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A dead man's diary
A dead man's diary

Chapter III

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_DEALS WITH LIFE AND THE LUST OF IT, BUT HAS NO DIRECT BEARING ON MY STORY._[1] Shall we not weary in the windless days Hereafter, for the murmur of the sea, The cool salt air across some grassy lea?
Shall we not go bewildered through a maze Of stately streets with glittering gems ablaze, Forlorn amid the pearl and ivory, Straining our eyes beyond the bourne to see Phantoms from out life's dear forsaken ways?
Give us again the crazy clay-built nest, Summer, and soft unseasonable spring, Our flowers to pluck, our broken songs to sing, Our fairy gold of evening in the West; Still to the land we love our longings cling, The sweet vain world of turmoil and unrest.
--Graham R. Tomson.
Let me frankly confess that I love this world and the things of it, and so, I believe, do all in whom the "great, glad, aboriginal" and God-given love of life is whole and healthy, and not stunted by sickness of mind or body.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A dead man's diary

Chapter III

Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_DEALS WITH LIFE AND THE LUST OF IT, BUT HAS NO DIRECT BEARING ON MY STORY._[1] Shall we not weary in the windless days Hereafter, for the murmur of the sea, The cool salt air across some grassy lea?
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Shall we not go bewildered through a maze Of stately streets with glittering gems ablaze, Forlorn amid the pearl and ivory, Straining our eyes beyond the bourne to see Phantoms from out life's dear forsaken ways?
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Give us again the crazy clay-built nest, Summer, and soft unseasonable spring, Our flowers to pluck, our broken songs to sing, Our fairy gold of evening in the West; Still to the land we love our longings cling, The sweet vain world of turmoil and unrest.
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--Graham R. Tomson.
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Let me frankly confess that I love this world and the things of it, and so, I believe, do all in whom the "great, glad, aboriginal" and God-given love of life is whole and healthy, and not stunted by sickness of mind or body.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Across preposition US /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading “_DEALS WITH LIFE AND THE LUST OF IT, BUT HAS NO DIRECT BEARING ON MY STORY._[1] Shall we not weary in the windless days Hereafter, for the murmur of the sea, The cool salt air across some grassy lea?”

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Give us again the crazy clay-built nest, Summer, and soft unseasonable spring, Our flowers to pluck, our broken songs to sing, Our fairy gold of evening in the West; Still to the land we love our longings cling, The sweet vain world of turmoil and unrest.”

Amid preposition US /əˈmɪd/

in the middle of; surrounded by

From this reading “Shall we not go bewildered through a maze Of stately streets with glittering gems ablaze, Forlorn amid the pearl and ivory, Straining our eyes beyond the bourne to see Phantoms from out life's dear forsaken ways?”

Believe noun US /ˈbelieve/

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

From this reading “Let me frankly confess that I love this world and the things of it, and so, I believe, do all in whom the "great, glad, aboriginal" and God-given love of life is whole and healthy, and not stunted by sickness of mind or body.”

Bewildered noun US /bewildered/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Shall we not go bewildered through a maze Of stately streets with glittering gems ablaze, Forlorn amid the pearl and ivory, Straining our eyes beyond the bourne to see Phantoms from out life's dear forsaken ways?”

Beyond preposition US /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading “Shall we not go bewildered through a maze Of stately streets with glittering gems ablaze, Forlorn amid the pearl and ivory, Straining our eyes beyond the bourne to see Phantoms from out life's dear forsaken ways?”

Body noun US /body/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Let me frankly confess that I love this world and the things of it, and so, I believe, do all in whom the "great, glad, aboriginal" and God-given love of life is whole and healthy, and not stunted by sickness of mind or body.”

Broken noun US /broken/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Give us again the crazy clay-built nest, Summer, and soft unseasonable spring, Our flowers to pluck, our broken songs to sing, Our fairy gold of evening in the West; Still to the land we love our longings cling, The sweet vain world of turmoil and unrest.”

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Let me frankly confess that I love this world and the things of it, and so, I believe, do all in whom the "great, glad, aboriginal" and God-given love of life is whole and healthy, and not stunted by sickness of mind or body.”

HAS auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “_DEALS WITH LIFE AND THE LUST OF IT, BUT HAS NO DIRECT BEARING ON MY STORY._[1] Shall we not weary in the windless days Hereafter, for the murmur of the sea, The cool salt air across some grassy lea?”

