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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 “Behold Beneath our feet a little lowly vale.
abode
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From this reading Urnlike it was in shape, deep as an urn With rocks encompassed, save that, to the south, Was one small opening, where a heath-clad ridge Supplied a boundary less abrupt and close-- A quiet, treeless nook, with two green fields, A liquid pool that glittered in the sun, And one bare dwelling, one abode, no more!
abrupt
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From this reading Urnlike it was in shape, deep as an urn With rocks encompassed, save that, to the south, Was one small opening, where a heath-clad ridge Supplied a boundary less abrupt and close-- A quiet, treeless nook, with two green fields, A liquid pool that glittered in the sun, And one bare dwelling, one abode, no more!
all
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From this reading A lowly vale, and yet uplifted high Among the mountains; even as if the spot Had been from eldest time, by wish of theirs, So placed to be shut out from all the world!
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading A lowly vale, and yet uplifted high Among the mountains; even as if the spot Had been from eldest time, by wish of theirs, So placed to be shut out from all the world!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Urnlike it was in shape, deep as an urn With rocks encompassed, save that, to the south, Was one small opening, where a heath-clad ridge Supplied a boundary less abrupt and close-- A quiet, treeless nook, with two green fields, A liquid pool that glittered in the sun, And one bare dwelling, one abode, no more!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A lowly vale, and yet uplifted high Among the mountains; even as if the spot Had been from eldest time, by wish of theirs, So placed to be shut out from all the world!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A lowly vale, and yet uplifted high Among the mountains; even as if the spot Had been from eldest time, by wish of theirs, So placed to be shut out from all the world!
bare
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From this reading Urnlike it was in shape, deep as an urn With rocks encompassed, save that, to the south, Was one small opening, where a heath-clad ridge Supplied a boundary less abrupt and close-- A quiet, treeless nook, with two green fields, A liquid pool that glittered in the sun, And one bare dwelling, one abode, no more!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A lowly vale, and yet uplifted high Among the mountains; even as if the spot Had been from eldest time, by wish of theirs, So placed to be shut out from all the world!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A lowly vale, and yet uplifted high Among the mountains; even as if the spot Had been from eldest time, by wish of theirs, So placed to be shut out from all the world!
Behold
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From this reading “Behold Beneath our feet a little lowly vale.
BeneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading “Behold Beneath our feet a little lowly vale.
birds
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From this reading The small birds find in spring no thicket there To shroud them--only from the neighboring vales, The cuckoo, straggling up to the hill-tops, Shouteth faint tidings of a gladder place.”
boundarynounUS /ˈbaʊn.də.ri/
A line that marks the limits of an area.
From this reading Urnlike it was in shape, deep as an urn With rocks encompassed, save that, to the south, Was one small opening, where a heath-clad ridge Supplied a boundary less abrupt and close-- A quiet, treeless nook, with two green fields, A liquid pool that glittered in the sun, And one bare dwelling, one abode, no more!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A lowly vale, and yet uplifted high Among the mountains; even as if the spot Had been from eldest time, by wish of theirs, So placed to be shut out from all the world!
cheerful
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From this reading It seemed the home of poverty and toil, Though not of want: the little fields made green By husbandry of many thrifty years, Paid cheerful tribute to the moorland house.
close
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From this reading Urnlike it was in shape, deep as an urn With rocks encompassed, save that, to the south, Was one small opening, where a heath-clad ridge Supplied a boundary less abrupt and close-- A quiet, treeless nook, with two green fields, A liquid pool that glittered in the sun, And one bare dwelling, one abode, no more!
cuckoo
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From this reading The small birds find in spring no thicket there To shroud them--only from the neighboring vales, The cuckoo, straggling up to the hill-tops, Shouteth faint tidings of a gladder place.”
deep
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From this reading Urnlike it was in shape, deep as an urn With rocks encompassed, save that, to the south, Was one small opening, where a heath-clad ridge Supplied a boundary less abrupt and close-- A quiet, treeless nook, with two green fields, A liquid pool that glittered in the sun, And one bare dwelling, one abode, no more!
