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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Storms may rush in, and crimes and woes Deform that peaceful bower; They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower.
arrived
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From this reading Notice had arrived that Lord Dartmouth was withheld from despatching the young Prince to France by his own scruples and those of the navy; and orders were sent for the child's return.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Though only broken hearts be found To watch his cradle by, No blight is on his slumbers sound, No touch of harmful eye."
blight
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From this reading Though only broken hearts be found To watch his cradle by, No blight is on his slumbers sound, No touch of harmful eye."
bower
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From this reading "Storms may rush in, and crimes and woes Deform that peaceful bower; They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though only broken hearts be found To watch his cradle by, No blight is on his slumbers sound, No touch of harmful eye."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Though only broken hearts be found To watch his cradle by, No blight is on his slumbers sound, No touch of harmful eye."
child's
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From this reading Notice had arrived that Lord Dartmouth was withheld from despatching the young Prince to France by his own scruples and those of the navy; and orders were sent for the child's return.
cradle
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From this reading Though only broken hearts be found To watch his cradle by, No blight is on his slumbers sound, No touch of harmful eye."
crimes
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From this reading "Storms may rush in, and crimes and woes Deform that peaceful bower; They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower.
Dartmouth
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From this reading Notice had arrived that Lord Dartmouth was withheld from despatching the young Prince to France by his own scruples and those of the navy; and orders were sent for the child's return.
deep
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From this reading "Storms may rush in, and crimes and woes Deform that peaceful bower; They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower.
Deform
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From this reading "Storms may rush in, and crimes and woes Deform that peaceful bower; They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower.
despatching
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From this reading Notice had arrived that Lord Dartmouth was withheld from despatching the young Prince to France by his own scruples and those of the navy; and orders were sent for the child's return.
despondency
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From this reading The news was even worse and worse in that palace of despondency and terror.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The news was even worse and worse in that palace of despondency and terror.
eye
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From this reading Though only broken hearts be found To watch his cradle by, No blight is on his slumbers sound, No touch of harmful eye."
flower
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From this reading "Storms may rush in, and crimes and woes Deform that peaceful bower; They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Notice had arrived that Lord Dartmouth was withheld from despatching the young Prince to France by his own scruples and those of the navy; and orders were sent for the child's return.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though only broken hearts be found To watch his cradle by, No blight is on his slumbers sound, No touch of harmful eye."
France
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From this reading Notice had arrived that Lord Dartmouth was withheld from despatching the young Prince to France by his own scruples and those of the navy; and orders were sent for the child's return.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Notice had arrived that Lord Dartmouth was withheld from despatching the young Prince to France by his own scruples and those of the navy; and orders were sent for the child's return.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Notice had arrived that Lord Dartmouth was withheld from despatching the young Prince to France by his own scruples and those of the navy; and orders were sent for the child's return.
harmful
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From this reading Though only broken hearts be found To watch his cradle by, No blight is on his slumbers sound, No touch of harmful eye."
hearts
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From this reading Though only broken hearts be found To watch his cradle by, No blight is on his slumbers sound, No touch of harmful eye."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Though only broken hearts be found To watch his cradle by, No blight is on his slumbers sound, No touch of harmful eye."
immortaladjUS /ɪˈmɔːr.t̬əl/
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading "Storms may rush in, and crimes and woes Deform that peaceful bower; They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Storms may rush in, and crimes and woes Deform that peaceful bower; They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Though only broken hearts be found To watch his cradle by, No blight is on his slumbers sound, No touch of harmful eye."
KEBLE
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From this reading KEBLE.
Lord
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From this reading Notice had arrived that Lord Dartmouth was withheld from despatching the young Prince to France by his own scruples and those of the navy; and orders were sent for the child's return.
mar
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From this reading "Storms may rush in, and crimes and woes Deform that peaceful bower; They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Storms may rush in, and crimes and woes Deform that peaceful bower; They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower.
navy
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From this reading Notice had arrived that Lord Dartmouth was withheld from despatching the young Prince to France by his own scruples and those of the navy; and orders were sent for the child's return.
news
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From this reading The news was even worse and worse in that palace of despondency and terror.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Though only broken hearts be found To watch his cradle by, No blight is on his slumbers sound, No touch of harmful eye."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Storms may rush in, and crimes and woes Deform that peaceful bower; They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower.
