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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It is a glorious day, full of life, and happy sunshine, and music from the throats of many birds.
air
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From this reading All the tenors and sopranos and contraltos of the air seem to be having one vast concert, and are filling the woods with melody.
All
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From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
Arabic
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From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
baby
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From this reading In the morning a little laughing, loving shower came tumbling down into the earth's embrace, where it was caught gladly and kept forever,--a little baby shower, on which the sunbeams smiled, knowing that it had neither power nor wish to kill them.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading All the tenors and sopranos and contraltos of the air seem to be having one vast concert, and are filling the woods with melody.
beautiful
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From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But now the greedy earth has grasped it, and others, knowing its fate, fear to follow, and only the pretty sparkling jewels that tremble on the grass tell of its having been.
birds
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From this reading It is a glorious day, full of life, and happy sunshine, and music from the throats of many birds.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now the greedy earth has grasped it, and others, knowing its fate, fear to follow, and only the pretty sparkling jewels that tremble on the grass tell of its having been.
came
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From this reading In the morning a little laughing, loving shower came tumbling down into the earth's embrace, where it was caught gladly and kept forever,--a little baby shower, on which the sunbeams smiled, knowing that it had neither power nor wish to kill them.
caught
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From this reading In the morning a little laughing, loving shower came tumbling down into the earth's embrace, where it was caught gladly and kept forever,--a little baby shower, on which the sunbeams smiled, knowing that it had neither power nor wish to kill them.
Chetwoode
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From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
concert
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From this reading All the tenors and sopranos and contraltos of the air seem to be having one vast concert, and are filling the woods with melody.
contraltos
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From this reading All the tenors and sopranos and contraltos of the air seem to be having one vast concert, and are filling the woods with melody.
coquettish
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From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
day
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From this reading It is a glorious day, full of life, and happy sunshine, and music from the throats of many birds.
down
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From this reading In the morning a little laughing, loving shower came tumbling down into the earth's embrace, where it was caught gladly and kept forever,--a little baby shower, on which the sunbeams smiled, knowing that it had neither power nor wish to kill them.
downy
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From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
dreams
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From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
earth
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From this reading But now the greedy earth has grasped it, and others, knowing its fate, fear to follow, and only the pretty sparkling jewels that tremble on the grass tell of its having been.
earth's
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From this reading In the morning a little laughing, loving shower came tumbling down into the earth's embrace, where it was caught gladly and kept forever,--a little baby shower, on which the sunbeams smiled, knowing that it had neither power nor wish to kill them.
embrace
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From this reading In the morning a little laughing, loving shower came tumbling down into the earth's embrace, where it was caught gladly and kept forever,--a little baby shower, on which the sunbeams smiled, knowing that it had neither power nor wish to kill them.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
fate
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From this reading But now the greedy earth has grasped it, and others, knowing its fate, fear to follow, and only the pretty sparkling jewels that tremble on the grass tell of its having been.
fear
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From this reading But now the greedy earth has grasped it, and others, knowing its fate, fear to follow, and only the pretty sparkling jewels that tremble on the grass tell of its having been.
filling
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From this reading All the tenors and sopranos and contraltos of the air seem to be having one vast concert, and are filling the woods with melody.
flowers
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From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
follow
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From this reading But now the greedy earth has grasped it, and others, knowing its fate, fear to follow, and only the pretty sparkling jewels that tremble on the grass tell of its having been.
forever
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From this reading In the morning a little laughing, loving shower came tumbling down into the earth's embrace, where it was caught gladly and kept forever,--a little baby shower, on which the sunbeams smiled, knowing that it had neither power nor wish to kill them.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
full
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From this reading It is a glorious day, full of life, and happy sunshine, and music from the throats of many birds.
gladdens
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From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
gladly
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From this reading In the morning a little laughing, loving shower came tumbling down into the earth's embrace, where it was caught gladly and kept forever,--a little baby shower, on which the sunbeams smiled, knowing that it had neither power nor wish to kill them.
glorious
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From this reading It is a glorious day, full of life, and happy sunshine, and music from the throats of many birds.
grasped
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From this reading But now the greedy earth has grasped it, and others, knowing its fate, fear to follow, and only the pretty sparkling jewels that tremble on the grass tell of its having been.
grass
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From this reading But now the greedy earth has grasped it, and others, knowing its fate, fear to follow, and only the pretty sparkling jewels that tremble on the grass tell of its having been.
