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Chapter XVI

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THE TRAITOR'S DOOM.
The Hombourger led his horse down the winding path which conducts from the hill and castle of Godesberg into the beautiful green plain below.
Who has not seen that lovely plain, and who that has seen it has not loved it?
A thousand sunny vineyards and cornfields stretch around in peaceful luxuriance; the mighty Rhine floats by it in silver magnificence, and on the opposite bank rise the seven mountains robed in majestic purple, the monarchs of the royal scene.
A pleasing poet, Lord Byron, in describing this very scene, has mentioned that “peasant girls, with dark blue eyes, and hands that offer cake and wine,” are perpetually crowding round the traveller in this delicious district, and proffering to him their rustic presents.
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Burlesques

Chapter XVI

Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE TRAITOR'S DOOM.
Line 2
The Hombourger led his horse down the winding path which conducts from the hill and castle of Godesberg into the beautiful green plain below.
Line 3
Who has not seen that lovely plain, and who that has seen it has not loved it?
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A thousand sunny vineyards and cornfields stretch around in peaceful luxuriance; the mighty Rhine floats by it in silver magnificence, and on the opposite bank rise the seven mountains robed in majestic purple, the monarchs of the royal scene.
Line 5
A pleasing poet, Lord Byron, in describing this very scene, has mentioned that “peasant girls, with dark blue eyes, and hands that offer cake and wine,” are perpetually crowding round the traveller in this delicious district, and proffering to him their rustic presents.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Around preposition US /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading “A thousand sunny vineyards and cornfields stretch around in peaceful luxuriance; the mighty Rhine floats by it in silver magnificence, and on the opposite bank rise the seven mountains robed in majestic purple, the monarchs of the royal scene.”

Below preposition US /bɪˈloʊ/

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading “The Hombourger led his horse down the winding path which conducts from the hill and castle of Godesberg into the beautiful green plain below.”

Hands plural noun US /hændz/

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading “A pleasing poet, Lord Byron, in describing this very scene, has mentioned that “peasant girls, with dark blue eyes, and hands that offer cake and wine,” are perpetually crowding round the traveller in this delicious district, and proffering to him their rustic presents.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Who has not seen that lovely plain, and who that has seen it has not loved it?”

Silver noun US /silver/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A thousand sunny vineyards and cornfields stretch around in peaceful luxuriance; the mighty Rhine floats by it in silver magnificence, and on the opposite bank rise the seven mountains robed in majestic purple, the monarchs of the royal scene.”

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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 A thousand sunny vineyards and cornfields stretch around in peaceful luxuriance; the mighty Rhine floats by it in silver magnificence, and on the opposite bank rise the seven mountains robed in majestic purple, the monarchs of the royal scene.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The Hombourger led his horse down the winding path which conducts from the hill and castle of Godesberg into the beautiful green plain below.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading A pleasing poet, Lord Byron, in describing this very scene, has mentioned that “peasant girls, with dark blue eyes, and hands that offer cake and wine,” are perpetually crowding round the traveller in this delicious district, and proffering to him their rustic presents.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading A thousand sunny vineyards and cornfields stretch around in peaceful luxuriance; the mighty Rhine floats by it in silver magnificence, and on the opposite bank rise the seven mountains robed in majestic purple, the monarchs of the royal scene.

bank

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From this reading A thousand sunny vineyards and cornfields stretch around in peaceful luxuriance; the mighty Rhine floats by it in silver magnificence, and on the opposite bank rise the seven mountains robed in majestic purple, the monarchs of the royal scene.

beautiful

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From this reading The Hombourger led his horse down the winding path which conducts from the hill and castle of Godesberg into the beautiful green plain below.

belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading The Hombourger led his horse down the winding path which conducts from the hill and castle of Godesberg into the beautiful green plain below.

blue

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From this reading A pleasing poet, Lord Byron, in describing this very scene, has mentioned that “peasant girls, with dark blue eyes, and hands that offer cake and wine,” are perpetually crowding round the traveller in this delicious district, and proffering to him their rustic presents.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading A thousand sunny vineyards and cornfields stretch around in peaceful luxuriance; the mighty Rhine floats by it in silver magnificence, and on the opposite bank rise the seven mountains robed in majestic purple, the monarchs of the royal scene.

