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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 “You are safe here, young Englishman!” said Zanoni, motioning Glyndon to a seat.
accursed
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From this reading Think not my magic wonders wrought by aid Of Stygian angels summoned up from hell; Scorned and accursed be those who have essayed Her gloomy Dives and Afrites to compel.
Afrites
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From this reading Think not my magic wonders wrought by aid Of Stygian angels summoned up from hell; Scorned and accursed be those who have essayed Her gloomy Dives and Afrites to compel.
aid
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From this reading Think not my magic wonders wrought by aid Of Stygian angels summoned up from hell; Scorned and accursed be those who have essayed Her gloomy Dives and Afrites to compel.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Think not my magic wonders wrought by aid Of Stygian angels summoned up from hell; Scorned and accursed be those who have essayed Her gloomy Dives and Afrites to compel.
angels
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From this reading Think not my magic wonders wrought by aid Of Stygian angels summoned up from hell; Scorned and accursed be those who have essayed Her gloomy Dives and Afrites to compel.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are safe here, young Englishman!” said Zanoni, motioning Glyndon to a seat.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Fortunate for you that I come on your track at last!”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Think not my magic wonders wrought by aid Of Stygian angels summoned up from hell; Scorned and accursed be those who have essayed Her gloomy Dives and Afrites to compel.
bowers
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From this reading But by perception of the secret powers Of mineral springs in Nature’s inmost cell, Of herbs in curtain of her greenest bowers, And of the moving stars o’er mountain tops and towers.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But by perception of the secret powers Of mineral springs in Nature’s inmost cell, Of herbs in curtain of her greenest bowers, And of the moving stars o’er mountain tops and towers.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Think not my magic wonders wrought by aid Of Stygian angels summoned up from hell; Scorned and accursed be those who have essayed Her gloomy Dives and Afrites to compel.
cant
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From this reading Wiffen’s “Translation of Tasso,” cant. xiv. xliii.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading But by perception of the secret powers Of mineral springs in Nature’s inmost cell, Of herbs in curtain of her greenest bowers, And of the moving stars o’er mountain tops and towers.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fortunate for you that I come on your track at last!”
compel
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From this reading Think not my magic wonders wrought by aid Of Stygian angels summoned up from hell; Scorned and accursed be those who have essayed Her gloomy Dives and Afrites to compel.
curtain
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From this reading But by perception of the secret powers Of mineral springs in Nature’s inmost cell, Of herbs in curtain of her greenest bowers, And of the moving stars o’er mountain tops and towers.
Dives
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From this reading Think not my magic wonders wrought by aid Of Stygian angels summoned up from hell; Scorned and accursed be those who have essayed Her gloomy Dives and Afrites to compel.
Englishman
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From this reading “You are safe here, young Englishman!” said Zanoni, motioning Glyndon to a seat.
essayed
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From this reading Think not my magic wonders wrought by aid Of Stygian angels summoned up from hell; Scorned and accursed be those who have essayed Her gloomy Dives and Afrites to compel.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Fortunate for you that I come on your track at last!”
Fortunate
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From this reading “Fortunate for you that I come on your track at last!”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Think not my magic wonders wrought by aid Of Stygian angels summoned up from hell; Scorned and accursed be those who have essayed Her gloomy Dives and Afrites to compel.
gloomy
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From this reading Think not my magic wonders wrought by aid Of Stygian angels summoned up from hell; Scorned and accursed be those who have essayed Her gloomy Dives and Afrites to compel.
Glyndon
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From this reading “You are safe here, young Englishman!” said Zanoni, motioning Glyndon to a seat.
greenest
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From this reading But by perception of the secret powers Of mineral springs in Nature’s inmost cell, Of herbs in curtain of her greenest bowers, And of the moving stars o’er mountain tops and towers.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Think not my magic wonders wrought by aid Of Stygian angels summoned up from hell; Scorned and accursed be those who have essayed Her gloomy Dives and Afrites to compel.
hell
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From this reading Think not my magic wonders wrought by aid Of Stygian angels summoned up from hell; Scorned and accursed be those who have essayed Her gloomy Dives and Afrites to compel.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Think not my magic wonders wrought by aid Of Stygian angels summoned up from hell; Scorned and accursed be those who have essayed Her gloomy Dives and Afrites to compel.
herbs
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From this reading But by perception of the secret powers Of mineral springs in Nature’s inmost cell, Of herbs in curtain of her greenest bowers, And of the moving stars o’er mountain tops and towers.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You are safe here, young Englishman!” said Zanoni, motioning Glyndon to a seat.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Fortunate for you that I come on your track at last!”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But by perception of the secret powers Of mineral springs in Nature’s inmost cell, Of herbs in curtain of her greenest bowers, And of the moving stars o’er mountain tops and towers.
inmost
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From this reading But by perception of the secret powers Of mineral springs in Nature’s inmost cell, Of herbs in curtain of her greenest bowers, And of the moving stars o’er mountain tops and towers.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fortunate for you that I come on your track at last!”
magic
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From this reading Think not my magic wonders wrought by aid Of Stygian angels summoned up from hell; Scorned and accursed be those who have essayed Her gloomy Dives and Afrites to compel.
mineral
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From this reading But by perception of the secret powers Of mineral springs in Nature’s inmost cell, Of herbs in curtain of her greenest bowers, And of the moving stars o’er mountain tops and towers.
motioning
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From this reading “You are safe here, young Englishman!” said Zanoni, motioning Glyndon to a seat.
mountain
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From this reading But by perception of the secret powers Of mineral springs in Nature’s inmost cell, Of herbs in curtain of her greenest bowers, And of the moving stars o’er mountain tops and towers.
moving
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From this reading But by perception of the secret powers Of mineral springs in Nature’s inmost cell, Of herbs in curtain of her greenest bowers, And of the moving stars o’er mountain tops and towers.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Think not my magic wonders wrought by aid Of Stygian angels summoned up from hell; Scorned and accursed be those who have essayed Her gloomy Dives and Afrites to compel.