Notice
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From this reading Notice had arrived that Lord Dartmouth was withheld from despatching the young Prince to France by his own scruples and those of the navy; and orders were sent for the child's return.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Storms may rush in, and crimes and woes Deform that peaceful bower; They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Though only broken hearts be found To watch his cradle by, No blight is on his slumbers sound, No touch of harmful eye."
only
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From this reading Though only broken hearts be found To watch his cradle by, No blight is on his slumbers sound, No touch of harmful eye."
orders
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From this reading Notice had arrived that Lord Dartmouth was withheld from despatching the young Prince to France by his own scruples and those of the navy; and orders were sent for the child's return.
own
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From this reading Notice had arrived that Lord Dartmouth was withheld from despatching the young Prince to France by his own scruples and those of the navy; and orders were sent for the child's return.
palace
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From this reading The news was even worse and worse in that palace of despondency and terror.
peaceful
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From this reading "Storms may rush in, and crimes and woes Deform that peaceful bower; They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower.
Prince
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From this reading Notice had arrived that Lord Dartmouth was withheld from despatching the young Prince to France by his own scruples and those of the navy; and orders were sent for the child's return.
repose
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From this reading "Storms may rush in, and crimes and woes Deform that peaceful bower; They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower.
return
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From this reading Notice had arrived that Lord Dartmouth was withheld from despatching the young Prince to France by his own scruples and those of the navy; and orders were sent for the child's return.
rush
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From this reading "Storms may rush in, and crimes and woes Deform that peaceful bower; They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower.
scruples
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From this reading Notice had arrived that Lord Dartmouth was withheld from despatching the young Prince to France by his own scruples and those of the navy; and orders were sent for the child's return.
sent
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From this reading Notice had arrived that Lord Dartmouth was withheld from despatching the young Prince to France by his own scruples and those of the navy; and orders were sent for the child's return.
slumbers
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From this reading Though only broken hearts be found To watch his cradle by, No blight is on his slumbers sound, No touch of harmful eye."
sound
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From this reading Though only broken hearts be found To watch his cradle by, No blight is on his slumbers sound, No touch of harmful eye."
Storms
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From this reading "Storms may rush in, and crimes and woes Deform that peaceful bower; They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower.
terror
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From this reading The news was even worse and worse in that palace of despondency and terror.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Storms may rush in, and crimes and woes Deform that peaceful bower; They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Storms may rush in, and crimes and woes Deform that peaceful bower; They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Storms may rush in, and crimes and woes Deform that peaceful bower; They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Notice had arrived that Lord Dartmouth was withheld from despatching the young Prince to France by his own scruples and those of the navy; and orders were sent for the child's return.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though only broken hearts be found To watch his cradle by, No blight is on his slumbers sound, No touch of harmful eye."
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Though only broken hearts be found To watch his cradle by, No blight is on his slumbers sound, No touch of harmful eye."
touch
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From this reading Though only broken hearts be found To watch his cradle by, No blight is on his slumbers sound, No touch of harmful eye."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The news was even worse and worse in that palace of despondency and terror.
watch
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From this reading Though only broken hearts be found To watch his cradle by, No blight is on his slumbers sound, No touch of harmful eye."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Notice had arrived that Lord Dartmouth was withheld from despatching the young Prince to France by his own scruples and those of the navy; and orders were sent for the child's return.
withheld
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From this reading Notice had arrived that Lord Dartmouth was withheld from despatching the young Prince to France by his own scruples and those of the navy; and orders were sent for the child's return.
woes
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From this reading "Storms may rush in, and crimes and woes Deform that peaceful bower; They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower.
worse
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From this reading The news was even worse and worse in that palace of despondency and terror.
young
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From this reading Notice had arrived that Lord Dartmouth was withheld from despatching the young Prince to France by his own scruples and those of the navy; and orders were sent for the child's return.