Byron

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cake

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From this reading A pleasing poet, Lord Byron, in describing this very scene, has mentioned that “peasant girls, with dark blue eyes, and hands that offer cake and wine,” are perpetually crowding round the traveller in this delicious district, and proffering to him their rustic presents.

castle

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From this reading The Hombourger led his horse down the winding path which conducts from the hill and castle of Godesberg into the beautiful green plain below.

conducts

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From this reading The Hombourger led his horse down the winding path which conducts from the hill and castle of Godesberg into the beautiful green plain below.

cornfields

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From this reading A thousand sunny vineyards and cornfields stretch around in peaceful luxuriance; the mighty Rhine floats by it in silver magnificence, and on the opposite bank rise the seven mountains robed in majestic purple, the monarchs of the royal scene.

crowding

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From this reading A pleasing poet, Lord Byron, in describing this very scene, has mentioned that “peasant girls, with dark blue eyes, and hands that offer cake and wine,” are perpetually crowding round the traveller in this delicious district, and proffering to him their rustic presents.

dark

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From this reading A pleasing poet, Lord Byron, in describing this very scene, has mentioned that “peasant girls, with dark blue eyes, and hands that offer cake and wine,” are perpetually crowding round the traveller in this delicious district, and proffering to him their rustic presents.

delicious

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From this reading A pleasing poet, Lord Byron, in describing this very scene, has mentioned that “peasant girls, with dark blue eyes, and hands that offer cake and wine,” are perpetually crowding round the traveller in this delicious district, and proffering to him their rustic presents.

describing

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From this reading A pleasing poet, Lord Byron, in describing this very scene, has mentioned that “peasant girls, with dark blue eyes, and hands that offer cake and wine,” are perpetually crowding round the traveller in this delicious district, and proffering to him their rustic presents.

district

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From this reading A pleasing poet, Lord Byron, in describing this very scene, has mentioned that “peasant girls, with dark blue eyes, and hands that offer cake and wine,” are perpetually crowding round the traveller in this delicious district, and proffering to him their rustic presents.

DOOM

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From this reading THE TRAITOR'S DOOM.

down

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From this reading The Hombourger led his horse down the winding path which conducts from the hill and castle of Godesberg into the beautiful green plain below.

eyes

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From this reading A pleasing poet, Lord Byron, in describing this very scene, has mentioned that “peasant girls, with dark blue eyes, and hands that offer cake and wine,” are perpetually crowding round the traveller in this delicious district, and proffering to him their rustic presents.

floats

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From this reading A thousand sunny vineyards and cornfields stretch around in peaceful luxuriance; the mighty Rhine floats by it in silver magnificence, and on the opposite bank rise the seven mountains robed in majestic purple, the monarchs of the royal scene.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The Hombourger led his horse down the winding path which conducts from the hill and castle of Godesberg into the beautiful green plain below.

girls

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From this reading A pleasing poet, Lord Byron, in describing this very scene, has mentioned that “peasant girls, with dark blue eyes, and hands that offer cake and wine,” are perpetually crowding round the traveller in this delicious district, and proffering to him their rustic presents.

Godesberg

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From this reading The Hombourger led his horse down the winding path which conducts from the hill and castle of Godesberg into the beautiful green plain below.

green

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From this reading The Hombourger led his horse down the winding path which conducts from the hill and castle of Godesberg into the beautiful green plain below.

handsplural nounUS /hændz/

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading A pleasing poet, Lord Byron, in describing this very scene, has mentioned that “peasant girls, with dark blue eyes, and hands that offer cake and wine,” are perpetually crowding round the traveller in this delicious district, and proffering to him their rustic presents.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Who has not seen that lovely plain, and who that has seen it has not loved it?

hill

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From this reading The Hombourger led his horse down the winding path which conducts from the hill and castle of Godesberg into the beautiful green plain below.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading A pleasing poet, Lord Byron, in describing this very scene, has mentioned that “peasant girls, with dark blue eyes, and hands that offer cake and wine,” are perpetually crowding round the traveller in this delicious district, and proffering to him their rustic presents.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The Hombourger led his horse down the winding path which conducts from the hill and castle of Godesberg into the beautiful green plain below.