Nature's
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From this reading But by perception of the secret powers Of mineral springs in Nature’s inmost cell, Of herbs in curtain of her greenest bowers, And of the moving stars o’er mountain tops and towers.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Think not my magic wonders wrought by aid Of Stygian angels summoned up from hell; Scorned and accursed be those who have essayed Her gloomy Dives and Afrites to compel.
o'er
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From this reading But by perception of the secret powers Of mineral springs in Nature’s inmost cell, Of herbs in curtain of her greenest bowers, And of the moving stars o’er mountain tops and towers.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Think not my magic wonders wrought by aid Of Stygian angels summoned up from hell; Scorned and accursed be those who have essayed Her gloomy Dives and Afrites to compel.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Fortunate for you that I come on your track at last!”
perception
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From this reading But by perception of the secret powers Of mineral springs in Nature’s inmost cell, Of herbs in curtain of her greenest bowers, And of the moving stars o’er mountain tops and towers.
powersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But by perception of the secret powers Of mineral springs in Nature’s inmost cell, Of herbs in curtain of her greenest bowers, And of the moving stars o’er mountain tops and towers.
safe
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From this reading “You are safe here, young Englishman!” said Zanoni, motioning Glyndon to a seat.
said
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From this reading “You are safe here, young Englishman!” said Zanoni, motioning Glyndon to a seat.
Scorned
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From this reading Think not my magic wonders wrought by aid Of Stygian angels summoned up from hell; Scorned and accursed be those who have essayed Her gloomy Dives and Afrites to compel.
seat
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From this reading “You are safe here, young Englishman!” said Zanoni, motioning Glyndon to a seat.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading But by perception of the secret powers Of mineral springs in Nature’s inmost cell, Of herbs in curtain of her greenest bowers, And of the moving stars o’er mountain tops and towers.
springs
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From this reading But by perception of the secret powers Of mineral springs in Nature’s inmost cell, Of herbs in curtain of her greenest bowers, And of the moving stars o’er mountain tops and towers.
stars
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From this reading But by perception of the secret powers Of mineral springs in Nature’s inmost cell, Of herbs in curtain of her greenest bowers, And of the moving stars o’er mountain tops and towers.
Stygian
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From this reading Think not my magic wonders wrought by aid Of Stygian angels summoned up from hell; Scorned and accursed be those who have essayed Her gloomy Dives and Afrites to compel.
summoned
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From this reading Think not my magic wonders wrought by aid Of Stygian angels summoned up from hell; Scorned and accursed be those who have essayed Her gloomy Dives and Afrites to compel.
Tasso
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From this reading Wiffen’s “Translation of Tasso,” cant. xiv. xliii.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Fortunate for you that I come on your track at last!”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But by perception of the secret powers Of mineral springs in Nature’s inmost cell, Of herbs in curtain of her greenest bowers, And of the moving stars o’er mountain tops and towers.
ThinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Think not my magic wonders wrought by aid Of Stygian angels summoned up from hell; Scorned and accursed be those who have essayed Her gloomy Dives and Afrites to compel.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Think not my magic wonders wrought by aid Of Stygian angels summoned up from hell; Scorned and accursed be those who have essayed Her gloomy Dives and Afrites to compel.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Think not my magic wonders wrought by aid Of Stygian angels summoned up from hell; Scorned and accursed be those who have essayed Her gloomy Dives and Afrites to compel.
tops
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From this reading But by perception of the secret powers Of mineral springs in Nature’s inmost cell, Of herbs in curtain of her greenest bowers, And of the moving stars o’er mountain tops and towers.
towers
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From this reading But by perception of the secret powers Of mineral springs in Nature’s inmost cell, Of herbs in curtain of her greenest bowers, And of the moving stars o’er mountain tops and towers.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading “Fortunate for you that I come on your track at last!”
Translation
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From this reading Wiffen’s “Translation of Tasso,” cant. xiv. xliii.
up
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From this reading Think not my magic wonders wrought by aid Of Stygian angels summoned up from hell; Scorned and accursed be those who have essayed Her gloomy Dives and Afrites to compel.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Think not my magic wonders wrought by aid Of Stygian angels summoned up from hell; Scorned and accursed be those who have essayed Her gloomy Dives and Afrites to compel.
Wiffen's
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From this reading Wiffen’s “Translation of Tasso,” cant. xiv. xliii.
wonders
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From this reading Think not my magic wonders wrought by aid Of Stygian angels summoned up from hell; Scorned and accursed be those who have essayed Her gloomy Dives and Afrites to compel.
wrought
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From this reading Think not my magic wonders wrought by aid Of Stygian angels summoned up from hell; Scorned and accursed be those who have essayed Her gloomy Dives and Afrites to compel.
xiv
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From this reading Wiffen’s “Translation of Tasso,” cant. xiv. xliii.
xliii
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From this reading Wiffen’s “Translation of Tasso,” cant. xiv. xliii.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are safe here, young Englishman!” said Zanoni, motioning Glyndon to a seat.
young
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From this reading “You are safe here, young Englishman!” said Zanoni, motioning Glyndon to a seat.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Fortunate for you that I come on your track at last!”
Zanoni
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From this reading “You are safe here, young Englishman!” said Zanoni, motioning Glyndon to a seat.
