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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 _Romeo and Juliet._ Christian Melville is seated alone by her fireside, engaged in her usual occupations, and full of her wonted thoughts; but her present anxiety about Mary has taught her to linger less in the past, and to look oftener forward to the future than she has been accustomed to do heretofore, since sorrow made that once bright prospect a blank to her.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Christian Melville is seated alone by her fireside, engaged in her usual occupations, and full of her wonted thoughts; but her present anxiety about Mary has taught her to linger less in the past, and to look oftener forward to the future than she has been accustomed to do heretofore, since sorrow made that once bright prospect a blank to her.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading If I may trust the flattering eye of sleep, My dreams presage some joyful news at hand; My bosom’s lord sits lightly in his throne; And, all this day, an unaccustom’d spirit Lifts me above the ground with cheerful thoughts.
accustomed
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From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Christian Melville is seated alone by her fireside, engaged in her usual occupations, and full of her wonted thoughts; but her present anxiety about Mary has taught her to linger less in the past, and to look oftener forward to the future than she has been accustomed to do heretofore, since sorrow made that once bright prospect a blank to her.
all
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From this reading If I may trust the flattering eye of sleep, My dreams presage some joyful news at hand; My bosom’s lord sits lightly in his throne; And, all this day, an unaccustom’d spirit Lifts me above the ground with cheerful thoughts.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Christian Melville is seated alone by her fireside, engaged in her usual occupations, and full of her wonted thoughts; but her present anxiety about Mary has taught her to linger less in the past, and to look oftener forward to the future than she has been accustomed to do heretofore, since sorrow made that once bright prospect a blank to her.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading If I may trust the flattering eye of sleep, My dreams presage some joyful news at hand; My bosom’s lord sits lightly in his throne; And, all this day, an unaccustom’d spirit Lifts me above the ground with cheerful thoughts.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If I may trust the flattering eye of sleep, My dreams presage some joyful news at hand; My bosom’s lord sits lightly in his throne; And, all this day, an unaccustom’d spirit Lifts me above the ground with cheerful thoughts.
anxiety
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From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Christian Melville is seated alone by her fireside, engaged in her usual occupations, and full of her wonted thoughts; but her present anxiety about Mary has taught her to linger less in the past, and to look oftener forward to the future than she has been accustomed to do heretofore, since sorrow made that once bright prospect a blank to her.
architectural
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From this reading Nay, Christian, in her happier hours, has grown a dreamer of dreams, and all her architectural fancies terminate in the one grand object, the happiness of Mary.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She sees the imminent danger she runs of having to relinquish her one remaining treasure, and that into the keeping of one she distrusts so much as Forsyth.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If I may trust the flattering eye of sleep, My dreams presage some joyful news at hand; My bosom’s lord sits lightly in his throne; And, all this day, an unaccustom’d spirit Lifts me above the ground with cheerful thoughts.
aversion
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From this reading Christian cannot tell how it is that she has such an unaccountable, unconquerable aversion to him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Christian Melville is seated alone by her fireside, engaged in her usual occupations, and full of her wonted thoughts; but her present anxiety about Mary has taught her to linger less in the past, and to look oftener forward to the future than she has been accustomed to do heretofore, since sorrow made that once bright prospect a blank to her.
blank
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From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Christian Melville is seated alone by her fireside, engaged in her usual occupations, and full of her wonted thoughts; but her present anxiety about Mary has taught her to linger less in the past, and to look oftener forward to the future than she has been accustomed to do heretofore, since sorrow made that once bright prospect a blank to her.
bosom's
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From this reading If I may trust the flattering eye of sleep, My dreams presage some joyful news at hand; My bosom’s lord sits lightly in his throne; And, all this day, an unaccustom’d spirit Lifts me above the ground with cheerful thoughts.
bright
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From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Christian Melville is seated alone by her fireside, engaged in her usual occupations, and full of her wonted thoughts; but her present anxiety about Mary has taught her to linger less in the past, and to look oftener forward to the future than she has been accustomed to do heretofore, since sorrow made that once bright prospect a blank to her.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Christian Melville is seated alone by her fireside, engaged in her usual occupations, and full of her wonted thoughts; but her present anxiety about Mary has taught her to linger less in the past, and to look oftener forward to the future than she has been accustomed to do heretofore, since sorrow made that once bright prospect a blank to her.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Christian Melville is seated alone by her fireside, engaged in her usual occupations, and full of her wonted thoughts; but her present anxiety about Mary has taught her to linger less in the past, and to look oftener forward to the future than she has been accustomed to do heretofore, since sorrow made that once bright prospect a blank to her.
cannot
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From this reading Christian cannot tell how it is that she has such an unaccountable, unconquerable aversion to him.
cheerful
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From this reading If I may trust the flattering eye of sleep, My dreams presage some joyful news at hand; My bosom’s lord sits lightly in his throne; And, all this day, an unaccustom’d spirit Lifts me above the ground with cheerful thoughts.