dwelling
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From this reading Urnlike it was in shape, deep as an urn With rocks encompassed, save that, to the south, Was one small opening, where a heath-clad ridge Supplied a boundary less abrupt and close-- A quiet, treeless nook, with two green fields, A liquid pool that glittered in the sun, And one bare dwelling, one abode, no more!
eldest
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From this reading A lowly vale, and yet uplifted high Among the mountains; even as if the spot Had been from eldest time, by wish of theirs, So placed to be shut out from all the world!
encompassed
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From this reading Urnlike it was in shape, deep as an urn With rocks encompassed, save that, to the south, Was one small opening, where a heath-clad ridge Supplied a boundary less abrupt and close-- A quiet, treeless nook, with two green fields, A liquid pool that glittered in the sun, And one bare dwelling, one abode, no more!
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A lowly vale, and yet uplifted high Among the mountains; even as if the spot Had been from eldest time, by wish of theirs, So placed to be shut out from all the world!
faint
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From this reading The small birds find in spring no thicket there To shroud them--only from the neighboring vales, The cuckoo, straggling up to the hill-tops, Shouteth faint tidings of a gladder place.”
feet
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From this reading “Behold Beneath our feet a little lowly vale.
fields
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From this reading Urnlike it was in shape, deep as an urn With rocks encompassed, save that, to the south, Was one small opening, where a heath-clad ridge Supplied a boundary less abrupt and close-- A quiet, treeless nook, with two green fields, A liquid pool that glittered in the sun, And one bare dwelling, one abode, no more!
find
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From this reading The small birds find in spring no thicket there To shroud them--only from the neighboring vales, The cuckoo, straggling up to the hill-tops, Shouteth faint tidings of a gladder place.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A lowly vale, and yet uplifted high Among the mountains; even as if the spot Had been from eldest time, by wish of theirs, So placed to be shut out from all the world!
gladder
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From this reading The small birds find in spring no thicket there To shroud them--only from the neighboring vales, The cuckoo, straggling up to the hill-tops, Shouteth faint tidings of a gladder place.”
glittered
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From this reading Urnlike it was in shape, deep as an urn With rocks encompassed, save that, to the south, Was one small opening, where a heath-clad ridge Supplied a boundary less abrupt and close-- A quiet, treeless nook, with two green fields, A liquid pool that glittered in the sun, And one bare dwelling, one abode, no more!
green
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From this reading Urnlike it was in shape, deep as an urn With rocks encompassed, save that, to the south, Was one small opening, where a heath-clad ridge Supplied a boundary less abrupt and close-- A quiet, treeless nook, with two green fields, A liquid pool that glittered in the sun, And one bare dwelling, one abode, no more!
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A lowly vale, and yet uplifted high Among the mountains; even as if the spot Had been from eldest time, by wish of theirs, So placed to be shut out from all the world!
heath-clad
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From this reading Urnlike it was in shape, deep as an urn With rocks encompassed, save that, to the south, Was one small opening, where a heath-clad ridge Supplied a boundary less abrupt and close-- A quiet, treeless nook, with two green fields, A liquid pool that glittered in the sun, And one bare dwelling, one abode, no more!
high
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From this reading A lowly vale, and yet uplifted high Among the mountains; even as if the spot Had been from eldest time, by wish of theirs, So placed to be shut out from all the world!
hill-tops
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From this reading The small birds find in spring no thicket there To shroud them--only from the neighboring vales, The cuckoo, straggling up to the hill-tops, Shouteth faint tidings of a gladder place.”
home
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From this reading It seemed the home of poverty and toil, Though not of want: the little fields made green By husbandry of many thrifty years, Paid cheerful tribute to the moorland house.
house
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From this reading It seemed the home of poverty and toil, Though not of want: the little fields made green By husbandry of many thrifty years, Paid cheerful tribute to the moorland house.
