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1806
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From this reading _September 1806--December 1807_ Alas! for some abiding-place of love, O'er which my spirit, like the mother dove, Might brood with warming wings!
1807
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From this reading _September 1806--December 1807_ Alas! for some abiding-place of love, O'er which my spirit, like the mother dove, Might brood with warming wings!
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [Sidenote: DREAMS AND SHADOWS] I had a confused shadow rather than an image in my recollection, like that from a thin cloud, as if the idea were descending, though still in some measureless height.
abiding-place
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From this reading _September 1806--December 1807_ Alas! for some abiding-place of love, O'er which my spirit, like the mother dove, Might brood with warming wings!
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading As when the taper's white cone of flame is seen double, till the eye moving brings them into one space and then they become one--so did the idea in my imagination coadunate with your present form soon after I first gazed upon you.
AlasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading _September 1806--December 1807_ Alas! for some abiding-place of love, O'er which my spirit, like the mother dove, Might brood with warming wings!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading [Sidenote: DREAMS AND SHADOWS] I had a confused shadow rather than an image in my recollection, like that from a thin cloud, as if the idea were descending, though still in some measureless height.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [Sidenote: DREAMS AND SHADOWS] I had a confused shadow rather than an image in my recollection, like that from a thin cloud, as if the idea were descending, though still in some measureless height.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading [Sidenote: DREAMS AND SHADOWS] I had a confused shadow rather than an image in my recollection, like that from a thin cloud, as if the idea were descending, though still in some measureless height.
become
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From this reading As when the taper's white cone of flame is seen double, till the eye moving brings them into one space and then they become one--so did the idea in my imagination coadunate with your present form soon after I first gazed upon you.
brings
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From this reading As when the taper's white cone of flame is seen double, till the eye moving brings them into one space and then they become one--so did the idea in my imagination coadunate with your present form soon after I first gazed upon you.
brood
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From this reading _September 1806--December 1807_ Alas! for some abiding-place of love, O'er which my spirit, like the mother dove, Might brood with warming wings!
C
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From this reading S. T. C.
ceaseless
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From this reading And in life's noisiest hour There whispers still the ceaseless love of thee, The heart's self-solace and soliloquy.
cloud
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From this reading [Sidenote: DREAMS AND SHADOWS] I had a confused shadow rather than an image in my recollection, like that from a thin cloud, as if the idea were descending, though still in some measureless height.
coadunate
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From this reading As when the taper's white cone of flame is seen double, till the eye moving brings them into one space and then they become one--so did the idea in my imagination coadunate with your present form soon after I first gazed upon you.
cone
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From this reading As when the taper's white cone of flame is seen double, till the eye moving brings them into one space and then they become one--so did the idea in my imagination coadunate with your present form soon after I first gazed upon you.
confused
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From this reading [Sidenote: DREAMS AND SHADOWS] I had a confused shadow rather than an image in my recollection, like that from a thin cloud, as if the idea were descending, though still in some measureless height.
December
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From this reading _September 1806--December 1807_ Alas! for some abiding-place of love, O'er which my spirit, like the mother dove, Might brood with warming wings!
descending
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From this reading [Sidenote: DREAMS AND SHADOWS] I had a confused shadow rather than an image in my recollection, like that from a thin cloud, as if the idea were descending, though still in some measureless height.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading As when the taper's white cone of flame is seen double, till the eye moving brings them into one space and then they become one--so did the idea in my imagination coadunate with your present form soon after I first gazed upon you.
double
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From this reading As when the taper's white cone of flame is seen double, till the eye moving brings them into one space and then they become one--so did the idea in my imagination coadunate with your present form soon after I first gazed upon you.
dove
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From this reading _September 1806--December 1807_ Alas! for some abiding-place of love, O'er which my spirit, like the mother dove, Might brood with warming wings!