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “Let me frankly confess that I love this world and the things of it, and so, I believe, do all in whom the "great, glad, aboriginal" and God-given love of life is whole and healthy, and not stunted by sickness of mind or body.”

LIFE noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_DEALS WITH LIFE AND THE LUST OF IT, BUT HAS NO DIRECT BEARING ON MY STORY._[1] Shall we not weary in the windless days Hereafter, for the murmur of the sea, The cool salt air across some grassy lea?”

Mind noun US /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Let me frankly confess that I love this world and the things of it, and so, I believe, do all in whom the "great, glad, aboriginal" and God-given love of life is whole and healthy, and not stunted by sickness of mind or body.”

Pearl noun US /pɜːrl/

a smooth round object formed inside a shell and valued as a jewel

From this reading “Shall we not go bewildered through a maze Of stately streets with glittering gems ablaze, Forlorn amid the pearl and ivory, Straining our eyes beyond the bourne to see Phantoms from out life's dear forsaken ways?”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “_DEALS WITH LIFE AND THE LUST OF IT, BUT HAS NO DIRECT BEARING ON MY STORY._[1] Shall we not weary in the windless days Hereafter, for the murmur of the sea, The cool salt air across some grassy lea?”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Give us again the crazy clay-built nest, Summer, and soft unseasonable spring, Our flowers to pluck, our broken songs to sing, Our fairy gold of evening in the West; Still to the land we love our longings cling, The sweet vain world of turmoil and unrest.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

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

From this reading “Shall we not go bewildered through a maze Of stately streets with glittering gems ablaze, Forlorn amid the pearl and ivory, Straining our eyes beyond the bourne to see Phantoms from out life's dear forsaken ways?”

All words in this reading · 121

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1

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From this reading _DEALS WITH LIFE AND THE LUST OF IT, BUT HAS NO DIRECT BEARING ON MY STORY._[1] Shall we not weary in the windless days Hereafter, for the murmur of the sea, The cool salt air across some grassy lea?

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading Shall we not go bewildered through a maze Of stately streets with glittering gems ablaze, Forlorn amid the pearl and ivory, Straining our eyes beyond the bourne to see Phantoms from out life's dear forsaken ways?

ablaze

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From this reading Shall we not go bewildered through a maze Of stately streets with glittering gems ablaze, Forlorn amid the pearl and ivory, Straining our eyes beyond the bourne to see Phantoms from out life's dear forsaken ways?

aboriginal

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From this reading Let me frankly confess that I love this world and the things of it, and so, I believe, do all in whom the "great, glad, aboriginal" and God-given love of life is whole and healthy, and not stunted by sickness of mind or body.

acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading _DEALS WITH LIFE AND THE LUST OF IT, BUT HAS NO DIRECT BEARING ON MY STORY._[1] Shall we not weary in the windless days Hereafter, for the murmur of the sea, The cool salt air across some grassy lea?

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Give us again the crazy clay-built nest, Summer, and soft unseasonable spring, Our flowers to pluck, our broken songs to sing, Our fairy gold of evening in the West; Still to the land we love our longings cling, The sweet vain world of turmoil and unrest.

air

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From this reading _DEALS WITH LIFE AND THE LUST OF IT, BUT HAS NO DIRECT BEARING ON MY STORY._[1] Shall we not weary in the windless days Hereafter, for the murmur of the sea, The cool salt air across some grassy lea?

all

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From this reading Let me frankly confess that I love this world and the things of it, and so, I believe, do all in whom the "great, glad, aboriginal" and God-given love of life is whole and healthy, and not stunted by sickness of mind or body.

amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/

in the middle of; surrounded by

From this reading Shall we not go bewildered through a maze Of stately streets with glittering gems ablaze, Forlorn amid the pearl and ivory, Straining our eyes beyond the bourne to see Phantoms from out life's dear forsaken ways?

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading _DEALS WITH LIFE AND THE LUST OF IT, BUT HAS NO DIRECT BEARING ON MY STORY._[1] Shall we not weary in the windless days Hereafter, for the murmur of the sea, The cool salt air across some grassy lea?