husbandry
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From this reading It seemed the home of poverty and toil, Though not of want: the little fields made green By husbandry of many thrifty years, Paid cheerful tribute to the moorland house.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A lowly vale, and yet uplifted high Among the mountains; even as if the spot Had been from eldest time, by wish of theirs, So placed to be shut out from all the world!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Urnlike it was in shape, deep as an urn With rocks encompassed, save that, to the south, Was one small opening, where a heath-clad ridge Supplied a boundary less abrupt and close-- A quiet, treeless nook, with two green fields, A liquid pool that glittered in the sun, And one bare dwelling, one abode, no more!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Urnlike it was in shape, deep as an urn With rocks encompassed, save that, to the south, Was one small opening, where a heath-clad ridge Supplied a boundary less abrupt and close-- A quiet, treeless nook, with two green fields, A liquid pool that glittered in the sun, And one bare dwelling, one abode, no more!
less
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From this reading Urnlike it was in shape, deep as an urn With rocks encompassed, save that, to the south, Was one small opening, where a heath-clad ridge Supplied a boundary less abrupt and close-- A quiet, treeless nook, with two green fields, A liquid pool that glittered in the sun, And one bare dwelling, one abode, no more!
liquid
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From this reading Urnlike it was in shape, deep as an urn With rocks encompassed, save that, to the south, Was one small opening, where a heath-clad ridge Supplied a boundary less abrupt and close-- A quiet, treeless nook, with two green fields, A liquid pool that glittered in the sun, And one bare dwelling, one abode, no more!
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Behold Beneath our feet a little lowly vale.
lowly
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From this reading “Behold Beneath our feet a little lowly vale.
made
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From this reading It seemed the home of poverty and toil, Though not of want: the little fields made green By husbandry of many thrifty years, Paid cheerful tribute to the moorland house.
many
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From this reading It seemed the home of poverty and toil, Though not of want: the little fields made green By husbandry of many thrifty years, Paid cheerful tribute to the moorland house.
moorland
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From this reading It seemed the home of poverty and toil, Though not of want: the little fields made green By husbandry of many thrifty years, Paid cheerful tribute to the moorland house.
more
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From this reading Urnlike it was in shape, deep as an urn With rocks encompassed, save that, to the south, Was one small opening, where a heath-clad ridge Supplied a boundary less abrupt and close-- A quiet, treeless nook, with two green fields, A liquid pool that glittered in the sun, And one bare dwelling, one abode, no more!
mountains
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From this reading A lowly vale, and yet uplifted high Among the mountains; even as if the spot Had been from eldest time, by wish of theirs, So placed to be shut out from all the world!
neighboring
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From this reading The small birds find in spring no thicket there To shroud them--only from the neighboring vales, The cuckoo, straggling up to the hill-tops, Shouteth faint tidings of a gladder place.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Urnlike it was in shape, deep as an urn With rocks encompassed, save that, to the south, Was one small opening, where a heath-clad ridge Supplied a boundary less abrupt and close-- A quiet, treeless nook, with two green fields, A liquid pool that glittered in the sun, And one bare dwelling, one abode, no more!
nook
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From this reading Urnlike it was in shape, deep as an urn With rocks encompassed, save that, to the south, Was one small opening, where a heath-clad ridge Supplied a boundary less abrupt and close-- A quiet, treeless nook, with two green fields, A liquid pool that glittered in the sun, And one bare dwelling, one abode, no more!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It seemed the home of poverty and toil, Though not of want: the little fields made green By husbandry of many thrifty years, Paid cheerful tribute to the moorland house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A lowly vale, and yet uplifted high Among the mountains; even as if the spot Had been from eldest time, by wish of theirs, So placed to be shut out from all the world!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Urnlike it was in shape, deep as an urn With rocks encompassed, save that, to the south, Was one small opening, where a heath-clad ridge Supplied a boundary less abrupt and close-- A quiet, treeless nook, with two green fields, A liquid pool that glittered in the sun, And one bare dwelling, one abode, no more!
only
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From this reading The small birds find in spring no thicket there To shroud them--only from the neighboring vales, The cuckoo, straggling up to the hill-tops, Shouteth faint tidings of a gladder place.”
opening
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From this reading Urnlike it was in shape, deep as an urn With rocks encompassed, save that, to the south, Was one small opening, where a heath-clad ridge Supplied a boundary less abrupt and close-- A quiet, treeless nook, with two green fields, A liquid pool that glittered in the sun, And one bare dwelling, one abode, no more!
