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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 "Out of a drifting southern cloud My soul heard the night-bird cry," but it never got any farther than this.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I liked it, and thought it was what is called "suggestive;" although I did not understand it, especially what the night-bird was; and I am afraid I hurt the Young Lady's feelings by asking her if she meant Herbert by the "night-bird,"--a very absurd suggestion about two unsentimental people.
absurd
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From this reading I liked it, and thought it was what is called "suggestive;" although I did not understand it, especially what the night-bird was; and I am afraid I hurt the Young Lady's feelings by asking her if she meant Herbert by the "night-bird,"--a very absurd suggestion about two unsentimental people.
afraid
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From this reading I liked it, and thought it was what is called "suggestive;" although I did not understand it, especially what the night-bird was; and I am afraid I hurt the Young Lady's feelings by asking her if she meant Herbert by the "night-bird,"--a very absurd suggestion about two unsentimental people.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading This emotional poem, if I may so call it, was begun after Herbert went away.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I liked it, and thought it was what is called "suggestive;" although I did not understand it, especially what the night-bird was; and I am afraid I hurt the Young Lady's feelings by asking her if she meant Herbert by the "night-bird,"--a very absurd suggestion about two unsentimental people.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I liked it, and thought it was what is called "suggestive;" although I did not understand it, especially what the night-bird was; and I am afraid I hurt the Young Lady's feelings by asking her if she meant Herbert by the "night-bird,"--a very absurd suggestion about two unsentimental people.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And this is true; anybody can write first lines, and that is probably the reason we have so many poems which seem to have been begun in just this way, that is, with a south-wind-longing without any thought in it, and it is very fortunate when there is not wind enough to finish them.
any
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From this reading "Out of a drifting southern cloud My soul heard the night-bird cry," but it never got any farther than this.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading And this is true; anybody can write first lines, and that is probably the reason we have so many poems which seem to have been begun in just this way, that is, with a south-wind-longing without any thought in it, and it is very fortunate when there is not wind enough to finish them.
asking
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From this reading I liked it, and thought it was what is called "suggestive;" although I did not understand it, especially what the night-bird was; and I am afraid I hurt the Young Lady's feelings by asking her if she meant Herbert by the "night-bird,"--a very absurd suggestion about two unsentimental people.
away
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From this reading This emotional poem, if I may so call it, was begun after Herbert went away.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Young Lady said it was exceedingly difficult to write the next two lines, because not only rhyme but meaning had to be procured.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading The Young Lady said it was exceedingly difficult to write the next two lines, because not only rhyme but meaning had to be procured.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And this is true; anybody can write first lines, and that is probably the reason we have so many poems which seem to have been begun in just this way, that is, with a south-wind-longing without any thought in it, and it is very fortunate when there is not wind enough to finish them.
begun
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From this reading And this is true; anybody can write first lines, and that is probably the reason we have so many poems which seem to have been begun in just this way, that is, with a south-wind-longing without any thought in it, and it is very fortunate when there is not wind enough to finish them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Out of a drifting southern cloud My soul heard the night-bird cry," but it never got any farther than this.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I liked it, and thought it was what is called "suggestive;" although I did not understand it, especially what the night-bird was; and I am afraid I hurt the Young Lady's feelings by asking her if she meant Herbert by the "night-bird,"--a very absurd suggestion about two unsentimental people.
call
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From this reading This emotional poem, if I may so call it, was begun after Herbert went away.
called
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From this reading I liked it, and thought it was what is called "suggestive;" although I did not understand it, especially what the night-bird was; and I am afraid I hurt the Young Lady's feelings by asking her if she meant Herbert by the "night-bird,"--a very absurd suggestion about two unsentimental people.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And this is true; anybody can write first lines, and that is probably the reason we have so many poems which seem to have been begun in just this way, that is, with a south-wind-longing without any thought in it, and it is very fortunate when there is not wind enough to finish them.
cloud
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From this reading "Out of a drifting southern cloud My soul heard the night-bird cry," but it never got any farther than this.
cry
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From this reading "Out of a drifting southern cloud My soul heard the night-bird cry," but it never got any farther than this.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I liked it, and thought it was what is called "suggestive;" although I did not understand it, especially what the night-bird was; and I am afraid I hurt the Young Lady's feelings by asking her if she meant Herbert by the "night-bird,"--a very absurd suggestion about two unsentimental people.
difficult
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From this reading The Young Lady said it was exceedingly difficult to write the next two lines, because not only rhyme but meaning had to be procured.
drifting
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From this reading "Out of a drifting southern cloud My soul heard the night-bird cry," but it never got any farther than this.