DREAMS
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From this reading [Sidenote: DREAMS AND SHADOWS] I had a confused shadow rather than an image in my recollection, like that from a thin cloud, as if the idea were descending, though still in some measureless height.
eye
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From this reading As when the taper's white cone of flame is seen double, till the eye moving brings them into one space and then they become one--so did the idea in my imagination coadunate with your present form soon after I first gazed upon you.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As when the taper's white cone of flame is seen double, till the eye moving brings them into one space and then they become one--so did the idea in my imagination coadunate with your present form soon after I first gazed upon you.
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading As when the taper's white cone of flame is seen double, till the eye moving brings them into one space and then they become one--so did the idea in my imagination coadunate with your present form soon after I first gazed upon you.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _September 1806--December 1807_ Alas! for some abiding-place of love, O'er which my spirit, like the mother dove, Might brood with warming wings!
form
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From this reading As when the taper's white cone of flame is seen double, till the eye moving brings them into one space and then they become one--so did the idea in my imagination coadunate with your present form soon after I first gazed upon you.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading [Sidenote: DREAMS AND SHADOWS] I had a confused shadow rather than an image in my recollection, like that from a thin cloud, as if the idea were descending, though still in some measureless height.
gazed
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From this reading As when the taper's white cone of flame is seen double, till the eye moving brings them into one space and then they become one--so did the idea in my imagination coadunate with your present form soon after I first gazed upon you.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading [Sidenote: DREAMS AND SHADOWS] I had a confused shadow rather than an image in my recollection, like that from a thin cloud, as if the idea were descending, though still in some measureless height.
heart's
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From this reading And in life's noisiest hour There whispers still the ceaseless love of thee, The heart's self-solace and soliloquy.
height
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From this reading [Sidenote: DREAMS AND SHADOWS] I had a confused shadow rather than an image in my recollection, like that from a thin cloud, as if the idea were descending, though still in some measureless height.
hour
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From this reading And in life's noisiest hour There whispers still the ceaseless love of thee, The heart's self-solace and soliloquy.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [Sidenote: DREAMS AND SHADOWS] I had a confused shadow rather than an image in my recollection, like that from a thin cloud, as if the idea were descending, though still in some measureless height.
idea
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From this reading [Sidenote: DREAMS AND SHADOWS] I had a confused shadow rather than an image in my recollection, like that from a thin cloud, as if the idea were descending, though still in some measureless height.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading [Sidenote: DREAMS AND SHADOWS] I had a confused shadow rather than an image in my recollection, like that from a thin cloud, as if the idea were descending, though still in some measureless height.
image
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From this reading [Sidenote: DREAMS AND SHADOWS] I had a confused shadow rather than an image in my recollection, like that from a thin cloud, as if the idea were descending, though still in some measureless height.
imagination
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From this reading As when the taper's white cone of flame is seen double, till the eye moving brings them into one space and then they become one--so did the idea in my imagination coadunate with your present form soon after I first gazed upon you.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [Sidenote: DREAMS AND SHADOWS] I had a confused shadow rather than an image in my recollection, like that from a thin cloud, as if the idea were descending, though still in some measureless height.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As when the taper's white cone of flame is seen double, till the eye moving brings them into one space and then they become one--so did the idea in my imagination coadunate with your present form soon after I first gazed upon you.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As when the taper's white cone of flame is seen double, till the eye moving brings them into one space and then they become one--so did the idea in my imagination coadunate with your present form soon after I first gazed upon you.
life's
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From this reading And in life's noisiest hour There whispers still the ceaseless love of thee, The heart's self-solace and soliloquy.
like
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From this reading _September 1806--December 1807_ Alas! for some abiding-place of love, O'er which my spirit, like the mother dove, Might brood with warming wings!
love
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From this reading _September 1806--December 1807_ Alas! for some abiding-place of love, O'er which my spirit, like the mother dove, Might brood with warming wings!
measureless
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From this reading [Sidenote: DREAMS AND SHADOWS] I had a confused shadow rather than an image in my recollection, like that from a thin cloud, as if the idea were descending, though still in some measureless height.
Mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading _September 1806--December 1807_ Alas! for some abiding-place of love, O'er which my spirit, like the mother dove, Might brood with warming wings!
mother
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From this reading _September 1806--December 1807_ Alas! for some abiding-place of love, O'er which my spirit, like the mother dove, Might brood with warming wings!
moving
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From this reading As when the taper's white cone of flame is seen double, till the eye moving brings them into one space and then they become one--so did the idea in my imagination coadunate with your present form soon after I first gazed upon you.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _September 1806--December 1807_ Alas! for some abiding-place of love, O'er which my spirit, like the mother dove, Might brood with warming wings!
noisiest
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From this reading And in life's noisiest hour There whispers still the ceaseless love of thee, The heart's self-solace and soliloquy.
O'er
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From this reading _September 1806--December 1807_ Alas! for some abiding-place of love, O'er which my spirit, like the mother dove, Might brood with warming wings!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _September 1806--December 1807_ Alas! for some abiding-place of love, O'er which my spirit, like the mother dove, Might brood with warming wings!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As when the taper's white cone of flame is seen double, till the eye moving brings them into one space and then they become one--so did the idea in my imagination coadunate with your present form soon after I first gazed upon you.
present
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From this reading As when the taper's white cone of flame is seen double, till the eye moving brings them into one space and then they become one--so did the idea in my imagination coadunate with your present form soon after I first gazed upon you.
rather
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From this reading [Sidenote: DREAMS AND SHADOWS] I had a confused shadow rather than an image in my recollection, like that from a thin cloud, as if the idea were descending, though still in some measureless height.
recollection
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From this reading [Sidenote: DREAMS AND SHADOWS] I had a confused shadow rather than an image in my recollection, like that from a thin cloud, as if the idea were descending, though still in some measureless height.
S
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From this reading S. T. C.
seen
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From this reading As when the taper's white cone of flame is seen double, till the eye moving brings them into one space and then they become one--so did the idea in my imagination coadunate with your present form soon after I first gazed upon you.
self-solace
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From this reading And in life's noisiest hour There whispers still the ceaseless love of thee, The heart's self-solace and soliloquy.
September
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From this reading _September 1806--December 1807_ Alas! for some abiding-place of love, O'er which my spirit, like the mother dove, Might brood with warming wings!
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading [Sidenote: DREAMS AND SHADOWS] I had a confused shadow rather than an image in my recollection, like that from a thin cloud, as if the idea were descending, though still in some measureless height.
SHADOWS
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From this reading [Sidenote: DREAMS AND SHADOWS] I had a confused shadow rather than an image in my recollection, like that from a thin cloud, as if the idea were descending, though still in some measureless height.
Sidenote
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From this reading [Sidenote: DREAMS AND SHADOWS] I had a confused shadow rather than an image in my recollection, like that from a thin cloud, as if the idea were descending, though still in some measureless height.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As when the taper's white cone of flame is seen double, till the eye moving brings them into one space and then they become one--so did the idea in my imagination coadunate with your present form soon after I first gazed upon you.
soliloquy
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From this reading And in life's noisiest hour There whispers still the ceaseless love of thee, The heart's self-solace and soliloquy.
some
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From this reading _September 1806--December 1807_ Alas! for some abiding-place of love, O'er which my spirit, like the mother dove, Might brood with warming wings!
soon
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From this reading As when the taper's white cone of flame is seen double, till the eye moving brings them into one space and then they become one--so did the idea in my imagination coadunate with your present form soon after I first gazed upon you.
space
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From this reading As when the taper's white cone of flame is seen double, till the eye moving brings them into one space and then they become one--so did the idea in my imagination coadunate with your present form soon after I first gazed upon you.
spirit
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From this reading _September 1806--December 1807_ Alas! for some abiding-place of love, O'er which my spirit, like the mother dove, Might brood with warming wings!
