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additions
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alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of the stories in this volume, "Farmer Jeremy and his Ways" has already appeared in the _Cornhill_; "The Magic Formula," "The Professor's Mare," and "White Roses" in the _Atlantic Monthly_.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Of the stories in this volume, "Farmer Jeremy and his Ways" has already appeared in the _Cornhill_; "The Magic Formula," "The Professor's Mare," and "White Roses" in the _Atlantic Monthly_.
angels
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From this reading And yet, as angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul while man doth sleep; So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep."
appeared
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From this reading Of the stories in this volume, "Farmer Jeremy and his Ways" has already appeared in the _Cornhill_; "The Magic Formula," "The Professor's Mare," and "White Roses" in the _Atlantic Monthly_.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These are reprinted with the permission of the respective Editors.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And yet, as angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul while man doth sleep; So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep."
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "He that hath found some fledged bird's nest may know, At first sight, if the bird be flown; But what fair well or grove he sings in now, That is to him unknown.
Atlantic
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From this reading Of the stories in this volume, "Farmer Jeremy and his Ways" has already appeared in the _Cornhill_; "The Magic Formula," "The Professor's Mare," and "White Roses" in the _Atlantic Monthly_.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "He that hath found some fledged bird's nest may know, At first sight, if the bird be flown; But what fair well or grove he sings in now, That is to him unknown.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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bird
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From this reading "He that hath found some fledged bird's nest may know, At first sight, if the bird be flown; But what fair well or grove he sings in now, That is to him unknown.
bird's
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From this reading "He that hath found some fledged bird's nest may know, At first sight, if the bird be flown; But what fair well or grove he sings in now, That is to him unknown.
brighter
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From this reading And yet, as angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul while man doth sleep; So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "He that hath found some fledged bird's nest may know, At first sight, if the bird be flown; But what fair well or grove he sings in now, That is to him unknown.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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Call
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From this reading And yet, as angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul while man doth sleep; So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep."
Cornhill
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From this reading Of the stories in this volume, "Farmer Jeremy and his Ways" has already appeared in the _Cornhill_; "The Magic Formula," "The Professor's Mare," and "White Roses" in the _Atlantic Monthly_.
dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading And yet, as angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul while man doth sleep; So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep."
dreams
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From this reading And yet, as angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul while man doth sleep; So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep."
Editors
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fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He that hath found some fledged bird's nest may know, At first sight, if the bird be flown; But what fair well or grove he sings in now, That is to him unknown.
Farmer
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From this reading Of the stories in this volume, "Farmer Jeremy and his Ways" has already appeared in the _Cornhill_; "The Magic Formula," "The Professor's Mare," and "White Roses" in the _Atlantic Monthly_.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He that hath found some fledged bird's nest may know, At first sight, if the bird be flown; But what fair well or grove he sings in now, That is to him unknown.
fledged
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From this reading "He that hath found some fledged bird's nest may know, At first sight, if the bird be flown; But what fair well or grove he sings in now, That is to him unknown.
flown
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form
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Formula
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foundnounUS /found/
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From this reading "He that hath found some fledged bird's nest may know, At first sight, if the bird be flown; But what fair well or grove he sings in now, That is to him unknown.
glory
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From this reading And yet, as angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul while man doth sleep; So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep."
grove
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From this reading "He that hath found some fledged bird's nest may know, At first sight, if the bird be flown; But what fair well or grove he sings in now, That is to him unknown.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of the stories in this volume, "Farmer Jeremy and his Ways" has already appeared in the _Cornhill_; "The Magic Formula," "The Professor's Mare," and "White Roses" in the _Atlantic Monthly_.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading "He that hath found some fledged bird's nest may know, At first sight, if the bird be flown; But what fair well or grove he sings in now, That is to him unknown.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Some additions have been made which were precluded by the shorter form of the magazine story.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He that hath found some fledged bird's nest may know, At first sight, if the bird be flown; But what fair well or grove he sings in now, That is to him unknown.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He that hath found some fledged bird's nest may know, At first sight, if the bird be flown; But what fair well or grove he sings in now, That is to him unknown.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Of the stories in this volume, "Farmer Jeremy and his Ways" has already appeared in the _Cornhill_; "The Magic Formula," "The Professor's Mare," and "White Roses" in the _Atlantic Monthly_.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "He that hath found some fledged bird's nest may know, At first sight, if the bird be flown; But what fair well or grove he sings in now, That is to him unknown.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of the stories in this volume, "Farmer Jeremy and his Ways" has already appeared in the _Cornhill_; "The Magic Formula," "The Professor's Mare," and "White Roses" in the _Atlantic Monthly_.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And yet, as angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul while man doth sleep; So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He that hath found some fledged bird's nest may know, At first sight, if the bird be flown; But what fair well or grove he sings in now, That is to him unknown.
