.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is such happiness to the pure to love,--but oh, such more than happiness to believe in the worth of the one beloved.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is such happiness to the pure to love,--but oh, such more than happiness to believe in the worth of the one beloved.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dark load was lifted from her heart: her step seemed to tread on air; she would have sung for very delight as she went gayly home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dark load was lifted from her heart: her step seemed to tread on air; she would have sung for very delight as she went gayly home.
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From this reading It is such happiness to the pure to love,--but oh, such more than happiness to believe in the worth of the one beloved.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is such happiness to the pure to love,--but oh, such more than happiness to believe in the worth of the one beloved.
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From this reading Who so happy as Viola now!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is such happiness to the pure to love,--but oh, such more than happiness to believe in the worth of the one beloved.
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From this reading It is such happiness to the pure to love,--but oh, such more than happiness to believe in the worth of the one beloved.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A dark load was lifted from her heart: her step seemed to tread on air; she would have sung for very delight as she went gayly home.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is such happiness to the pure to love,--but oh, such more than happiness to believe in the worth of the one beloved.
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From this reading Gilding pale streams with heavenly alchemy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is such happiness to the pure to love,--but oh, such more than happiness to believe in the worth of the one beloved.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A dark load was lifted from her heart: her step seemed to tread on air; she would have sung for very delight as she went gayly home.
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From this reading Shakespeare.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A dark load was lifted from her heart: her step seemed to tread on air; she would have sung for very delight as she went gayly home.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Who so happy as Viola now!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A dark load was lifted from her heart: her step seemed to tread on air; she would have sung for very delight as she went gayly home.
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From this reading Gilding pale streams with heavenly alchemy.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It is such happiness to the pure to love,--but oh, such more than happiness to believe in the worth of the one beloved.
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From this reading A dark load was lifted from her heart: her step seemed to tread on air; she would have sung for very delight as she went gayly home.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It is such happiness to the pure to love,--but oh, such more than happiness to believe in the worth of the one beloved.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is such happiness to the pure to love,--but oh, such more than happiness to believe in the worth of the one beloved.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A dark load was lifted from her heart: her step seemed to tread on air; she would have sung for very delight as she went gayly home.
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From this reading A dark load was lifted from her heart: her step seemed to tread on air; she would have sung for very delight as she went gayly home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dark load was lifted from her heart: her step seemed to tread on air; she would have sung for very delight as she went gayly home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who so happy as Viola now!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A dark load was lifted from her heart: her step seemed to tread on air; she would have sung for very delight as she went gayly home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A dark load was lifted from her heart: her step seemed to tread on air; she would have sung for very delight as she went gayly home.
which person or people
From this reading Who so happy as Viola now!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Gilding pale streams with heavenly alchemy.
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From this reading It is such happiness to the pure to love,--but oh, such more than happiness to believe in the worth of the one beloved.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A dark load was lifted from her heart: her step seemed to tread on air; she would have sung for very delight as she went gayly home.