Christian
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From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Christian Melville is seated alone by her fireside, engaged in her usual occupations, and full of her wonted thoughts; but her present anxiety about Mary has taught her to linger less in the past, and to look oftener forward to the future than she has been accustomed to do heretofore, since sorrow made that once bright prospect a blank to her.
danger
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From this reading She sees the imminent danger she runs of having to relinquish her one remaining treasure, and that into the keeping of one she distrusts so much as Forsyth.
day
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From this reading If I may trust the flattering eye of sleep, My dreams presage some joyful news at hand; My bosom’s lord sits lightly in his throne; And, all this day, an unaccustom’d spirit Lifts me above the ground with cheerful thoughts.
distrusts
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From this reading She sees the imminent danger she runs of having to relinquish her one remaining treasure, and that into the keeping of one she distrusts so much as Forsyth.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Christian Melville is seated alone by her fireside, engaged in her usual occupations, and full of her wonted thoughts; but her present anxiety about Mary has taught her to linger less in the past, and to look oftener forward to the future than she has been accustomed to do heretofore, since sorrow made that once bright prospect a blank to her.
dreamer
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From this reading Nay, Christian, in her happier hours, has grown a dreamer of dreams, and all her architectural fancies terminate in the one grand object, the happiness of Mary.
dreams
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From this reading If I may trust the flattering eye of sleep, My dreams presage some joyful news at hand; My bosom’s lord sits lightly in his throne; And, all this day, an unaccustom’d spirit Lifts me above the ground with cheerful thoughts.
engaged
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From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Christian Melville is seated alone by her fireside, engaged in her usual occupations, and full of her wonted thoughts; but her present anxiety about Mary has taught her to linger less in the past, and to look oftener forward to the future than she has been accustomed to do heretofore, since sorrow made that once bright prospect a blank to her.
eye
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From this reading If I may trust the flattering eye of sleep, My dreams presage some joyful news at hand; My bosom’s lord sits lightly in his throne; And, all this day, an unaccustom’d spirit Lifts me above the ground with cheerful thoughts.
fancies
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From this reading Nay, Christian, in her happier hours, has grown a dreamer of dreams, and all her architectural fancies terminate in the one grand object, the happiness of Mary.
fireside
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From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Christian Melville is seated alone by her fireside, engaged in her usual occupations, and full of her wonted thoughts; but her present anxiety about Mary has taught her to linger less in the past, and to look oftener forward to the future than she has been accustomed to do heretofore, since sorrow made that once bright prospect a blank to her.
flattering
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From this reading If I may trust the flattering eye of sleep, My dreams presage some joyful news at hand; My bosom’s lord sits lightly in his throne; And, all this day, an unaccustom’d spirit Lifts me above the ground with cheerful thoughts.
Forsyth
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From this reading She sees the imminent danger she runs of having to relinquish her one remaining treasure, and that into the keeping of one she distrusts so much as Forsyth.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Christian Melville is seated alone by her fireside, engaged in her usual occupations, and full of her wonted thoughts; but her present anxiety about Mary has taught her to linger less in the past, and to look oftener forward to the future than she has been accustomed to do heretofore, since sorrow made that once bright prospect a blank to her.
full
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From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Christian Melville is seated alone by her fireside, engaged in her usual occupations, and full of her wonted thoughts; but her present anxiety about Mary has taught her to linger less in the past, and to look oftener forward to the future than she has been accustomed to do heretofore, since sorrow made that once bright prospect a blank to her.
future
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From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Christian Melville is seated alone by her fireside, engaged in her usual occupations, and full of her wonted thoughts; but her present anxiety about Mary has taught her to linger less in the past, and to look oftener forward to the future than she has been accustomed to do heretofore, since sorrow made that once bright prospect a blank to her.