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Behold Beneath our feet a little lowly vale.
out
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From this reading A lowly vale, and yet uplifted high Among the mountains; even as if the spot Had been from eldest time, by wish of theirs, So placed to be shut out from all the world!
Paid
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From this reading It seemed the home of poverty and toil, Though not of want: the little fields made green By husbandry of many thrifty years, Paid cheerful tribute to the moorland house.
place
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From this reading The small birds find in spring no thicket there To shroud them--only from the neighboring vales, The cuckoo, straggling up to the hill-tops, Shouteth faint tidings of a gladder place.”
placed
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From this reading A lowly vale, and yet uplifted high Among the mountains; even as if the spot Had been from eldest time, by wish of theirs, So placed to be shut out from all the world!
pool
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From this reading Urnlike it was in shape, deep as an urn With rocks encompassed, save that, to the south, Was one small opening, where a heath-clad ridge Supplied a boundary less abrupt and close-- A quiet, treeless nook, with two green fields, A liquid pool that glittered in the sun, And one bare dwelling, one abode, no more!
poverty
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From this reading It seemed the home of poverty and toil, Though not of want: the little fields made green By husbandry of many thrifty years, Paid cheerful tribute to the moorland house.
quiet
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From this reading Urnlike it was in shape, deep as an urn With rocks encompassed, save that, to the south, Was one small opening, where a heath-clad ridge Supplied a boundary less abrupt and close-- A quiet, treeless nook, with two green fields, A liquid pool that glittered in the sun, And one bare dwelling, one abode, no more!
ridge
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From this reading Urnlike it was in shape, deep as an urn With rocks encompassed, save that, to the south, Was one small opening, where a heath-clad ridge Supplied a boundary less abrupt and close-- A quiet, treeless nook, with two green fields, A liquid pool that glittered in the sun, And one bare dwelling, one abode, no more!
rocks
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From this reading Urnlike it was in shape, deep as an urn With rocks encompassed, save that, to the south, Was one small opening, where a heath-clad ridge Supplied a boundary less abrupt and close-- A quiet, treeless nook, with two green fields, A liquid pool that glittered in the sun, And one bare dwelling, one abode, no more!
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Urnlike it was in shape, deep as an urn With rocks encompassed, save that, to the south, Was one small opening, where a heath-clad ridge Supplied a boundary less abrupt and close-- A quiet, treeless nook, with two green fields, A liquid pool that glittered in the sun, And one bare dwelling, one abode, no more!
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed the home of poverty and toil, Though not of want: the little fields made green By husbandry of many thrifty years, Paid cheerful tribute to the moorland house.
shape
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From this reading Urnlike it was in shape, deep as an urn With rocks encompassed, save that, to the south, Was one small opening, where a heath-clad ridge Supplied a boundary less abrupt and close-- A quiet, treeless nook, with two green fields, A liquid pool that glittered in the sun, And one bare dwelling, one abode, no more!
Shouteth
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From this reading The small birds find in spring no thicket there To shroud them--only from the neighboring vales, The cuckoo, straggling up to the hill-tops, Shouteth faint tidings of a gladder place.”
shroud
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From this reading The small birds find in spring no thicket there To shroud them--only from the neighboring vales, The cuckoo, straggling up to the hill-tops, Shouteth faint tidings of a gladder place.”
shut
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From this reading A lowly vale, and yet uplifted high Among the mountains; even as if the spot Had been from eldest time, by wish of theirs, So placed to be shut out from all the world!
small
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From this reading Urnlike it was in shape, deep as an urn With rocks encompassed, save that, to the south, Was one small opening, where a heath-clad ridge Supplied a boundary less abrupt and close-- A quiet, treeless nook, with two green fields, A liquid pool that glittered in the sun, And one bare dwelling, one abode, no more!