Jeremy
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knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He that hath found some fledged bird's nest may know, At first sight, if the bird be flown; But what fair well or grove he sings in now, That is to him unknown.
made
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magazine
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Magic
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From this reading Of the stories in this volume, "Farmer Jeremy and his Ways" has already appeared in the _Cornhill_; "The Magic Formula," "The Professor's Mare," and "White Roses" in the _Atlantic Monthly_.
man
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From this reading And yet, as angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul while man doth sleep; So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep."
Mare
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From this reading Of the stories in this volume, "Farmer Jeremy and his Ways" has already appeared in the _Cornhill_; "The Magic Formula," "The Professor's Mare," and "White Roses" in the _Atlantic Monthly_.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "He that hath found some fledged bird's nest may know, At first sight, if the bird be flown; But what fair well or grove he sings in now, That is to him unknown.
Monthly
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From this reading Of the stories in this volume, "Farmer Jeremy and his Ways" has already appeared in the _Cornhill_; "The Magic Formula," "The Professor's Mare," and "White Roses" in the _Atlantic Monthly_.
nest
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From this reading "He that hath found some fledged bird's nest may know, At first sight, if the bird be flown; But what fair well or grove he sings in now, That is to him unknown.
now
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From this reading "He that hath found some fledged bird's nest may know, At first sight, if the bird be flown; But what fair well or grove he sings in now, That is to him unknown.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of the stories in this volume, "Farmer Jeremy and his Ways" has already appeared in the _Cornhill_; "The Magic Formula," "The Professor's Mare," and "White Roses" in the _Atlantic Monthly_.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "He that hath found some fledged bird's nest may know, At first sight, if the bird be flown; But what fair well or grove he sings in now, That is to him unknown.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And yet, as angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul while man doth sleep; So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep."
peep
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From this reading And yet, as angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul while man doth sleep; So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep."
permission
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From this reading These are reprinted with the permission of the respective Editors.
precluded
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From this reading Some additions have been made which were precluded by the shorter form of the magazine story.
Professor's
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From this reading Of the stories in this volume, "Farmer Jeremy and his Ways" has already appeared in the _Cornhill_; "The Magic Formula," "The Professor's Mare," and "White Roses" in the _Atlantic Monthly_.
reprinted
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respective
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From this reading These are reprinted with the permission of the respective Editors.
Roses
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From this reading Of the stories in this volume, "Farmer Jeremy and his Ways" has already appeared in the _Cornhill_; "The Magic Formula," "The Professor's Mare," and "White Roses" in the _Atlantic Monthly_.
shorter
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sight
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From this reading "He that hath found some fledged bird's nest may know, At first sight, if the bird be flown; But what fair well or grove he sings in now, That is to him unknown.
sings
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sleep
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From this reading And yet, as angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul while man doth sleep; So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep."
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And yet, as angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul while man doth sleep; So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep."
Some
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soul
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From this reading And yet, as angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul while man doth sleep; So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep."
stories
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story
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strange
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From this reading And yet, as angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul while man doth sleep; So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "He that hath found some fledged bird's nest may know, At first sight, if the bird be flown; But what fair well or grove he sings in now, That is to him unknown.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of the stories in this volume, "Farmer Jeremy and his Ways" has already appeared in the _Cornhill_; "The Magic Formula," "The Professor's Mare," and "White Roses" in the _Atlantic Monthly_.
themes
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From this reading And yet, as angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul while man doth sleep; So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep."
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These are reprinted with the permission of the respective Editors.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Of the stories in this volume, "Farmer Jeremy and his Ways" has already appeared in the _Cornhill_; "The Magic Formula," "The Professor's Mare," and "White Roses" in the _Atlantic Monthly_.
thoughts
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From this reading And yet, as angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul while man doth sleep; So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He that hath found some fledged bird's nest may know, At first sight, if the bird be flown; But what fair well or grove he sings in now, That is to him unknown.
transcend
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From this reading And yet, as angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul while man doth sleep; So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep."
unknown
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From this reading "He that hath found some fledged bird's nest may know, At first sight, if the bird be flown; But what fair well or grove he sings in now, That is to him unknown.
volume
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From this reading Of the stories in this volume, "Farmer Jeremy and his Ways" has already appeared in the _Cornhill_; "The Magic Formula," "The Professor's Mare," and "White Roses" in the _Atlantic Monthly_.
Ways
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well
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From this reading "He that hath found some fledged bird's nest may know, At first sight, if the bird be flown; But what fair well or grove he sings in now, That is to him unknown.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some additions have been made which were precluded by the shorter form of the magazine story.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "He that hath found some fledged bird's nest may know, At first sight, if the bird be flown; But what fair well or grove he sings in now, That is to him unknown.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Some additions have been made which were precluded by the shorter form of the magazine story.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And yet, as angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul while man doth sleep; So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep."
White
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From this reading Of the stories in this volume, "Farmer Jeremy and his Ways" has already appeared in the _Cornhill_; "The Magic Formula," "The Professor's Mare," and "White Roses" in the _Atlantic Monthly_.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading These are reprinted with the permission of the respective Editors.
wonted
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From this reading And yet, as angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul while man doth sleep; So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep."
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet, as angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul while man doth sleep; So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep."