BEARING

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From this reading _DEALS WITH LIFE AND THE LUST OF IT, BUT HAS NO DIRECT BEARING ON MY STORY._[1] Shall we not weary in the windless days Hereafter, for the murmur of the sea, The cool salt air across some grassy lea?

believenounUS /ˈbelieve/

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

From this reading Let me frankly confess that I love this world and the things of it, and so, I believe, do all in whom the "great, glad, aboriginal" and God-given love of life is whole and healthy, and not stunted by sickness of mind or body.

bewilderednounUS /bewildered/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Shall we not go bewildered through a maze Of stately streets with glittering gems ablaze, Forlorn amid the pearl and ivory, Straining our eyes beyond the bourne to see Phantoms from out life's dear forsaken ways?

beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading Shall we not go bewildered through a maze Of stately streets with glittering gems ablaze, Forlorn amid the pearl and ivory, Straining our eyes beyond the bourne to see Phantoms from out life's dear forsaken ways?

bodynounUS /body/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Let me frankly confess that I love this world and the things of it, and so, I believe, do all in whom the "great, glad, aboriginal" and God-given love of life is whole and healthy, and not stunted by sickness of mind or body.

bourne

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From this reading Shall we not go bewildered through a maze Of stately streets with glittering gems ablaze, Forlorn amid the pearl and ivory, Straining our eyes beyond the bourne to see Phantoms from out life's dear forsaken ways?

brokennounUS /broken/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Give us again the crazy clay-built nest, Summer, and soft unseasonable spring, Our flowers to pluck, our broken songs to sing, Our fairy gold of evening in the West; Still to the land we love our longings cling, The sweet vain world of turmoil and unrest.

BUTconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading _DEALS WITH LIFE AND THE LUST OF IT, BUT HAS NO DIRECT BEARING ON MY STORY._[1] Shall we not weary in the windless days Hereafter, for the murmur of the sea, The cool salt air across some grassy lea?

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Let me frankly confess that I love this world and the things of it, and so, I believe, do all in whom the "great, glad, aboriginal" and God-given love of life is whole and healthy, and not stunted by sickness of mind or body.

clay-built

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From this reading Give us again the crazy clay-built nest, Summer, and soft unseasonable spring, Our flowers to pluck, our broken songs to sing, Our fairy gold of evening in the West; Still to the land we love our longings cling, The sweet vain world of turmoil and unrest.

cling

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From this reading Give us again the crazy clay-built nest, Summer, and soft unseasonable spring, Our flowers to pluck, our broken songs to sing, Our fairy gold of evening in the West; Still to the land we love our longings cling, The sweet vain world of turmoil and unrest.

confess

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From this reading Let me frankly confess that I love this world and the things of it, and so, I believe, do all in whom the "great, glad, aboriginal" and God-given love of life is whole and healthy, and not stunted by sickness of mind or body.

cool

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From this reading _DEALS WITH LIFE AND THE LUST OF IT, BUT HAS NO DIRECT BEARING ON MY STORY._[1] Shall we not weary in the windless days Hereafter, for the murmur of the sea, The cool salt air across some grassy lea?

crazy

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From this reading Give us again the crazy clay-built nest, Summer, and soft unseasonable spring, Our flowers to pluck, our broken songs to sing, Our fairy gold of evening in the West; Still to the land we love our longings cling, The sweet vain world of turmoil and unrest.

days

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From this reading _DEALS WITH LIFE AND THE LUST OF IT, BUT HAS NO DIRECT BEARING ON MY STORY._[1] Shall we not weary in the windless days Hereafter, for the murmur of the sea, The cool salt air across some grassy lea?

DEALS

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From this reading _DEALS WITH LIFE AND THE LUST OF IT, BUT HAS NO DIRECT BEARING ON MY STORY._[1] Shall we not weary in the windless days Hereafter, for the murmur of the sea, The cool salt air across some grassy lea?

dear

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From this reading Shall we not go bewildered through a maze Of stately streets with glittering gems ablaze, Forlorn amid the pearl and ivory, Straining our eyes beyond the bourne to see Phantoms from out life's dear forsaken ways?

DIRECT

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From this reading _DEALS WITH LIFE AND THE LUST OF IT, BUT HAS NO DIRECT BEARING ON MY STORY._[1] Shall we not weary in the windless days Hereafter, for the murmur of the sea, The cool salt air across some grassy lea?