emotional
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From this reading This emotional poem, if I may so call it, was begun after Herbert went away.
enough
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From this reading And this is true; anybody can write first lines, and that is probably the reason we have so many poems which seem to have been begun in just this way, that is, with a south-wind-longing without any thought in it, and it is very fortunate when there is not wind enough to finish them.
especially
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From this reading I liked it, and thought it was what is called "suggestive;" although I did not understand it, especially what the night-bird was; and I am afraid I hurt the Young Lady's feelings by asking her if she meant Herbert by the "night-bird,"--a very absurd suggestion about two unsentimental people.
exceedingly
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From this reading The Young Lady said it was exceedingly difficult to write the next two lines, because not only rhyme but meaning had to be procured.
farther
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From this reading "Out of a drifting southern cloud My soul heard the night-bird cry," but it never got any farther than this.
feelings
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From this reading I liked it, and thought it was what is called "suggestive;" although I did not understand it, especially what the night-bird was; and I am afraid I hurt the Young Lady's feelings by asking her if she meant Herbert by the "night-bird,"--a very absurd suggestion about two unsentimental people.
finish
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From this reading And this is true; anybody can write first lines, and that is probably the reason we have so many poems which seem to have been begun in just this way, that is, with a south-wind-longing without any thought in it, and it is very fortunate when there is not wind enough to finish them.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And this is true; anybody can write first lines, and that is probably the reason we have so many poems which seem to have been begun in just this way, that is, with a south-wind-longing without any thought in it, and it is very fortunate when there is not wind enough to finish them.
fortunate
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From this reading And this is true; anybody can write first lines, and that is probably the reason we have so many poems which seem to have been begun in just this way, that is, with a south-wind-longing without any thought in it, and it is very fortunate when there is not wind enough to finish them.
got
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From this reading "Out of a drifting southern cloud My soul heard the night-bird cry," but it never got any farther than this.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Young Lady said it was exceedingly difficult to write the next two lines, because not only rhyme but meaning had to be procured.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And this is true; anybody can write first lines, and that is probably the reason we have so many poems which seem to have been begun in just this way, that is, with a south-wind-longing without any thought in it, and it is very fortunate when there is not wind enough to finish them.
heard
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From this reading "Out of a drifting southern cloud My soul heard the night-bird cry," but it never got any farther than this.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I liked it, and thought it was what is called "suggestive;" although I did not understand it, especially what the night-bird was; and I am afraid I hurt the Young Lady's feelings by asking her if she meant Herbert by the "night-bird,"--a very absurd suggestion about two unsentimental people.
Herbert
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From this reading This emotional poem, if I may so call it, was begun after Herbert went away.
hurt
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From this reading I liked it, and thought it was what is called "suggestive;" although I did not understand it, especially what the night-bird was; and I am afraid I hurt the Young Lady's feelings by asking her if she meant Herbert by the "night-bird,"--a very absurd suggestion about two unsentimental people.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This emotional poem, if I may so call it, was begun after Herbert went away.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading This emotional poem, if I may so call it, was begun after Herbert went away.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And this is true; anybody can write first lines, and that is probably the reason we have so many poems which seem to have been begun in just this way, that is, with a south-wind-longing without any thought in it, and it is very fortunate when there is not wind enough to finish them.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And this is true; anybody can write first lines, and that is probably the reason we have so many poems which seem to have been begun in just this way, that is, with a south-wind-longing without any thought in it, and it is very fortunate when there is not wind enough to finish them.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Out of a drifting southern cloud My soul heard the night-bird cry," but it never got any farther than this.
just
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From this reading And this is true; anybody can write first lines, and that is probably the reason we have so many poems which seem to have been begun in just this way, that is, with a south-wind-longing without any thought in it, and it is very fortunate when there is not wind enough to finish them.
Lady
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From this reading The Young Lady said it was exceedingly difficult to write the next two lines, because not only rhyme but meaning had to be procured.