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A lowly vale, and yet uplifted high Among the mountains; even as if the spot Had been from eldest time, by wish of theirs, So placed to be shut out from all the world!
south
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From this reading Urnlike it was in shape, deep as an urn With rocks encompassed, save that, to the south, Was one small opening, where a heath-clad ridge Supplied a boundary less abrupt and close-- A quiet, treeless nook, with two green fields, A liquid pool that glittered in the sun, And one bare dwelling, one abode, no more!
spot
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From this reading A lowly vale, and yet uplifted high Among the mountains; even as if the spot Had been from eldest time, by wish of theirs, So placed to be shut out from all the world!
spring
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From this reading The small birds find in spring no thicket there To shroud them--only from the neighboring vales, The cuckoo, straggling up to the hill-tops, Shouteth faint tidings of a gladder place.”
straggling
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From this reading The small birds find in spring no thicket there To shroud them--only from the neighboring vales, The cuckoo, straggling up to the hill-tops, Shouteth faint tidings of a gladder place.”
sun
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From this reading Urnlike it was in shape, deep as an urn With rocks encompassed, save that, to the south, Was one small opening, where a heath-clad ridge Supplied a boundary less abrupt and close-- A quiet, treeless nook, with two green fields, A liquid pool that glittered in the sun, And one bare dwelling, one abode, no more!
Supplied
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From this reading Urnlike it was in shape, deep as an urn With rocks encompassed, save that, to the south, Was one small opening, where a heath-clad ridge Supplied a boundary less abrupt and close-- A quiet, treeless nook, with two green fields, A liquid pool that glittered in the sun, And one bare dwelling, one abode, no more!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Urnlike it was in shape, deep as an urn With rocks encompassed, save that, to the south, Was one small opening, where a heath-clad ridge Supplied a boundary less abrupt and close-- A quiet, treeless nook, with two green fields, A liquid pool that glittered in the sun, And one bare dwelling, one abode, no more!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A lowly vale, and yet uplifted high Among the mountains; even as if the spot Had been from eldest time, by wish of theirs, So placed to be shut out from all the world!
theirspronounUS /ðerz/
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading A lowly vale, and yet uplifted high Among the mountains; even as if the spot Had been from eldest time, by wish of theirs, So placed to be shut out from all the world!
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The small birds find in spring no thicket there To shroud them--only from the neighboring vales, The cuckoo, straggling up to the hill-tops, Shouteth faint tidings of a gladder place.”
there
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From this reading The small birds find in spring no thicket there To shroud them--only from the neighboring vales, The cuckoo, straggling up to the hill-tops, Shouteth faint tidings of a gladder place.”
thicketnounUS /ˈθɪkɪt/
a dense group of bushes or small trees
From this reading The small birds find in spring no thicket there To shroud them--only from the neighboring vales, The cuckoo, straggling up to the hill-tops, Shouteth faint tidings of a gladder place.”
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It seemed the home of poverty and toil, Though not of want: the little fields made green By husbandry of many thrifty years, Paid cheerful tribute to the moorland house.
thrifty
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From this reading It seemed the home of poverty and toil, Though not of want: the little fields made green By husbandry of many thrifty years, Paid cheerful tribute to the moorland house.
tidings
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From this reading The small birds find in spring no thicket there To shroud them--only from the neighboring vales, The cuckoo, straggling up to the hill-tops, Shouteth faint tidings of a gladder place.”