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Let me frankly confess that I love this world and the things of it, and so, I believe, do all in whom the "great, glad, aboriginal" and God-given love of life is whole and healthy, and not stunted by sickness of mind or body.

evening

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From this reading Give us again the crazy clay-built nest, Summer, and soft unseasonable spring, Our flowers to pluck, our broken songs to sing, Our fairy gold of evening in the West; Still to the land we love our longings cling, The sweet vain world of turmoil and unrest.

eyes

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From this reading Shall we not go bewildered through a maze Of stately streets with glittering gems ablaze, Forlorn amid the pearl and ivory, Straining our eyes beyond the bourne to see Phantoms from out life's dear forsaken ways?

fairy

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From this reading Give us again the crazy clay-built nest, Summer, and soft unseasonable spring, Our flowers to pluck, our broken songs to sing, Our fairy gold of evening in the West; Still to the land we love our longings cling, The sweet vain world of turmoil and unrest.

flowers

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From this reading Give us again the crazy clay-built nest, Summer, and soft unseasonable spring, Our flowers to pluck, our broken songs to sing, Our fairy gold of evening in the West; Still to the land we love our longings cling, The sweet vain world of turmoil and unrest.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _DEALS WITH LIFE AND THE LUST OF IT, BUT HAS NO DIRECT BEARING ON MY STORY._[1] Shall we not weary in the windless days Hereafter, for the murmur of the sea, The cool salt air across some grassy lea?

Forlorn

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From this reading Shall we not go bewildered through a maze Of stately streets with glittering gems ablaze, Forlorn amid the pearl and ivory, Straining our eyes beyond the bourne to see Phantoms from out life's dear forsaken ways?

forsaken

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From this reading Shall we not go bewildered through a maze Of stately streets with glittering gems ablaze, Forlorn amid the pearl and ivory, Straining our eyes beyond the bourne to see Phantoms from out life's dear forsaken ways?

frankly

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From this reading Let me frankly confess that I love this world and the things of it, and so, I believe, do all in whom the "great, glad, aboriginal" and God-given love of life is whole and healthy, and not stunted by sickness of mind or body.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Shall we not go bewildered through a maze Of stately streets with glittering gems ablaze, Forlorn amid the pearl and ivory, Straining our eyes beyond the bourne to see Phantoms from out life's dear forsaken ways?

gems

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From this reading Shall we not go bewildered through a maze Of stately streets with glittering gems ablaze, Forlorn amid the pearl and ivory, Straining our eyes beyond the bourne to see Phantoms from out life's dear forsaken ways?

Give

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From this reading Give us again the crazy clay-built nest, Summer, and soft unseasonable spring, Our flowers to pluck, our broken songs to sing, Our fairy gold of evening in the West; Still to the land we love our longings cling, The sweet vain world of turmoil and unrest.

glad

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From this reading Let me frankly confess that I love this world and the things of it, and so, I believe, do all in whom the "great, glad, aboriginal" and God-given love of life is whole and healthy, and not stunted by sickness of mind or body.

glittering

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From this reading Shall we not go bewildered through a maze Of stately streets with glittering gems ablaze, Forlorn amid the pearl and ivory, Straining our eyes beyond the bourne to see Phantoms from out life's dear forsaken ways?

go

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From this reading Shall we not go bewildered through a maze Of stately streets with glittering gems ablaze, Forlorn amid the pearl and ivory, Straining our eyes beyond the bourne to see Phantoms from out life's dear forsaken ways?

God-given

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From this reading Let me frankly confess that I love this world and the things of it, and so, I believe, do all in whom the "great, glad, aboriginal" and God-given love of life is whole and healthy, and not stunted by sickness of mind or body.

gold

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From this reading Give us again the crazy clay-built nest, Summer, and soft unseasonable spring, Our flowers to pluck, our broken songs to sing, Our fairy gold of evening in the West; Still to the land we love our longings cling, The sweet vain world of turmoil and unrest.

Graham

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From this reading --Graham R. Tomson.

grassy

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From this reading _DEALS WITH LIFE AND THE LUST OF IT, BUT HAS NO DIRECT BEARING ON MY STORY._[1] Shall we not weary in the windless days Hereafter, for the murmur of the sea, The cool salt air across some grassy lea?

greatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Let me frankly confess that I love this world and the things of it, and so, I believe, do all in whom the "great, glad, aboriginal" and God-given love of life is whole and healthy, and not stunted by sickness of mind or body.

HASauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _DEALS WITH LIFE AND THE LUST OF IT, BUT HAS NO DIRECT BEARING ON MY STORY._[1] Shall we not weary in the windless days Hereafter, for the murmur of the sea, The cool salt air across some grassy lea?

healthy

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From this reading Let me frankly confess that I love this world and the things of it, and so, I believe, do all in whom the "great, glad, aboriginal" and God-given love of life is whole and healthy, and not stunted by sickness of mind or body.

Hereafter

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From this reading _DEALS WITH LIFE AND THE LUST OF IT, BUT HAS NO DIRECT BEARING ON MY STORY._[1] Shall we not weary in the windless days Hereafter, for the murmur of the sea, The cool salt air across some grassy lea?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Let me frankly confess that I love this world and the things of it, and so, I believe, do all in whom the "great, glad, aboriginal" and God-given love of life is whole and healthy, and not stunted by sickness of mind or body.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading _DEALS WITH LIFE AND THE LUST OF IT, BUT HAS NO DIRECT BEARING ON MY STORY._[1] Shall we not weary in the windless days Hereafter, for the murmur of the sea, The cool salt air across some grassy lea?

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Let me frankly confess that I love this world and the things of it, and so, I believe, do all in whom the "great, glad, aboriginal" and God-given love of life is whole and healthy, and not stunted by sickness of mind or body.

ITpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _DEALS WITH LIFE AND THE LUST OF IT, BUT HAS NO DIRECT BEARING ON MY STORY._[1] Shall we not weary in the windless days Hereafter, for the murmur of the sea, The cool salt air across some grassy lea?

ivory

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From this reading Shall we not go bewildered through a maze Of stately streets with glittering gems ablaze, Forlorn amid the pearl and ivory, Straining our eyes beyond the bourne to see Phantoms from out life's dear forsaken ways?

land

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From this reading Give us again the crazy clay-built nest, Summer, and soft unseasonable spring, Our flowers to pluck, our broken songs to sing, Our fairy gold of evening in the West; Still to the land we love our longings cling, The sweet vain world of turmoil and unrest.

lea

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From this reading _DEALS WITH LIFE AND THE LUST OF IT, BUT HAS NO DIRECT BEARING ON MY STORY._[1] Shall we not weary in the windless days Hereafter, for the murmur of the sea, The cool salt air across some grassy lea?

Letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Let me frankly confess that I love this world and the things of it, and so, I believe, do all in whom the "great, glad, aboriginal" and God-given love of life is whole and healthy, and not stunted by sickness of mind or body.

LIFEnounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _DEALS WITH LIFE AND THE LUST OF IT, BUT HAS NO DIRECT BEARING ON MY STORY._[1] Shall we not weary in the windless days Hereafter, for the murmur of the sea, The cool salt air across some grassy lea?

life's

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From this reading Shall we not go bewildered through a maze Of stately streets with glittering gems ablaze, Forlorn amid the pearl and ivory, Straining our eyes beyond the bourne to see Phantoms from out life's dear forsaken ways?

longings

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From this reading Give us again the crazy clay-built nest, Summer, and soft unseasonable spring, Our flowers to pluck, our broken songs to sing, Our fairy gold of evening in the West; Still to the land we love our longings cling, The sweet vain world of turmoil and unrest.

love

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From this reading Give us again the crazy clay-built nest, Summer, and soft unseasonable spring, Our flowers to pluck, our broken songs to sing, Our fairy gold of evening in the West; Still to the land we love our longings cling, The sweet vain world of turmoil and unrest.

LUST

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From this reading _DEALS WITH LIFE AND THE LUST OF IT, BUT HAS NO DIRECT BEARING ON MY STORY._[1] Shall we not weary in the windless days Hereafter, for the murmur of the sea, The cool salt air across some grassy lea?

maze

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From this reading Shall we not go bewildered through a maze Of stately streets with glittering gems ablaze, Forlorn amid the pearl and ivory, Straining our eyes beyond the bourne to see Phantoms from out life's dear forsaken ways?