grand
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From this reading Nay, Christian, in her happier hours, has grown a dreamer of dreams, and all her architectural fancies terminate in the one grand object, the happiness of Mary.
ground
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From this reading If I may trust the flattering eye of sleep, My dreams presage some joyful news at hand; My bosom’s lord sits lightly in his throne; And, all this day, an unaccustom’d spirit Lifts me above the ground with cheerful thoughts.
grown
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From this reading Nay, Christian, in her happier hours, has grown a dreamer of dreams, and all her architectural fancies terminate in the one grand object, the happiness of Mary.
hand
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From this reading If I may trust the flattering eye of sleep, My dreams presage some joyful news at hand; My bosom’s lord sits lightly in his throne; And, all this day, an unaccustom’d spirit Lifts me above the ground with cheerful thoughts.
happier
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From this reading Nay, Christian, in her happier hours, has grown a dreamer of dreams, and all her architectural fancies terminate in the one grand object, the happiness of Mary.
happiness
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From this reading Nay, Christian, in her happier hours, has grown a dreamer of dreams, and all her architectural fancies terminate in the one grand object, the happiness of Mary.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Christian Melville is seated alone by her fireside, engaged in her usual occupations, and full of her wonted thoughts; but her present anxiety about Mary has taught her to linger less in the past, and to look oftener forward to the future than she has been accustomed to do heretofore, since sorrow made that once bright prospect a blank to her.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading She sees the imminent danger she runs of having to relinquish her one remaining treasure, and that into the keeping of one she distrusts so much as Forsyth.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Christian Melville is seated alone by her fireside, engaged in her usual occupations, and full of her wonted thoughts; but her present anxiety about Mary has taught her to linger less in the past, and to look oftener forward to the future than she has been accustomed to do heretofore, since sorrow made that once bright prospect a blank to her.
heretofore
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From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Christian Melville is seated alone by her fireside, engaged in her usual occupations, and full of her wonted thoughts; but her present anxiety about Mary has taught her to linger less in the past, and to look oftener forward to the future than she has been accustomed to do heretofore, since sorrow made that once bright prospect a blank to her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Christian cannot tell how it is that she has such an unaccountable, unconquerable aversion to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If I may trust the flattering eye of sleep, My dreams presage some joyful news at hand; My bosom’s lord sits lightly in his throne; And, all this day, an unaccustom’d spirit Lifts me above the ground with cheerful thoughts.
hours
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From this reading Nay, Christian, in her happier hours, has grown a dreamer of dreams, and all her architectural fancies terminate in the one grand object, the happiness of Mary.
how
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From this reading Christian cannot tell how it is that she has such an unaccountable, unconquerable aversion to him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If I may trust the flattering eye of sleep, My dreams presage some joyful news at hand; My bosom’s lord sits lightly in his throne; And, all this day, an unaccustom’d spirit Lifts me above the ground with cheerful thoughts.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I may trust the flattering eye of sleep, My dreams presage some joyful news at hand; My bosom’s lord sits lightly in his throne; And, all this day, an unaccustom’d spirit Lifts me above the ground with cheerful thoughts.
imminent
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From this reading She sees the imminent danger she runs of having to relinquish her one remaining treasure, and that into the keeping of one she distrusts so much as Forsyth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If I may trust the flattering eye of sleep, My dreams presage some joyful news at hand; My bosom’s lord sits lightly in his throne; And, all this day, an unaccustom’d spirit Lifts me above the ground with cheerful thoughts.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She sees the imminent danger she runs of having to relinquish her one remaining treasure, and that into the keeping of one she distrusts so much as Forsyth.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Christian Melville is seated alone by her fireside, engaged in her usual occupations, and full of her wonted thoughts; but her present anxiety about Mary has taught her to linger less in the past, and to look oftener forward to the future than she has been accustomed to do heretofore, since sorrow made that once bright prospect a blank to her.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Christian cannot tell how it is that she has such an unaccountable, unconquerable aversion to him.
joyful
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From this reading If I may trust the flattering eye of sleep, My dreams presage some joyful news at hand; My bosom’s lord sits lightly in his throne; And, all this day, an unaccustom’d spirit Lifts me above the ground with cheerful thoughts.