greedy
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From this reading But now the greedy earth has grasped it, and others, knowing its fate, fear to follow, and only the pretty sparkling jewels that tremble on the grass tell of its having been.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the morning a little laughing, loving shower came tumbling down into the earth's embrace, where it was caught gladly and kept forever,--a little baby shower, on which the sunbeams smiled, knowing that it had neither power nor wish to kill them.
happy
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From this reading It is a glorious day, full of life, and happy sunshine, and music from the throats of many birds.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But now the greedy earth has grasped it, and others, knowing its fate, fear to follow, and only the pretty sparkling jewels that tremble on the grass tell of its having been.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading All the tenors and sopranos and contraltos of the air seem to be having one vast concert, and are filling the woods with melody.
heads
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From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
high
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From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
Houri
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From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the morning a little laughing, loving shower came tumbling down into the earth's embrace, where it was caught gladly and kept forever,--a little baby shower, on which the sunbeams smiled, knowing that it had neither power nor wish to kill them.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In the morning a little laughing, loving shower came tumbling down into the earth's embrace, where it was caught gladly and kept forever,--a little baby shower, on which the sunbeams smiled, knowing that it had neither power nor wish to kill them.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a glorious day, full of life, and happy sunshine, and music from the throats of many birds.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a glorious day, full of life, and happy sunshine, and music from the throats of many birds.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But now the greedy earth has grasped it, and others, knowing its fate, fear to follow, and only the pretty sparkling jewels that tremble on the grass tell of its having been.
jewels
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From this reading But now the greedy earth has grasped it, and others, knowing its fate, fear to follow, and only the pretty sparkling jewels that tremble on the grass tell of its having been.
kept
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From this reading In the morning a little laughing, loving shower came tumbling down into the earth's embrace, where it was caught gladly and kept forever,--a little baby shower, on which the sunbeams smiled, knowing that it had neither power nor wish to kill them.
kill
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From this reading In the morning a little laughing, loving shower came tumbling down into the earth's embrace, where it was caught gladly and kept forever,--a little baby shower, on which the sunbeams smiled, knowing that it had neither power nor wish to kill them.
kisses
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From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
knowing
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From this reading In the morning a little laughing, loving shower came tumbling down into the earth's embrace, where it was caught gladly and kept forever,--a little baby shower, on which the sunbeams smiled, knowing that it had neither power nor wish to kill them.
laughing
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From this reading In the morning a little laughing, loving shower came tumbling down into the earth's embrace, where it was caught gladly and kept forever,--a little baby shower, on which the sunbeams smiled, knowing that it had neither power nor wish to kill them.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is a glorious day, full of life, and happy sunshine, and music from the throats of many birds.
lily-bosomed
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From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning a little laughing, loving shower came tumbling down into the earth's embrace, where it was caught gladly and kept forever,--a little baby shower, on which the sunbeams smiled, knowing that it had neither power nor wish to kill them.
loving
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From this reading In the morning a little laughing, loving shower came tumbling down into the earth's embrace, where it was caught gladly and kept forever,--a little baby shower, on which the sunbeams smiled, knowing that it had neither power nor wish to kill them.
making
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From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
many
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From this reading It is a glorious day, full of life, and happy sunshine, and music from the throats of many birds.
melody
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From this reading All the tenors and sopranos and contraltos of the air seem to be having one vast concert, and are filling the woods with melody.
more
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From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning a little laughing, loving shower came tumbling down into the earth's embrace, where it was caught gladly and kept forever,--a little baby shower, on which the sunbeams smiled, knowing that it had neither power nor wish to kill them.
music
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From this reading It is a glorious day, full of life, and happy sunshine, and music from the throats of many birds.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading In the morning a little laughing, loving shower came tumbling down into the earth's embrace, where it was caught gladly and kept forever,--a little baby shower, on which the sunbeams smiled, knowing that it had neither power nor wish to kill them.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading In the morning a little laughing, loving shower came tumbling down into the earth's embrace, where it was caught gladly and kept forever,--a little baby shower, on which the sunbeams smiled, knowing that it had neither power nor wish to kill them.
now
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From this reading But now the greedy earth has grasped it, and others, knowing its fate, fear to follow, and only the pretty sparkling jewels that tremble on the grass tell of its having been.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the morning a little laughing, loving shower came tumbling down into the earth's embrace, where it was caught gladly and kept forever,--a little baby shower, on which the sunbeams smiled, knowing that it had neither power nor wish to kill them.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading All the tenors and sopranos and contraltos of the air seem to be having one vast concert, and are filling the woods with melody.
