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Amy Herbert

Chapter I

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Elizabeth Sewell (1815-1906), Amy Herbert (1844), 1886 edition Why should we fear Youth's draught of joy, If pure, would sparkle less?
Why should the cup the sooner cloy Which God Hath deign'd to bless?
CHRISTIAN YEAR.
LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.
AMY HERBERT.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Amy Herbert

Chapter I

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Elizabeth Sewell (1815-1906), Amy Herbert (1844), 1886 edition Why should we fear Youth's draught of joy, If pure, would sparkle less?
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Why should the cup the sooner cloy Which God Hath deign'd to bless?
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CHRISTIAN YEAR.
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LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.
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AMY HERBERT.

Learner Dictionary

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CHRISTIAN noun US /ˈchristian/

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

From this reading “CHRISTIAN YEAR.”

Hath auxiliary verb US /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading “Why should the cup the sooner cloy Which God Hath deign'd to bless?”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “Elizabeth Sewell (1815-1906), Amy Herbert (1844), 1886 edition Why should we fear Youth's draught of joy, If pure, would sparkle less?”

All words in this reading · 38

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1815

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1844

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1886

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1906

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Amy

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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.

bless

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From this reading Why should the cup the sooner cloy Which God Hath deign'd to bless?

CHRISTIAN

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From this reading CHRISTIAN YEAR.

cloy

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CO

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From this reading LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.

cup

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deign'd

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draught

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From this reading Elizabeth Sewell (1815-1906), Amy Herbert (1844), 1886 edition Why should we fear Youth's draught of joy, If pure, would sparkle less?

edition

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Elizabeth

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fear

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God

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GREEN

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From this reading LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.

Hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading Why should the cup the sooner cloy Which God Hath deign'd to bless?

Herbert

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IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

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joy

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less

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From this reading Elizabeth Sewell (1815-1906), Amy Herbert (1844), 1886 edition Why should we fear Youth's draught of joy, If pure, would sparkle less?

LONGMANS

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From this reading LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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pure

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Sewell

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shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

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sooner

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From this reading Why should the cup the sooner cloy Which God Hath deign'd to bless?

sparkle

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thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Why should the cup the sooner cloy Which God Hath deign'd to bless?

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Why should the cup the sooner cloy Which God Hath deign'd to bless?

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Elizabeth Sewell (1815-1906), Amy Herbert (1844), 1886 edition Why should we fear Youth's draught of joy, If pure, would sparkle less?

WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Why should the cup the sooner cloy Which God Hath deign'd to bless?

Why

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From this reading Elizabeth Sewell (1815-1906), Amy Herbert (1844), 1886 edition Why should we fear Youth's draught of joy, If pure, would sparkle less?

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Elizabeth Sewell (1815-1906), Amy Herbert (1844), 1886 edition Why should we fear Youth's draught of joy, If pure, would sparkle less?

YEAR

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From this reading CHRISTIAN YEAR.

Youth's

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From this reading Elizabeth Sewell (1815-1906), Amy Herbert (1844), 1886 edition Why should we fear Youth's draught of joy, If pure, would sparkle less?