Hombourger

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From this reading The Hombourger led his horse down the winding path which conducts from the hill and castle of Godesberg into the beautiful green plain below.

horse

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From this reading The Hombourger led his horse down the winding path which conducts from the hill and castle of Godesberg into the beautiful green plain below.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading A thousand sunny vineyards and cornfields stretch around in peaceful luxuriance; the mighty Rhine floats by it in silver magnificence, and on the opposite bank rise the seven mountains robed in majestic purple, the monarchs of the royal scene.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The Hombourger led his horse down the winding path which conducts from the hill and castle of Godesberg into the beautiful green plain below.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Who has not seen that lovely plain, and who that has seen it has not loved it?

led

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From this reading The Hombourger led his horse down the winding path which conducts from the hill and castle of Godesberg into the beautiful green plain below.

Lord

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From this reading A pleasing poet, Lord Byron, in describing this very scene, has mentioned that “peasant girls, with dark blue eyes, and hands that offer cake and wine,” are perpetually crowding round the traveller in this delicious district, and proffering to him their rustic presents.

loved

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From this reading Who has not seen that lovely plain, and who that has seen it has not loved it?

lovely

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From this reading Who has not seen that lovely plain, and who that has seen it has not loved it?

luxuriance

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From this reading A thousand sunny vineyards and cornfields stretch around in peaceful luxuriance; the mighty Rhine floats by it in silver magnificence, and on the opposite bank rise the seven mountains robed in majestic purple, the monarchs of the royal scene.

magnificence

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From this reading A thousand sunny vineyards and cornfields stretch around in peaceful luxuriance; the mighty Rhine floats by it in silver magnificence, and on the opposite bank rise the seven mountains robed in majestic purple, the monarchs of the royal scene.

majestic

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From this reading A thousand sunny vineyards and cornfields stretch around in peaceful luxuriance; the mighty Rhine floats by it in silver magnificence, and on the opposite bank rise the seven mountains robed in majestic purple, the monarchs of the royal scene.

mentioned

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From this reading A pleasing poet, Lord Byron, in describing this very scene, has mentioned that “peasant girls, with dark blue eyes, and hands that offer cake and wine,” are perpetually crowding round the traveller in this delicious district, and proffering to him their rustic presents.

mighty

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From this reading A thousand sunny vineyards and cornfields stretch around in peaceful luxuriance; the mighty Rhine floats by it in silver magnificence, and on the opposite bank rise the seven mountains robed in majestic purple, the monarchs of the royal scene.

monarchs

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From this reading A thousand sunny vineyards and cornfields stretch around in peaceful luxuriance; the mighty Rhine floats by it in silver magnificence, and on the opposite bank rise the seven mountains robed in majestic purple, the monarchs of the royal scene.

mountains

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From this reading A thousand sunny vineyards and cornfields stretch around in peaceful luxuriance; the mighty Rhine floats by it in silver magnificence, and on the opposite bank rise the seven mountains robed in majestic purple, the monarchs of the royal scene.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Who has not seen that lovely plain, and who that has seen it has not loved it?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Hombourger led his horse down the winding path which conducts from the hill and castle of Godesberg into the beautiful green plain below.

offer

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From this reading A pleasing poet, Lord Byron, in describing this very scene, has mentioned that “peasant girls, with dark blue eyes, and hands that offer cake and wine,” are perpetually crowding round the traveller in this delicious district, and proffering to him their rustic presents.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading A thousand sunny vineyards and cornfields stretch around in peaceful luxuriance; the mighty Rhine floats by it in silver magnificence, and on the opposite bank rise the seven mountains robed in majestic purple, the monarchs of the royal scene.