Juliet
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From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Christian Melville is seated alone by her fireside, engaged in her usual occupations, and full of her wonted thoughts; but her present anxiety about Mary has taught her to linger less in the past, and to look oftener forward to the future than she has been accustomed to do heretofore, since sorrow made that once bright prospect a blank to her.
keeping
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From this reading She sees the imminent danger she runs of having to relinquish her one remaining treasure, and that into the keeping of one she distrusts so much as Forsyth.
less
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From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Christian Melville is seated alone by her fireside, engaged in her usual occupations, and full of her wonted thoughts; but her present anxiety about Mary has taught her to linger less in the past, and to look oftener forward to the future than she has been accustomed to do heretofore, since sorrow made that once bright prospect a blank to her.
Lifts
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From this reading If I may trust the flattering eye of sleep, My dreams presage some joyful news at hand; My bosom’s lord sits lightly in his throne; And, all this day, an unaccustom’d spirit Lifts me above the ground with cheerful thoughts.
lightly
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From this reading If I may trust the flattering eye of sleep, My dreams presage some joyful news at hand; My bosom’s lord sits lightly in his throne; And, all this day, an unaccustom’d spirit Lifts me above the ground with cheerful thoughts.
linger
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From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Christian Melville is seated alone by her fireside, engaged in her usual occupations, and full of her wonted thoughts; but her present anxiety about Mary has taught her to linger less in the past, and to look oftener forward to the future than she has been accustomed to do heretofore, since sorrow made that once bright prospect a blank to her.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Christian Melville is seated alone by her fireside, engaged in her usual occupations, and full of her wonted thoughts; but her present anxiety about Mary has taught her to linger less in the past, and to look oftener forward to the future than she has been accustomed to do heretofore, since sorrow made that once bright prospect a blank to her.
lord
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From this reading If I may trust the flattering eye of sleep, My dreams presage some joyful news at hand; My bosom’s lord sits lightly in his throne; And, all this day, an unaccustom’d spirit Lifts me above the ground with cheerful thoughts.
made
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From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Christian Melville is seated alone by her fireside, engaged in her usual occupations, and full of her wonted thoughts; but her present anxiety about Mary has taught her to linger less in the past, and to look oftener forward to the future than she has been accustomed to do heretofore, since sorrow made that once bright prospect a blank to her.
Mary
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From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Christian Melville is seated alone by her fireside, engaged in her usual occupations, and full of her wonted thoughts; but her present anxiety about Mary has taught her to linger less in the past, and to look oftener forward to the future than she has been accustomed to do heretofore, since sorrow made that once bright prospect a blank to her.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading If I may trust the flattering eye of sleep, My dreams presage some joyful news at hand; My bosom’s lord sits lightly in his throne; And, all this day, an unaccustom’d spirit Lifts me above the ground with cheerful thoughts.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If I may trust the flattering eye of sleep, My dreams presage some joyful news at hand; My bosom’s lord sits lightly in his throne; And, all this day, an unaccustom’d spirit Lifts me above the ground with cheerful thoughts.
Melville
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From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Christian Melville is seated alone by her fireside, engaged in her usual occupations, and full of her wonted thoughts; but her present anxiety about Mary has taught her to linger less in the past, and to look oftener forward to the future than she has been accustomed to do heretofore, since sorrow made that once bright prospect a blank to her.
much
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From this reading She sees the imminent danger she runs of having to relinquish her one remaining treasure, and that into the keeping of one she distrusts so much as Forsyth.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If I may trust the flattering eye of sleep, My dreams presage some joyful news at hand; My bosom’s lord sits lightly in his throne; And, all this day, an unaccustom’d spirit Lifts me above the ground with cheerful thoughts.
NayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading Nay, Christian, in her happier hours, has grown a dreamer of dreams, and all her architectural fancies terminate in the one grand object, the happiness of Mary.
news
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From this reading If I may trust the flattering eye of sleep, My dreams presage some joyful news at hand; My bosom’s lord sits lightly in his throne; And, all this day, an unaccustom’d spirit Lifts me above the ground with cheerful thoughts.
object
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From this reading Nay, Christian, in her happier hours, has grown a dreamer of dreams, and all her architectural fancies terminate in the one grand object, the happiness of Mary.