only
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From this reading But now the greedy earth has grasped it, and others, knowing its fate, fear to follow, and only the pretty sparkling jewels that tremble on the grass tell of its having been.
others
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From this reading But now the greedy earth has grasped it, and others, knowing its fate, fear to follow, and only the pretty sparkling jewels that tremble on the grass tell of its having been.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
past
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From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
peace
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From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
perfumes
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From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
pinions
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From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
pleasantness
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From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
poet
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From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
power
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From this reading In the morning a little laughing, loving shower came tumbling down into the earth's embrace, where it was caught gladly and kept forever,--a little baby shower, on which the sunbeams smiled, knowing that it had neither power nor wish to kill them.
pretty
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From this reading But now the greedy earth has grasped it, and others, knowing its fate, fear to follow, and only the pretty sparkling jewels that tremble on the grass tell of its having been.
rejoicing
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From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
seem
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From this reading All the tenors and sopranos and contraltos of the air seem to be having one vast concert, and are filling the woods with melody.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
shower
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From this reading In the morning a little laughing, loving shower came tumbling down into the earth's embrace, where it was caught gladly and kept forever,--a little baby shower, on which the sunbeams smiled, knowing that it had neither power nor wish to kill them.
Sleep
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From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
smiled
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From this reading In the morning a little laughing, loving shower came tumbling down into the earth's embrace, where it was caught gladly and kept forever,--a little baby shower, on which the sunbeams smiled, knowing that it had neither power nor wish to kill them.
snatchesplural nounUS /snætʃɪz/
short, incomplete pieces of speech or writing
From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
soft
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From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
soothed
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From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
sopranos
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From this reading All the tenors and sopranos and contraltos of the air seem to be having one vast concert, and are filling the woods with melody.
soul
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From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
sparkling
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From this reading But now the greedy earth has grasped it, and others, knowing its fate, fear to follow, and only the pretty sparkling jewels that tremble on the grass tell of its having been.
stealing
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From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
sunbeams
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From this reading In the morning a little laughing, loving shower came tumbling down into the earth's embrace, where it was caught gladly and kept forever,--a little baby shower, on which the sunbeams smiled, knowing that it had neither power nor wish to kill them.
sunshine
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From this reading It is a glorious day, full of life, and happy sunshine, and music from the throats of many birds.
sweet
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From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
sweetest
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From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But now the greedy earth has grasped it, and others, knowing its fate, fear to follow, and only the pretty sparkling jewels that tremble on the grass tell of its having been.
tenors
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From this reading All the tenors and sopranos and contraltos of the air seem to be having one vast concert, and are filling the woods with melody.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
throats
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From this reading It is a glorious day, full of life, and happy sunshine, and music from the throats of many birds.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
tremble
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From this reading But now the greedy earth has grasped it, and others, knowing its fate, fear to follow, and only the pretty sparkling jewels that tremble on the grass tell of its having been.
tumblingnounUS /ˈtumbling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the morning a little laughing, loving shower came tumbling down into the earth's embrace, where it was caught gladly and kept forever,--a little baby shower, on which the sunbeams smiled, knowing that it had neither power nor wish to kill them.
turbulent
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From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
uplifted
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From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
vast
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From this reading All the tenors and sopranos and contraltos of the air seem to be having one vast concert, and are filling the woods with melody.
visions
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From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
wave
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From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading In the morning a little laughing, loving shower came tumbling down into the earth's embrace, where it was caught gladly and kept forever,--a little baby shower, on which the sunbeams smiled, knowing that it had neither power nor wish to kill them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the morning a little laughing, loving shower came tumbling down into the earth's embrace, where it was caught gladly and kept forever,--a little baby shower, on which the sunbeams smiled, knowing that it had neither power nor wish to kill them.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She was beautiful as the lily-bosomed Houri that gladdens the visions of the poet when, soothed to dreams of pleasantness and peace, the downy pinions of Sleep wave over his turbulent soul!"--_From the Arabic._ All the flowers at Chetwoode are rejoicing; their heads are high uplifted, their sweetest perfumes are making still more sweet the soft, coquettish wind that, stealing past them, snatches their kisses ere they know.
wish
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From this reading In the morning a little laughing, loving shower came tumbling down into the earth's embrace, where it was caught gladly and kept forever,--a little baby shower, on which the sunbeams smiled, knowing that it had neither power nor wish to kill them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading All the tenors and sopranos and contraltos of the air seem to be having one vast concert, and are filling the woods with melody.
woods
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From this reading All the tenors and sopranos and contraltos of the air seem to be having one vast concert, and are filling the woods with melody.