opposite

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From this reading A thousand sunny vineyards and cornfields stretch around in peaceful luxuriance; the mighty Rhine floats by it in silver magnificence, and on the opposite bank rise the seven mountains robed in majestic purple, the monarchs of the royal scene.

path

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From this reading The Hombourger led his horse down the winding path which conducts from the hill and castle of Godesberg into the beautiful green plain below.

peaceful

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From this reading A thousand sunny vineyards and cornfields stretch around in peaceful luxuriance; the mighty Rhine floats by it in silver magnificence, and on the opposite bank rise the seven mountains robed in majestic purple, the monarchs of the royal scene.

peasant

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From this reading A pleasing poet, Lord Byron, in describing this very scene, has mentioned that “peasant girls, with dark blue eyes, and hands that offer cake and wine,” are perpetually crowding round the traveller in this delicious district, and proffering to him their rustic presents.

perpetually

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From this reading A pleasing poet, Lord Byron, in describing this very scene, has mentioned that “peasant girls, with dark blue eyes, and hands that offer cake and wine,” are perpetually crowding round the traveller in this delicious district, and proffering to him their rustic presents.

plain

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From this reading The Hombourger led his horse down the winding path which conducts from the hill and castle of Godesberg into the beautiful green plain below.

pleasing

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From this reading A pleasing poet, Lord Byron, in describing this very scene, has mentioned that “peasant girls, with dark blue eyes, and hands that offer cake and wine,” are perpetually crowding round the traveller in this delicious district, and proffering to him their rustic presents.

poet

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From this reading A pleasing poet, Lord Byron, in describing this very scene, has mentioned that “peasant girls, with dark blue eyes, and hands that offer cake and wine,” are perpetually crowding round the traveller in this delicious district, and proffering to him their rustic presents.

presents

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From this reading A pleasing poet, Lord Byron, in describing this very scene, has mentioned that “peasant girls, with dark blue eyes, and hands that offer cake and wine,” are perpetually crowding round the traveller in this delicious district, and proffering to him their rustic presents.

proffering

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From this reading A pleasing poet, Lord Byron, in describing this very scene, has mentioned that “peasant girls, with dark blue eyes, and hands that offer cake and wine,” are perpetually crowding round the traveller in this delicious district, and proffering to him their rustic presents.

purple

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From this reading A thousand sunny vineyards and cornfields stretch around in peaceful luxuriance; the mighty Rhine floats by it in silver magnificence, and on the opposite bank rise the seven mountains robed in majestic purple, the monarchs of the royal scene.

Rhine

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From this reading A thousand sunny vineyards and cornfields stretch around in peaceful luxuriance; the mighty Rhine floats by it in silver magnificence, and on the opposite bank rise the seven mountains robed in majestic purple, the monarchs of the royal scene.

rise

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From this reading A thousand sunny vineyards and cornfields stretch around in peaceful luxuriance; the mighty Rhine floats by it in silver magnificence, and on the opposite bank rise the seven mountains robed in majestic purple, the monarchs of the royal scene.

robed

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From this reading A thousand sunny vineyards and cornfields stretch around in peaceful luxuriance; the mighty Rhine floats by it in silver magnificence, and on the opposite bank rise the seven mountains robed in majestic purple, the monarchs of the royal scene.

round

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From this reading A pleasing poet, Lord Byron, in describing this very scene, has mentioned that “peasant girls, with dark blue eyes, and hands that offer cake and wine,” are perpetually crowding round the traveller in this delicious district, and proffering to him their rustic presents.

royal

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From this reading A thousand sunny vineyards and cornfields stretch around in peaceful luxuriance; the mighty Rhine floats by it in silver magnificence, and on the opposite bank rise the seven mountains robed in majestic purple, the monarchs of the royal scene.

rustic

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From this reading A pleasing poet, Lord Byron, in describing this very scene, has mentioned that “peasant girls, with dark blue eyes, and hands that offer cake and wine,” are perpetually crowding round the traveller in this delicious district, and proffering to him their rustic presents.

