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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 Is any one, except a child, ever really happy at Christmas, I wonder?
absurd
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affectation
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all
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From this reading --_Midsummer Night's Dream._ It is very close on Christmas; another week will bring in the twenty-fifth of December, with all its absurd affectation of merriment and light-heartedness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading --_Midsummer Night's Dream._ It is very close on Christmas; another week will bring in the twenty-fifth of December, with all its absurd affectation of merriment and light-heartedness.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading --_Midsummer Night's Dream._ It is very close on Christmas; another week will bring in the twenty-fifth of December, with all its absurd affectation of merriment and light-heartedness.
any
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From this reading Is any one, except a child, ever really happy at Christmas, I wonder?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Nay, rather, is it not then our hearts bleed most freely, while our eyes grow dim with useless tears, and a great sorrow that touches on despair falls upon us, as we look upon the vacant seat and grow sick with longing for the "days that are no more?"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nay, rather, is it not then our hearts bleed most freely, while our eyes grow dim with useless tears, and a great sorrow that touches on despair falls upon us, as we look upon the vacant seat and grow sick with longing for the "days that are no more?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Is any one, except a child, ever really happy at Christmas, I wonder?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "_Hel._--How happy some, o'er other some can be!"
bleedverbUS /bliːd/
To lose or emit fluid, or metaphorically to seep magical essence from an enchanted tome.
From this reading Nay, rather, is it not then our hearts bleed most freely, while our eyes grow dim with useless tears, and a great sorrow that touches on despair falls upon us, as we look upon the vacant seat and grow sick with longing for the "days that are no more?"
bring
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From this reading --_Midsummer Night's Dream._ It is very close on Christmas; another week will bring in the twenty-fifth of December, with all its absurd affectation of merriment and light-heartedness.
burnverbUS /bɜːrn/
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading Is it then one chooses to forget the loved and lost? to thrust out of sight the regrets that goad and burn?
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "_Hel._--How happy some, o'er other some can be!"
child
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From this reading Is any one, except a child, ever really happy at Christmas, I wonder?
chooses
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Christmas
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close
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From this reading --_Midsummer Night's Dream._ It is very close on Christmas; another week will bring in the twenty-fifth of December, with all its absurd affectation of merriment and light-heartedness.
days
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December
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despair
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dim
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From this reading Nay, rather, is it not then our hearts bleed most freely, while our eyes grow dim with useless tears, and a great sorrow that touches on despair falls upon us, as we look upon the vacant seat and grow sick with longing for the "days that are no more?"
DreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading --_Midsummer Night's Dream._ It is very close on Christmas; another week will bring in the twenty-fifth of December, with all its absurd affectation of merriment and light-heartedness.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Is any one, except a child, ever really happy at Christmas, I wonder?
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Is any one, except a child, ever really happy at Christmas, I wonder?
eyes
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From this reading Nay, rather, is it not then our hearts bleed most freely, while our eyes grow dim with useless tears, and a great sorrow that touches on despair falls upon us, as we look upon the vacant seat and grow sick with longing for the "days that are no more?"
falls
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nay, rather, is it not then our hearts bleed most freely, while our eyes grow dim with useless tears, and a great sorrow that touches on despair falls upon us, as we look upon the vacant seat and grow sick with longing for the "days that are no more?"
forget
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freely
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goad
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greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nay, rather, is it not then our hearts bleed most freely, while our eyes grow dim with useless tears, and a great sorrow that touches on despair falls upon us, as we look upon the vacant seat and grow sick with longing for the "days that are no more?"
grow
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From this reading Nay, rather, is it not then our hearts bleed most freely, while our eyes grow dim with useless tears, and a great sorrow that touches on despair falls upon us, as we look upon the vacant seat and grow sick with longing for the "days that are no more?"
happy
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From this reading "_Hel._--How happy some, o'er other some can be!"
hearts
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From this reading Nay, rather, is it not then our hearts bleed most freely, while our eyes grow dim with useless tears, and a great sorrow that touches on despair falls upon us, as we look upon the vacant seat and grow sick with longing for the "days that are no more?"
