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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 Maiden! with the meek brown eyes, In whose orb a shadow lies, Like the dusk in evening skies!
age
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From this reading Care and age comes unawares!--LONGFELLOW.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Care and age comes unawares!--LONGFELLOW.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is well that there are swifter ways of mental travel, than even the very quickest means of transit for the heavier material part, or we should be too late, even though we crossed the Atlantic in the speediest steamer of these modern days, and with the fairest winds and weather, for Mrs. James Melville’s new year’s party.
Atlantic
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is well that there are swifter ways of mental travel, than even the very quickest means of transit for the heavier material part, or we should be too late, even though we crossed the Atlantic in the speediest steamer of these modern days, and with the fairest winds and weather, for Mrs. James Melville’s new year’s party.
brown
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From this reading Maiden! with the meek brown eyes, In whose orb a shadow lies, Like the dusk in evening skies!
Care
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From this reading Care and age comes unawares!--LONGFELLOW.
child
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From this reading * * * * * O, thou child of many prayers!
comes
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From this reading Care and age comes unawares!--LONGFELLOW.
crossed
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days
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dusk
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From this reading Maiden! with the meek brown eyes, In whose orb a shadow lies, Like the dusk in evening skies!
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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evening
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From this reading Maiden! with the meek brown eyes, In whose orb a shadow lies, Like the dusk in evening skies!
eyes
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From this reading Maiden! with the meek brown eyes, In whose orb a shadow lies, Like the dusk in evening skies!
fairest
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is well that there are swifter ways of mental travel, than even the very quickest means of transit for the heavier material part, or we should be too late, even though we crossed the Atlantic in the speediest steamer of these modern days, and with the fairest winds and weather, for Mrs. James Melville’s new year’s party.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading Life hath quicksands--Life hath snares!
heavier
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InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Maiden! with the meek brown eyes, In whose orb a shadow lies, Like the dusk in evening skies!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is well that there are swifter ways of mental travel, than even the very quickest means of transit for the heavier material part, or we should be too late, even though we crossed the Atlantic in the speediest steamer of these modern days, and with the fairest winds and weather, for Mrs. James Melville’s new year’s party.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is well that there are swifter ways of mental travel, than even the very quickest means of transit for the heavier material part, or we should be too late, even though we crossed the Atlantic in the speediest steamer of these modern days, and with the fairest winds and weather, for Mrs. James Melville’s new year’s party.
James
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late
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lies
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From this reading Maiden! with the meek brown eyes, In whose orb a shadow lies, Like the dusk in evening skies!
LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Life hath quicksands--Life hath snares!
Like
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From this reading Maiden! with the meek brown eyes, In whose orb a shadow lies, Like the dusk in evening skies!
LONGFELLOW
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From this reading Care and age comes unawares!--LONGFELLOW.
Maidennoun, literaryUS /ˈmeɪdən/
a young woman who is not married
From this reading Maiden! with the meek brown eyes, In whose orb a shadow lies, Like the dusk in evening skies!
many
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From this reading * * * * * O, thou child of many prayers!
material
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From this reading It is well that there are swifter ways of mental travel, than even the very quickest means of transit for the heavier material part, or we should be too late, even though we crossed the Atlantic in the speediest steamer of these modern days, and with the fairest winds and weather, for Mrs. James Melville’s new year’s party.
means
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meek
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From this reading Maiden! with the meek brown eyes, In whose orb a shadow lies, Like the dusk in evening skies!
Melville's
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mental
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modern
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Mrs
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new
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O
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From this reading * * * * * O, thou child of many prayers!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading * * * * * O, thou child of many prayers!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is well that there are swifter ways of mental travel, than even the very quickest means of transit for the heavier material part, or we should be too late, even though we crossed the Atlantic in the speediest steamer of these modern days, and with the fairest winds and weather, for Mrs. James Melville’s new year’s party.
orb
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From this reading Maiden! with the meek brown eyes, In whose orb a shadow lies, Like the dusk in evening skies!