Lady's
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From this reading I liked it, and thought it was what is called "suggestive;" although I did not understand it, especially what the night-bird was; and I am afraid I hurt the Young Lady's feelings by asking her if she meant Herbert by the "night-bird,"--a very absurd suggestion about two unsentimental people.
liked
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From this reading I liked it, and thought it was what is called "suggestive;" although I did not understand it, especially what the night-bird was; and I am afraid I hurt the Young Lady's feelings by asking her if she meant Herbert by the "night-bird,"--a very absurd suggestion about two unsentimental people.
lines
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From this reading The Young Lady said it was exceedingly difficult to write the next two lines, because not only rhyme but meaning had to be procured.
many
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From this reading And this is true; anybody can write first lines, and that is probably the reason we have so many poems which seem to have been begun in just this way, that is, with a south-wind-longing without any thought in it, and it is very fortunate when there is not wind enough to finish them.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading This emotional poem, if I may so call it, was begun after Herbert went away.
meaning
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From this reading The Young Lady said it was exceedingly difficult to write the next two lines, because not only rhyme but meaning had to be procured.
meant
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From this reading I liked it, and thought it was what is called "suggestive;" although I did not understand it, especially what the night-bird was; and I am afraid I hurt the Young Lady's feelings by asking her if she meant Herbert by the "night-bird,"--a very absurd suggestion about two unsentimental people.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Out of a drifting southern cloud My soul heard the night-bird cry," but it never got any farther than this.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Out of a drifting southern cloud My soul heard the night-bird cry," but it never got any farther than this.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Young Lady said it was exceedingly difficult to write the next two lines, because not only rhyme but meaning had to be procured.
night-bird
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From this reading "Out of a drifting southern cloud My soul heard the night-bird cry," but it never got any farther than this.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Young Lady said it was exceedingly difficult to write the next two lines, because not only rhyme but meaning had to be procured.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Out of a drifting southern cloud My soul heard the night-bird cry," but it never got any farther than this.
only
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From this reading The Young Lady said it was exceedingly difficult to write the next two lines, because not only rhyme but meaning had to be procured.
Out
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From this reading "Out of a drifting southern cloud My soul heard the night-bird cry," but it never got any farther than this.
people
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From this reading I liked it, and thought it was what is called "suggestive;" although I did not understand it, especially what the night-bird was; and I am afraid I hurt the Young Lady's feelings by asking her if she meant Herbert by the "night-bird,"--a very absurd suggestion about two unsentimental people.
poem
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From this reading This emotional poem, if I may so call it, was begun after Herbert went away.
poems
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From this reading And this is true; anybody can write first lines, and that is probably the reason we have so many poems which seem to have been begun in just this way, that is, with a south-wind-longing without any thought in it, and it is very fortunate when there is not wind enough to finish them.
probably
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From this reading And this is true; anybody can write first lines, and that is probably the reason we have so many poems which seem to have been begun in just this way, that is, with a south-wind-longing without any thought in it, and it is very fortunate when there is not wind enough to finish them.
procured
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From this reading The Young Lady said it was exceedingly difficult to write the next two lines, because not only rhyme but meaning had to be procured.
reason
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From this reading And this is true; anybody can write first lines, and that is probably the reason we have so many poems which seem to have been begun in just this way, that is, with a south-wind-longing without any thought in it, and it is very fortunate when there is not wind enough to finish them.
rhyme
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From this reading The Young Lady said it was exceedingly difficult to write the next two lines, because not only rhyme but meaning had to be procured.
said
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From this reading The Young Lady said it was exceedingly difficult to write the next two lines, because not only rhyme but meaning had to be procured.
seem
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From this reading And this is true; anybody can write first lines, and that is probably the reason we have so many poems which seem to have been begun in just this way, that is, with a south-wind-longing without any thought in it, and it is very fortunate when there is not wind enough to finish them.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I liked it, and thought it was what is called "suggestive;" although I did not understand it, especially what the night-bird was; and I am afraid I hurt the Young Lady's feelings by asking her if she meant Herbert by the "night-bird,"--a very absurd suggestion about two unsentimental people.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And this is true; anybody can write first lines, and that is probably the reason we have so many poems which seem to have been begun in just this way, that is, with a south-wind-longing without any thought in it, and it is very fortunate when there is not wind enough to finish them.
soul
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From this reading "Out of a drifting southern cloud My soul heard the night-bird cry," but it never got any farther than this.
south-wind-longing
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From this reading And this is true; anybody can write first lines, and that is probably the reason we have so many poems which seem to have been begun in just this way, that is, with a south-wind-longing without any thought in it, and it is very fortunate when there is not wind enough to finish them.
southern
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From this reading "Out of a drifting southern cloud My soul heard the night-bird cry," but it never got any farther than this.
suggestion
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From this reading I liked it, and thought it was what is called "suggestive;" although I did not understand it, especially what the night-bird was; and I am afraid I hurt the Young Lady's feelings by asking her if she meant Herbert by the "night-bird,"--a very absurd suggestion about two unsentimental people.