scene

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From this reading A thousand sunny vineyards and cornfields stretch around in peaceful luxuriance; the mighty Rhine floats by it in silver magnificence, and on the opposite bank rise the seven mountains robed in majestic purple, the monarchs of the royal scene.

seen

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From this reading Who has not seen that lovely plain, and who that has seen it has not loved it?

seven

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From this reading A thousand sunny vineyards and cornfields stretch around in peaceful luxuriance; the mighty Rhine floats by it in silver magnificence, and on the opposite bank rise the seven mountains robed in majestic purple, the monarchs of the royal scene.

silver

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From this reading A thousand sunny vineyards and cornfields stretch around in peaceful luxuriance; the mighty Rhine floats by it in silver magnificence, and on the opposite bank rise the seven mountains robed in majestic purple, the monarchs of the royal scene.

stretch

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From this reading A thousand sunny vineyards and cornfields stretch around in peaceful luxuriance; the mighty Rhine floats by it in silver magnificence, and on the opposite bank rise the seven mountains robed in majestic purple, the monarchs of the royal scene.

sunny

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From this reading A thousand sunny vineyards and cornfields stretch around in peaceful luxuriance; the mighty Rhine floats by it in silver magnificence, and on the opposite bank rise the seven mountains robed in majestic purple, the monarchs of the royal scene.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Who has not seen that lovely plain, and who that has seen it has not loved it?

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE TRAITOR'S DOOM.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading A pleasing poet, Lord Byron, in describing this very scene, has mentioned that “peasant girls, with dark blue eyes, and hands that offer cake and wine,” are perpetually crowding round the traveller in this delicious district, and proffering to him their rustic presents.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading A pleasing poet, Lord Byron, in describing this very scene, has mentioned that “peasant girls, with dark blue eyes, and hands that offer cake and wine,” are perpetually crowding round the traveller in this delicious district, and proffering to him their rustic presents.

thousand

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From this reading A thousand sunny vineyards and cornfields stretch around in peaceful luxuriance; the mighty Rhine floats by it in silver magnificence, and on the opposite bank rise the seven mountains robed in majestic purple, the monarchs of the royal scene.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading A pleasing poet, Lord Byron, in describing this very scene, has mentioned that “peasant girls, with dark blue eyes, and hands that offer cake and wine,” are perpetually crowding round the traveller in this delicious district, and proffering to him their rustic presents.

TRAITOR'S

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From this reading THE TRAITOR'S DOOM.

traveller

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From this reading A pleasing poet, Lord Byron, in describing this very scene, has mentioned that “peasant girls, with dark blue eyes, and hands that offer cake and wine,” are perpetually crowding round the traveller in this delicious district, and proffering to him their rustic presents.

very

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From this reading A pleasing poet, Lord Byron, in describing this very scene, has mentioned that “peasant girls, with dark blue eyes, and hands that offer cake and wine,” are perpetually crowding round the traveller in this delicious district, and proffering to him their rustic presents.

vineyards

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From this reading A thousand sunny vineyards and cornfields stretch around in peaceful luxuriance; the mighty Rhine floats by it in silver magnificence, and on the opposite bank rise the seven mountains robed in majestic purple, the monarchs of the royal scene.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading The Hombourger led his horse down the winding path which conducts from the hill and castle of Godesberg into the beautiful green plain below.

WhopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Who has not seen that lovely plain, and who that has seen it has not loved it?

winding

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From this reading The Hombourger led his horse down the winding path which conducts from the hill and castle of Godesberg into the beautiful green plain below.

wine

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From this reading A pleasing poet, Lord Byron, in describing this very scene, has mentioned that “peasant girls, with dark blue eyes, and hands that offer cake and wine,” are perpetually crowding round the traveller in this delicious district, and proffering to him their rustic presents.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading A pleasing poet, Lord Byron, in describing this very scene, has mentioned that “peasant girls, with dark blue eyes, and hands that offer cake and wine,” are perpetually crowding round the traveller in this delicious district, and proffering to him their rustic presents.