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A lowly vale, and yet uplifted high Among the mountains; even as if the spot Had been from eldest time, by wish of theirs, So placed to be shut out from all the world!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A lowly vale, and yet uplifted high Among the mountains; even as if the spot Had been from eldest time, by wish of theirs, So placed to be shut out from all the world!
toil
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From this reading It seemed the home of poverty and toil, Though not of want: the little fields made green By husbandry of many thrifty years, Paid cheerful tribute to the moorland house.
treeless
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From this reading Urnlike it was in shape, deep as an urn With rocks encompassed, save that, to the south, Was one small opening, where a heath-clad ridge Supplied a boundary less abrupt and close-- A quiet, treeless nook, with two green fields, A liquid pool that glittered in the sun, And one bare dwelling, one abode, no more!
tribute
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From this reading It seemed the home of poverty and toil, Though not of want: the little fields made green By husbandry of many thrifty years, Paid cheerful tribute to the moorland house.
two
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From this reading Urnlike it was in shape, deep as an urn With rocks encompassed, save that, to the south, Was one small opening, where a heath-clad ridge Supplied a boundary less abrupt and close-- A quiet, treeless nook, with two green fields, A liquid pool that glittered in the sun, And one bare dwelling, one abode, no more!
up
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From this reading The small birds find in spring no thicket there To shroud them--only from the neighboring vales, The cuckoo, straggling up to the hill-tops, Shouteth faint tidings of a gladder place.”
uplifted
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From this reading A lowly vale, and yet uplifted high Among the mountains; even as if the spot Had been from eldest time, by wish of theirs, So placed to be shut out from all the world!
urn
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From this reading Urnlike it was in shape, deep as an urn With rocks encompassed, save that, to the south, Was one small opening, where a heath-clad ridge Supplied a boundary less abrupt and close-- A quiet, treeless nook, with two green fields, A liquid pool that glittered in the sun, And one bare dwelling, one abode, no more!
Urnlike
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From this reading Urnlike it was in shape, deep as an urn With rocks encompassed, save that, to the south, Was one small opening, where a heath-clad ridge Supplied a boundary less abrupt and close-- A quiet, treeless nook, with two green fields, A liquid pool that glittered in the sun, And one bare dwelling, one abode, no more!
vale
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From this reading “Behold Beneath our feet a little lowly vale.
vales
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From this reading The small birds find in spring no thicket there To shroud them--only from the neighboring vales, The cuckoo, straggling up to the hill-tops, Shouteth faint tidings of a gladder place.”
want
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From this reading It seemed the home of poverty and toil, Though not of want: the little fields made green By husbandry of many thrifty years, Paid cheerful tribute to the moorland house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Urnlike it was in shape, deep as an urn With rocks encompassed, save that, to the south, Was one small opening, where a heath-clad ridge Supplied a boundary less abrupt and close-- A quiet, treeless nook, with two green fields, A liquid pool that glittered in the sun, And one bare dwelling, one abode, no more!
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Urnlike it was in shape, deep as an urn With rocks encompassed, save that, to the south, Was one small opening, where a heath-clad ridge Supplied a boundary less abrupt and close-- A quiet, treeless nook, with two green fields, A liquid pool that glittered in the sun, And one bare dwelling, one abode, no more!
wish
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From this reading A lowly vale, and yet uplifted high Among the mountains; even as if the spot Had been from eldest time, by wish of theirs, So placed to be shut out from all the world!
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Urnlike it was in shape, deep as an urn With rocks encompassed, save that, to the south, Was one small opening, where a heath-clad ridge Supplied a boundary less abrupt and close-- A quiet, treeless nook, with two green fields, A liquid pool that glittered in the sun, And one bare dwelling, one abode, no more!
world
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From this reading A lowly vale, and yet uplifted high Among the mountains; even as if the spot Had been from eldest time, by wish of theirs, So placed to be shut out from all the world!
years
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From this reading It seemed the home of poverty and toil, Though not of want: the little fields made green By husbandry of many thrifty years, Paid cheerful tribute to the moorland house.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading A lowly vale, and yet uplifted high Among the mountains; even as if the spot Had been from eldest time, by wish of theirs, So placed to be shut out from all the world!