suggestive
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From this reading I liked it, and thought it was what is called "suggestive;" although I did not understand it, especially what the night-bird was; and I am afraid I hurt the Young Lady's feelings by asking her if she meant Herbert by the "night-bird,"--a very absurd suggestion about two unsentimental people.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Out of a drifting southern cloud My soul heard the night-bird cry," but it never got any farther than this.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And this is true; anybody can write first lines, and that is probably the reason we have so many poems which seem to have been begun in just this way, that is, with a south-wind-longing without any thought in it, and it is very fortunate when there is not wind enough to finish them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Out of a drifting southern cloud My soul heard the night-bird cry," but it never got any farther than this.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And this is true; anybody can write first lines, and that is probably the reason we have so many poems which seem to have been begun in just this way, that is, with a south-wind-longing without any thought in it, and it is very fortunate when there is not wind enough to finish them.
there
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From this reading And this is true; anybody can write first lines, and that is probably the reason we have so many poems which seem to have been begun in just this way, that is, with a south-wind-longing without any thought in it, and it is very fortunate when there is not wind enough to finish them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Out of a drifting southern cloud My soul heard the night-bird cry," but it never got any farther than this.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And this is true; anybody can write first lines, and that is probably the reason we have so many poems which seem to have been begun in just this way, that is, with a south-wind-longing without any thought in it, and it is very fortunate when there is not wind enough to finish them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Young Lady said it was exceedingly difficult to write the next two lines, because not only rhyme but meaning had to be procured.
true
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From this reading And this is true; anybody can write first lines, and that is probably the reason we have so many poems which seem to have been begun in just this way, that is, with a south-wind-longing without any thought in it, and it is very fortunate when there is not wind enough to finish them.
two
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From this reading The Young Lady said it was exceedingly difficult to write the next two lines, because not only rhyme but meaning had to be procured.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I liked it, and thought it was what is called "suggestive;" although I did not understand it, especially what the night-bird was; and I am afraid I hurt the Young Lady's feelings by asking her if she meant Herbert by the "night-bird,"--a very absurd suggestion about two unsentimental people.
unsentimental
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From this reading I liked it, and thought it was what is called "suggestive;" although I did not understand it, especially what the night-bird was; and I am afraid I hurt the Young Lady's feelings by asking her if she meant Herbert by the "night-bird,"--a very absurd suggestion about two unsentimental people.
very
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From this reading And this is true; anybody can write first lines, and that is probably the reason we have so many poems which seem to have been begun in just this way, that is, with a south-wind-longing without any thought in it, and it is very fortunate when there is not wind enough to finish them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Young Lady said it was exceedingly difficult to write the next two lines, because not only rhyme but meaning had to be procured.
way
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From this reading And this is true; anybody can write first lines, and that is probably the reason we have so many poems which seem to have been begun in just this way, that is, with a south-wind-longing without any thought in it, and it is very fortunate when there is not wind enough to finish them.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And this is true; anybody can write first lines, and that is probably the reason we have so many poems which seem to have been begun in just this way, that is, with a south-wind-longing without any thought in it, and it is very fortunate when there is not wind enough to finish them.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This emotional poem, if I may so call it, was begun after Herbert went away.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I liked it, and thought it was what is called "suggestive;" although I did not understand it, especially what the night-bird was; and I am afraid I hurt the Young Lady's feelings by asking her if she meant Herbert by the "night-bird,"--a very absurd suggestion about two unsentimental people.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And this is true; anybody can write first lines, and that is probably the reason we have so many poems which seem to have been begun in just this way, that is, with a south-wind-longing without any thought in it, and it is very fortunate when there is not wind enough to finish them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And this is true; anybody can write first lines, and that is probably the reason we have so many poems which seem to have been begun in just this way, that is, with a south-wind-longing without any thought in it, and it is very fortunate when there is not wind enough to finish them.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And this is true; anybody can write first lines, and that is probably the reason we have so many poems which seem to have been begun in just this way, that is, with a south-wind-longing without any thought in it, and it is very fortunate when there is not wind enough to finish them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And this is true; anybody can write first lines, and that is probably the reason we have so many poems which seem to have been begun in just this way, that is, with a south-wind-longing without any thought in it, and it is very fortunate when there is not wind enough to finish them.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading And this is true; anybody can write first lines, and that is probably the reason we have so many poems which seem to have been begun in just this way, that is, with a south-wind-longing without any thought in it, and it is very fortunate when there is not wind enough to finish them.
write
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From this reading The Young Lady said it was exceedingly difficult to write the next two lines, because not only rhyme but meaning had to be procured.
Young
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From this reading The Young Lady said it was exceedingly difficult to write the next two lines, because not only rhyme but meaning had to be procured.