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Let me frankly confess that I love this world and the things of it, and so, I believe, do all in whom the "great, glad, aboriginal" and God-given love of life is whole and healthy, and not stunted by sickness of mind or body.

mindnounUS /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Let me frankly confess that I love this world and the things of it, and so, I believe, do all in whom the "great, glad, aboriginal" and God-given love of life is whole and healthy, and not stunted by sickness of mind or body.

murmur

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From this reading _DEALS WITH LIFE AND THE LUST OF IT, BUT HAS NO DIRECT BEARING ON MY STORY._[1] Shall we not weary in the windless days Hereafter, for the murmur of the sea, The cool salt air across some grassy lea?

MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _DEALS WITH LIFE AND THE LUST OF IT, BUT HAS NO DIRECT BEARING ON MY STORY._[1] Shall we not weary in the windless days Hereafter, for the murmur of the sea, The cool salt air across some grassy lea?

nest

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From this reading Give us again the crazy clay-built nest, Summer, and soft unseasonable spring, Our flowers to pluck, our broken songs to sing, Our fairy gold of evening in the West; Still to the land we love our longings cling, The sweet vain world of turmoil and unrest.

NOdeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading _DEALS WITH LIFE AND THE LUST OF IT, BUT HAS NO DIRECT BEARING ON MY STORY._[1] Shall we not weary in the windless days Hereafter, for the murmur of the sea, The cool salt air across some grassy lea?

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _DEALS WITH LIFE AND THE LUST OF IT, BUT HAS NO DIRECT BEARING ON MY STORY._[1] Shall we not weary in the windless days Hereafter, for the murmur of the sea, The cool salt air across some grassy lea?

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _DEALS WITH LIFE AND THE LUST OF IT, BUT HAS NO DIRECT BEARING ON MY STORY._[1] Shall we not weary in the windless days Hereafter, for the murmur of the sea, The cool salt air across some grassy lea?

ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _DEALS WITH LIFE AND THE LUST OF IT, BUT HAS NO DIRECT BEARING ON MY STORY._[1] Shall we not weary in the windless days Hereafter, for the murmur of the sea, The cool salt air across some grassy lea?

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Let me frankly confess that I love this world and the things of it, and so, I believe, do all in whom the "great, glad, aboriginal" and God-given love of life is whole and healthy, and not stunted by sickness of mind or body.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Shall we not go bewildered through a maze Of stately streets with glittering gems ablaze, Forlorn amid the pearl and ivory, Straining our eyes beyond the bourne to see Phantoms from out life's dear forsaken ways?

out

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From this reading Shall we not go bewildered through a maze Of stately streets with glittering gems ablaze, Forlorn amid the pearl and ivory, Straining our eyes beyond the bourne to see Phantoms from out life's dear forsaken ways?

pearlnounUS /pɜːrl/

a smooth round object formed inside a shell and valued as a jewel

From this reading Shall we not go bewildered through a maze Of stately streets with glittering gems ablaze, Forlorn amid the pearl and ivory, Straining our eyes beyond the bourne to see Phantoms from out life's dear forsaken ways?

Phantoms

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From this reading Shall we not go bewildered through a maze Of stately streets with glittering gems ablaze, Forlorn amid the pearl and ivory, Straining our eyes beyond the bourne to see Phantoms from out life's dear forsaken ways?

pluck

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From this reading Give us again the crazy clay-built nest, Summer, and soft unseasonable spring, Our flowers to pluck, our broken songs to sing, Our fairy gold of evening in the West; Still to the land we love our longings cling, The sweet vain world of turmoil and unrest.

R

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From this reading --Graham R. Tomson.

salt

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From this reading _DEALS WITH LIFE AND THE LUST OF IT, BUT HAS NO DIRECT BEARING ON MY STORY._[1] Shall we not weary in the windless days Hereafter, for the murmur of the sea, The cool salt air across some grassy lea?

sea

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From this reading _DEALS WITH LIFE AND THE LUST OF IT, BUT HAS NO DIRECT BEARING ON MY STORY._[1] Shall we not weary in the windless days Hereafter, for the murmur of the sea, The cool salt air across some grassy lea?

see

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From this reading Shall we not go bewildered through a maze Of stately streets with glittering gems ablaze, Forlorn amid the pearl and ivory, Straining our eyes beyond the bourne to see Phantoms from out life's dear forsaken ways?

Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading _DEALS WITH LIFE AND THE LUST OF IT, BUT HAS NO DIRECT BEARING ON MY STORY._[1] Shall we not weary in the windless days Hereafter, for the murmur of the sea, The cool salt air across some grassy lea?

sickness

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From this reading Let me frankly confess that I love this world and the things of it, and so, I believe, do all in whom the "great, glad, aboriginal" and God-given love of life is whole and healthy, and not stunted by sickness of mind or body.

sing

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From this reading Give us again the crazy clay-built nest, Summer, and soft unseasonable spring, Our flowers to pluck, our broken songs to sing, Our fairy gold of evening in the West; Still to the land we love our longings cling, The sweet vain world of turmoil and unrest.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Let me frankly confess that I love this world and the things of it, and so, I believe, do all in whom the "great, glad, aboriginal" and God-given love of life is whole and healthy, and not stunted by sickness of mind or body.

soft

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From this reading Give us again the crazy clay-built nest, Summer, and soft unseasonable spring, Our flowers to pluck, our broken songs to sing, Our fairy gold of evening in the West; Still to the land we love our longings cling, The sweet vain world of turmoil and unrest.

some

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From this reading _DEALS WITH LIFE AND THE LUST OF IT, BUT HAS NO DIRECT BEARING ON MY STORY._[1] Shall we not weary in the windless days Hereafter, for the murmur of the sea, The cool salt air across some grassy lea?

songs

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From this reading Give us again the crazy clay-built nest, Summer, and soft unseasonable spring, Our flowers to pluck, our broken songs to sing, Our fairy gold of evening in the West; Still to the land we love our longings cling, The sweet vain world of turmoil and unrest.

spring

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From this reading Give us again the crazy clay-built nest, Summer, and soft unseasonable spring, Our flowers to pluck, our broken songs to sing, Our fairy gold of evening in the West; Still to the land we love our longings cling, The sweet vain world of turmoil and unrest.

stately

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From this reading Shall we not go bewildered through a maze Of stately streets with glittering gems ablaze, Forlorn amid the pearl and ivory, Straining our eyes beyond the bourne to see Phantoms from out life's dear forsaken ways?

StillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Give us again the crazy clay-built nest, Summer, and soft unseasonable spring, Our flowers to pluck, our broken songs to sing, Our fairy gold of evening in the West; Still to the land we love our longings cling, The sweet vain world of turmoil and unrest.

STORY

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From this reading _DEALS WITH LIFE AND THE LUST OF IT, BUT HAS NO DIRECT BEARING ON MY STORY._[1] Shall we not weary in the windless days Hereafter, for the murmur of the sea, The cool salt air across some grassy lea?

Straining

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From this reading Shall we not go bewildered through a maze Of stately streets with glittering gems ablaze, Forlorn amid the pearl and ivory, Straining our eyes beyond the bourne to see Phantoms from out life's dear forsaken ways?

streets

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From this reading Shall we not go bewildered through a maze Of stately streets with glittering gems ablaze, Forlorn amid the pearl and ivory, Straining our eyes beyond the bourne to see Phantoms from out life's dear forsaken ways?

stunted

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From this reading Let me frankly confess that I love this world and the things of it, and so, I believe, do all in whom the "great, glad, aboriginal" and God-given love of life is whole and healthy, and not stunted by sickness of mind or body.

Summer

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From this reading Give us again the crazy clay-built nest, Summer, and soft unseasonable spring, Our flowers to pluck, our broken songs to sing, Our fairy gold of evening in the West; Still to the land we love our longings cling, The sweet vain world of turmoil and unrest.

sweet

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From this reading Give us again the crazy clay-built nest, Summer, and soft unseasonable spring, Our flowers to pluck, our broken songs to sing, Our fairy gold of evening in the West; Still to the land we love our longings cling, The sweet vain world of turmoil and unrest.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Let me frankly confess that I love this world and the things of it, and so, I believe, do all in whom the "great, glad, aboriginal" and God-given love of life is whole and healthy, and not stunted by sickness of mind or body.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _DEALS WITH LIFE AND THE LUST OF IT, BUT HAS NO DIRECT BEARING ON MY STORY._[1] Shall we not weary in the windless days Hereafter, for the murmur of the sea, The cool salt air across some grassy lea?

things

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From this reading Let me frankly confess that I love this world and the things of it, and so, I believe, do all in whom the "great, glad, aboriginal" and God-given love of life is whole and healthy, and not stunted by sickness of mind or body.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Let me frankly confess that I love this world and the things of it, and so, I believe, do all in whom the "great, glad, aboriginal" and God-given love of life is whole and healthy, and not stunted by sickness of mind or body.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

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

From this reading Shall we not go bewildered through a maze Of stately streets with glittering gems ablaze, Forlorn amid the pearl and ivory, Straining our eyes beyond the bourne to see Phantoms from out life's dear forsaken ways?

