Chapter I

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The date I was sure of--again and again.

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From this reading THE COMING AGE.

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From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

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From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

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From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

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From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

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From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

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From this reading _JOHN COLLINS_.

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From this reading THE COMING AGE.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

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From this reading The date I was sure of--again and again.

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From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

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From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

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From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

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From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

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From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading _JOHN COLLINS_.

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From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

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From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

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From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

not any; not one

From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

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From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

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From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

brief or direct in expression

From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

an official order to appear or respond

From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The date I was sure of--again and again.

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From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE COMING AGE.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

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From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

in the direction of

From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

at the time that

From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

belonging to which person

From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading Reclined in a chair, with my face towards the sky, The tall posts of the telegraph thought-road near by, I fancied I heard every word sent along, The short business message--the tale of some wrong, An accident, _not_ on the Jersey railway, The prices of stocks--events of the day, The lover’s popped question, brief, pithy and sweet, The assent of his charmer, his wishes to meet, A summons to haste to the bed of a friend, Whose life’s flickering taper drew near to its end, An invite to a wedding, a lecture or ball, A county convention--a lyceum hall; Like leaves by the wild winter wind swept along, They came and they passed in a vast countless throng, And I watched and I listened with eager desire To find out what passed through the quick thrilling wire.

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From this reading BURLINGTON, N. J. I was musing alone one hot afternoon, In the shade of a vine on a bright day in June; Not a sound in the air but the hum of the bees, Nor a zephyr to sway the tops of the trees; The cricket seemed tired of the shrill noise he made, The butterfly folded his wings in the shade, The flowers, so fragrant when day had begun, No longer breathed perfume before the fierce sun: O’er nature a dull sleepy silence had grown, And even the clouds seemed moveless as stone.