Hel
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From this reading "_Hel._--How happy some, o'er other some can be!"
How
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From this reading "_Hel._--How happy some, o'er other some can be!"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Is any one, except a child, ever really happy at Christmas, I wonder?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading --_Midsummer Night's Dream._ It is very close on Christmas; another week will bring in the twenty-fifth of December, with all its absurd affectation of merriment and light-heartedness.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading --_Midsummer Night's Dream._ It is very close on Christmas; another week will bring in the twenty-fifth of December, with all its absurd affectation of merriment and light-heartedness.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading --_Midsummer Night's Dream._ It is very close on Christmas; another week will bring in the twenty-fifth of December, with all its absurd affectation of merriment and light-heartedness.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading --_Midsummer Night's Dream._ It is very close on Christmas; another week will bring in the twenty-fifth of December, with all its absurd affectation of merriment and light-heartedness.
light-heartedness
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From this reading --_Midsummer Night's Dream._ It is very close on Christmas; another week will bring in the twenty-fifth of December, with all its absurd affectation of merriment and light-heartedness.
longing
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From this reading Nay, rather, is it not then our hearts bleed most freely, while our eyes grow dim with useless tears, and a great sorrow that touches on despair falls upon us, as we look upon the vacant seat and grow sick with longing for the "days that are no more?"
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nay, rather, is it not then our hearts bleed most freely, while our eyes grow dim with useless tears, and a great sorrow that touches on despair falls upon us, as we look upon the vacant seat and grow sick with longing for the "days that are no more?"
lost
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From this reading Is it then one chooses to forget the loved and lost? to thrust out of sight the regrets that goad and burn?
loved
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From this reading Is it then one chooses to forget the loved and lost? to thrust out of sight the regrets that goad and burn?
merriment
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From this reading --_Midsummer Night's Dream._ It is very close on Christmas; another week will bring in the twenty-fifth of December, with all its absurd affectation of merriment and light-heartedness.
Midsummer
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From this reading --_Midsummer Night's Dream._ It is very close on Christmas; another week will bring in the twenty-fifth of December, with all its absurd affectation of merriment and light-heartedness.
more
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most
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From this reading Nay, rather, is it not then our hearts bleed most freely, while our eyes grow dim with useless tears, and a great sorrow that touches on despair falls upon us, as we look upon the vacant seat and grow sick with longing for the "days that are no more?"
NayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading Nay, rather, is it not then our hearts bleed most freely, while our eyes grow dim with useless tears, and a great sorrow that touches on despair falls upon us, as we look upon the vacant seat and grow sick with longing for the "days that are no more?"
Night's
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From this reading --_Midsummer Night's Dream._ It is very close on Christmas; another week will bring in the twenty-fifth of December, with all its absurd affectation of merriment and light-heartedness.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Nay, rather, is it not then our hearts bleed most freely, while our eyes grow dim with useless tears, and a great sorrow that touches on despair falls upon us, as we look upon the vacant seat and grow sick with longing for the "days that are no more?"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Nay, rather, is it not then our hearts bleed most freely, while our eyes grow dim with useless tears, and a great sorrow that touches on despair falls upon us, as we look upon the vacant seat and grow sick with longing for the "days that are no more?"
o'er
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From this reading "_Hel._--How happy some, o'er other some can be!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading --_Midsummer Night's Dream._ It is very close on Christmas; another week will bring in the twenty-fifth of December, with all its absurd affectation of merriment and light-heartedness.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading --_Midsummer Night's Dream._ It is very close on Christmas; another week will bring in the twenty-fifth of December, with all its absurd affectation of merriment and light-heartedness.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Is any one, except a child, ever really happy at Christmas, I wonder?
other
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From this reading "_Hel._--How happy some, o'er other some can be!"