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is well that there are swifter ways of mental travel, than even the very quickest means of transit for the heavier material part, or we should be too late, even though we crossed the Atlantic in the speediest steamer of these modern days, and with the fairest winds and weather, for Mrs. James Melville’s new year’s party.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is well that there are swifter ways of mental travel, than even the very quickest means of transit for the heavier material part, or we should be too late, even though we crossed the Atlantic in the speediest steamer of these modern days, and with the fairest winds and weather, for Mrs. James Melville’s new year’s party.
prayers
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From this reading * * * * * O, thou child of many prayers!
quickest
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From this reading It is well that there are swifter ways of mental travel, than even the very quickest means of transit for the heavier material part, or we should be too late, even though we crossed the Atlantic in the speediest steamer of these modern days, and with the fairest winds and weather, for Mrs. James Melville’s new year’s party.
quicksands
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From this reading Life hath quicksands--Life hath snares!
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Maiden! with the meek brown eyes, In whose orb a shadow lies, Like the dusk in evening skies!
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It is well that there are swifter ways of mental travel, than even the very quickest means of transit for the heavier material part, or we should be too late, even though we crossed the Atlantic in the speediest steamer of these modern days, and with the fairest winds and weather, for Mrs. James Melville’s new year’s party.
skies
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From this reading Maiden! with the meek brown eyes, In whose orb a shadow lies, Like the dusk in evening skies!
snares
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From this reading Life hath quicksands--Life hath snares!
speediest
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From this reading It is well that there are swifter ways of mental travel, than even the very quickest means of transit for the heavier material part, or we should be too late, even though we crossed the Atlantic in the speediest steamer of these modern days, and with the fairest winds and weather, for Mrs. James Melville’s new year’s party.
steamer
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swifter
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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It is well that there are swifter ways of mental travel, than even the very quickest means of transit for the heavier material part, or we should be too late, even though we crossed the Atlantic in the speediest steamer of these modern days, and with the fairest winds and weather, for Mrs. James Melville’s new year’s party.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is well that there are swifter ways of mental travel, than even the very quickest means of transit for the heavier material part, or we should be too late, even though we crossed the Atlantic in the speediest steamer of these modern days, and with the fairest winds and weather, for Mrs. James Melville’s new year’s party.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Maiden! with the meek brown eyes, In whose orb a shadow lies, Like the dusk in evening skies!
there
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thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It is well that there are swifter ways of mental travel, than even the very quickest means of transit for the heavier material part, or we should be too late, even though we crossed the Atlantic in the speediest steamer of these modern days, and with the fairest winds and weather, for Mrs. James Melville’s new year’s party.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading * * * * * O, thou child of many prayers!
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It is well that there are swifter ways of mental travel, than even the very quickest means of transit for the heavier material part, or we should be too late, even though we crossed the Atlantic in the speediest steamer of these modern days, and with the fairest winds and weather, for Mrs. James Melville’s new year’s party.
too
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transit
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travel
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unawares
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From this reading Care and age comes unawares!--LONGFELLOW.
very
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From this reading It is well that there are swifter ways of mental travel, than even the very quickest means of transit for the heavier material part, or we should be too late, even though we crossed the Atlantic in the speediest steamer of these modern days, and with the fairest winds and weather, for Mrs. James Melville’s new year’s party.
ways
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wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It is well that there are swifter ways of mental travel, than even the very quickest means of transit for the heavier material part, or we should be too late, even though we crossed the Atlantic in the speediest steamer of these modern days, and with the fairest winds and weather, for Mrs. James Melville’s new year’s party.
weather
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well
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From this reading It is well that there are swifter ways of mental travel, than even the very quickest means of transit for the heavier material part, or we should be too late, even though we crossed the Atlantic in the speediest steamer of these modern days, and with the fairest winds and weather, for Mrs. James Melville’s new year’s party.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Maiden! with the meek brown eyes, In whose orb a shadow lies, Like the dusk in evening skies!
winds
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From this reading It is well that there are swifter ways of mental travel, than even the very quickest means of transit for the heavier material part, or we should be too late, even though we crossed the Atlantic in the speediest steamer of these modern days, and with the fairest winds and weather, for Mrs. James Melville’s new year’s party.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Maiden! with the meek brown eyes, In whose orb a shadow lies, Like the dusk in evening skies!
year's
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From this reading It is well that there are swifter ways of mental travel, than even the very quickest means of transit for the heavier material part, or we should be too late, even though we crossed the Atlantic in the speediest steamer of these modern days, and with the fairest winds and weather, for Mrs. James Melville’s new year’s party.