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Sidenote: DREAMS AND SHADOWS] I had a confused shadow rather than an image in my recollection, like that from a thin cloud, as if the idea were descending, though still in some measureless height.
T
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From this reading S. T. C.
taper's
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From this reading As when the taper's white cone of flame is seen double, till the eye moving brings them into one space and then they become one--so did the idea in my imagination coadunate with your present form soon after I first gazed upon you.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading [Sidenote: DREAMS AND SHADOWS] I had a confused shadow rather than an image in my recollection, like that from a thin cloud, as if the idea were descending, though still in some measureless height.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading [Sidenote: DREAMS AND SHADOWS] I had a confused shadow rather than an image in my recollection, like that from a thin cloud, as if the idea were descending, though still in some measureless height.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _September 1806--December 1807_ Alas! for some abiding-place of love, O'er which my spirit, like the mother dove, Might brood with warming wings!
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading And in life's noisiest hour There whispers still the ceaseless love of thee, The heart's self-solace and soliloquy.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As when the taper's white cone of flame is seen double, till the eye moving brings them into one space and then they become one--so did the idea in my imagination coadunate with your present form soon after I first gazed upon you.
then
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From this reading As when the taper's white cone of flame is seen double, till the eye moving brings them into one space and then they become one--so did the idea in my imagination coadunate with your present form soon after I first gazed upon you.
There
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From this reading And in life's noisiest hour There whispers still the ceaseless love of thee, The heart's self-solace and soliloquy.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As when the taper's white cone of flame is seen double, till the eye moving brings them into one space and then they become one--so did the idea in my imagination coadunate with your present form soon after I first gazed upon you.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading [Sidenote: DREAMS AND SHADOWS] I had a confused shadow rather than an image in my recollection, like that from a thin cloud, as if the idea were descending, though still in some measureless height.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading [Sidenote: DREAMS AND SHADOWS] I had a confused shadow rather than an image in my recollection, like that from a thin cloud, as if the idea were descending, though still in some measureless height.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading As when the taper's white cone of flame is seen double, till the eye moving brings them into one space and then they become one--so did the idea in my imagination coadunate with your present form soon after I first gazed upon you.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As when the taper's white cone of flame is seen double, till the eye moving brings them into one space and then they become one--so did the idea in my imagination coadunate with your present form soon after I first gazed upon you.
warming
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From this reading _September 1806--December 1807_ Alas! for some abiding-place of love, O'er which my spirit, like the mother dove, Might brood with warming wings!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading [Sidenote: DREAMS AND SHADOWS] I had a confused shadow rather than an image in my recollection, like that from a thin cloud, as if the idea were descending, though still in some measureless height.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading As when the taper's white cone of flame is seen double, till the eye moving brings them into one space and then they become one--so did the idea in my imagination coadunate with your present form soon after I first gazed upon you.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _September 1806--December 1807_ Alas! for some abiding-place of love, O'er which my spirit, like the mother dove, Might brood with warming wings!
whispers
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From this reading And in life's noisiest hour There whispers still the ceaseless love of thee, The heart's self-solace and soliloquy.
white
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From this reading As when the taper's white cone of flame is seen double, till the eye moving brings them into one space and then they become one--so did the idea in my imagination coadunate with your present form soon after I first gazed upon you.
wings
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From this reading _September 1806--December 1807_ Alas! for some abiding-place of love, O'er which my spirit, like the mother dove, Might brood with warming wings!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _September 1806--December 1807_ Alas! for some abiding-place of love, O'er which my spirit, like the mother dove, Might brood with warming wings!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As when the taper's white cone of flame is seen double, till the eye moving brings them into one space and then they become one--so did the idea in my imagination coadunate with your present form soon after I first gazed upon you.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As when the taper's white cone of flame is seen double, till the eye moving brings them into one space and then they become one--so did the idea in my imagination coadunate with your present form soon after I first gazed upon you.