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Nay, rather, is it not then our hearts bleed most freely, while our eyes grow dim with useless tears, and a great sorrow that touches on despair falls upon us, as we look upon the vacant seat and grow sick with longing for the "days that are no more?"
out
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rather
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really
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From this reading Is any one, except a child, ever really happy at Christmas, I wonder?
regrets
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seat
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From this reading Nay, rather, is it not then our hearts bleed most freely, while our eyes grow dim with useless tears, and a great sorrow that touches on despair falls upon us, as we look upon the vacant seat and grow sick with longing for the "days that are no more?"
sick
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From this reading Nay, rather, is it not then our hearts bleed most freely, while our eyes grow dim with useless tears, and a great sorrow that touches on despair falls upon us, as we look upon the vacant seat and grow sick with longing for the "days that are no more?"
sight
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some
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From this reading "_Hel._--How happy some, o'er other some can be!"
sorrow
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From this reading Nay, rather, is it not then our hearts bleed most freely, while our eyes grow dim with useless tears, and a great sorrow that touches on despair falls upon us, as we look upon the vacant seat and grow sick with longing for the "days that are no more?"
tears
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From this reading Nay, rather, is it not then our hearts bleed most freely, while our eyes grow dim with useless tears, and a great sorrow that touches on despair falls upon us, as we look upon the vacant seat and grow sick with longing for the "days that are no more?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Is it then one chooses to forget the loved and lost? to thrust out of sight the regrets that goad and burn?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading --_Midsummer Night's Dream._ It is very close on Christmas; another week will bring in the twenty-fifth of December, with all its absurd affectation of merriment and light-heartedness.
then
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From this reading Is it then one chooses to forget the loved and lost? to thrust out of sight the regrets that goad and burn?
thrust
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From this reading Is it then one chooses to forget the loved and lost? to thrust out of sight the regrets that goad and burn?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Is it then one chooses to forget the loved and lost? to thrust out of sight the regrets that goad and burn?
touches
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From this reading Nay, rather, is it not then our hearts bleed most freely, while our eyes grow dim with useless tears, and a great sorrow that touches on despair falls upon us, as we look upon the vacant seat and grow sick with longing for the "days that are no more?"
twenty-fifth
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From this reading --_Midsummer Night's Dream._ It is very close on Christmas; another week will bring in the twenty-fifth of December, with all its absurd affectation of merriment and light-heartedness.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Nay, rather, is it not then our hearts bleed most freely, while our eyes grow dim with useless tears, and a great sorrow that touches on despair falls upon us, as we look upon the vacant seat and grow sick with longing for the "days that are no more?"
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nay, rather, is it not then our hearts bleed most freely, while our eyes grow dim with useless tears, and a great sorrow that touches on despair falls upon us, as we look upon the vacant seat and grow sick with longing for the "days that are no more?"
useless
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vacant
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From this reading Nay, rather, is it not then our hearts bleed most freely, while our eyes grow dim with useless tears, and a great sorrow that touches on despair falls upon us, as we look upon the vacant seat and grow sick with longing for the "days that are no more?"
very
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From this reading --_Midsummer Night's Dream._ It is very close on Christmas; another week will bring in the twenty-fifth of December, with all its absurd affectation of merriment and light-heartedness.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Nay, rather, is it not then our hearts bleed most freely, while our eyes grow dim with useless tears, and a great sorrow that touches on despair falls upon us, as we look upon the vacant seat and grow sick with longing for the "days that are no more?"
week
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From this reading --_Midsummer Night's Dream._ It is very close on Christmas; another week will bring in the twenty-fifth of December, with all its absurd affectation of merriment and light-heartedness.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Nay, rather, is it not then our hearts bleed most freely, while our eyes grow dim with useless tears, and a great sorrow that touches on despair falls upon us, as we look upon the vacant seat and grow sick with longing for the "days that are no more?"
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading --_Midsummer Night's Dream._ It is very close on Christmas; another week will bring in the twenty-fifth of December, with all its absurd affectation of merriment and light-heartedness.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading --_Midsummer Night's Dream._ It is very close on Christmas; another week will bring in the twenty-fifth of December, with all its absurd affectation of merriment and light-heartedness.
wonder
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From this reading Is any one, except a child, ever really happy at Christmas, I wonder?