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Shall we not go bewildered through a maze Of stately streets with glittering gems ablaze, Forlorn amid the pearl and ivory, Straining our eyes beyond the bourne to see Phantoms from out life's dear forsaken ways?

Tomson

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From this reading --Graham R. Tomson.

turmoil

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From this reading Give us again the crazy clay-built nest, Summer, and soft unseasonable spring, Our flowers to pluck, our broken songs to sing, Our fairy gold of evening in the West; Still to the land we love our longings cling, The sweet vain world of turmoil and unrest.

unrest

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From this reading Give us again the crazy clay-built nest, Summer, and soft unseasonable spring, Our flowers to pluck, our broken songs to sing, Our fairy gold of evening in the West; Still to the land we love our longings cling, The sweet vain world of turmoil and unrest.

unseasonable

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From this reading Give us again the crazy clay-built nest, Summer, and soft unseasonable spring, Our flowers to pluck, our broken songs to sing, Our fairy gold of evening in the West; Still to the land we love our longings cling, The sweet vain world of turmoil and unrest.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Give us again the crazy clay-built nest, Summer, and soft unseasonable spring, Our flowers to pluck, our broken songs to sing, Our fairy gold of evening in the West; Still to the land we love our longings cling, The sweet vain world of turmoil and unrest.

vain

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From this reading Give us again the crazy clay-built nest, Summer, and soft unseasonable spring, Our flowers to pluck, our broken songs to sing, Our fairy gold of evening in the West; Still to the land we love our longings cling, The sweet vain world of turmoil and unrest.

ways

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From this reading Shall we not go bewildered through a maze Of stately streets with glittering gems ablaze, Forlorn amid the pearl and ivory, Straining our eyes beyond the bourne to see Phantoms from out life's dear forsaken ways?

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading _DEALS WITH LIFE AND THE LUST OF IT, BUT HAS NO DIRECT BEARING ON MY STORY._[1] Shall we not weary in the windless days Hereafter, for the murmur of the sea, The cool salt air across some grassy lea?

weary

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From this reading _DEALS WITH LIFE AND THE LUST OF IT, BUT HAS NO DIRECT BEARING ON MY STORY._[1] Shall we not weary in the windless days Hereafter, for the murmur of the sea, The cool salt air across some grassy lea?

West

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From this reading Give us again the crazy clay-built nest, Summer, and soft unseasonable spring, Our flowers to pluck, our broken songs to sing, Our fairy gold of evening in the West; Still to the land we love our longings cling, The sweet vain world of turmoil and unrest.

whole

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From this reading Let me frankly confess that I love this world and the things of it, and so, I believe, do all in whom the "great, glad, aboriginal" and God-given love of life is whole and healthy, and not stunted by sickness of mind or body.

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Let me frankly confess that I love this world and the things of it, and so, I believe, do all in whom the "great, glad, aboriginal" and God-given love of life is whole and healthy, and not stunted by sickness of mind or body.

windless

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From this reading _DEALS WITH LIFE AND THE LUST OF IT, BUT HAS NO DIRECT BEARING ON MY STORY._[1] Shall we not weary in the windless days Hereafter, for the murmur of the sea, The cool salt air across some grassy lea?

WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading _DEALS WITH LIFE AND THE LUST OF IT, BUT HAS NO DIRECT BEARING ON MY STORY._[1] Shall we not weary in the windless days Hereafter, for the murmur of the sea, The cool salt air across some grassy lea?

world

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From this reading Give us again the crazy clay-built nest, Summer, and soft unseasonable spring, Our flowers to pluck, our broken songs to sing, Our fairy gold of evening in the West; Still to the land we love our longings cling, The sweet vain world of turmoil and unrest.