occupations
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From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Christian Melville is seated alone by her fireside, engaged in her usual occupations, and full of her wonted thoughts; but her present anxiety about Mary has taught her to linger less in the past, and to look oftener forward to the future than she has been accustomed to do heretofore, since sorrow made that once bright prospect a blank to her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If I may trust the flattering eye of sleep, My dreams presage some joyful news at hand; My bosom’s lord sits lightly in his throne; And, all this day, an unaccustom’d spirit Lifts me above the ground with cheerful thoughts.
oftener
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From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Christian Melville is seated alone by her fireside, engaged in her usual occupations, and full of her wonted thoughts; but her present anxiety about Mary has taught her to linger less in the past, and to look oftener forward to the future than she has been accustomed to do heretofore, since sorrow made that once bright prospect a blank to her.
once
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From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Christian Melville is seated alone by her fireside, engaged in her usual occupations, and full of her wonted thoughts; but her present anxiety about Mary has taught her to linger less in the past, and to look oftener forward to the future than she has been accustomed to do heretofore, since sorrow made that once bright prospect a blank to her.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Nay, Christian, in her happier hours, has grown a dreamer of dreams, and all her architectural fancies terminate in the one grand object, the happiness of Mary.
past
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From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Christian Melville is seated alone by her fireside, engaged in her usual occupations, and full of her wonted thoughts; but her present anxiety about Mary has taught her to linger less in the past, and to look oftener forward to the future than she has been accustomed to do heretofore, since sorrow made that once bright prospect a blank to her.
presage
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From this reading If I may trust the flattering eye of sleep, My dreams presage some joyful news at hand; My bosom’s lord sits lightly in his throne; And, all this day, an unaccustom’d spirit Lifts me above the ground with cheerful thoughts.
present
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From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Christian Melville is seated alone by her fireside, engaged in her usual occupations, and full of her wonted thoughts; but her present anxiety about Mary has taught her to linger less in the past, and to look oftener forward to the future than she has been accustomed to do heretofore, since sorrow made that once bright prospect a blank to her.
prospect
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From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Christian Melville is seated alone by her fireside, engaged in her usual occupations, and full of her wonted thoughts; but her present anxiety about Mary has taught her to linger less in the past, and to look oftener forward to the future than she has been accustomed to do heretofore, since sorrow made that once bright prospect a blank to her.
relinquish
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From this reading She sees the imminent danger she runs of having to relinquish her one remaining treasure, and that into the keeping of one she distrusts so much as Forsyth.
remaining
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From this reading She sees the imminent danger she runs of having to relinquish her one remaining treasure, and that into the keeping of one she distrusts so much as Forsyth.
Romeo
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From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Christian Melville is seated alone by her fireside, engaged in her usual occupations, and full of her wonted thoughts; but her present anxiety about Mary has taught her to linger less in the past, and to look oftener forward to the future than she has been accustomed to do heretofore, since sorrow made that once bright prospect a blank to her.
runs
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From this reading She sees the imminent danger she runs of having to relinquish her one remaining treasure, and that into the keeping of one she distrusts so much as Forsyth.
seated
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From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Christian Melville is seated alone by her fireside, engaged in her usual occupations, and full of her wonted thoughts; but her present anxiety about Mary has taught her to linger less in the past, and to look oftener forward to the future than she has been accustomed to do heretofore, since sorrow made that once bright prospect a blank to her.
sees
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From this reading She sees the imminent danger she runs of having to relinquish her one remaining treasure, and that into the keeping of one she distrusts so much as Forsyth.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Christian Melville is seated alone by her fireside, engaged in her usual occupations, and full of her wonted thoughts; but her present anxiety about Mary has taught her to linger less in the past, and to look oftener forward to the future than she has been accustomed to do heretofore, since sorrow made that once bright prospect a blank to her.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Christian Melville is seated alone by her fireside, engaged in her usual occupations, and full of her wonted thoughts; but her present anxiety about Mary has taught her to linger less in the past, and to look oftener forward to the future than she has been accustomed to do heretofore, since sorrow made that once bright prospect a blank to her.
sits
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From this reading If I may trust the flattering eye of sleep, My dreams presage some joyful news at hand; My bosom’s lord sits lightly in his throne; And, all this day, an unaccustom’d spirit Lifts me above the ground with cheerful thoughts.
sleep
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From this reading If I may trust the flattering eye of sleep, My dreams presage some joyful news at hand; My bosom’s lord sits lightly in his throne; And, all this day, an unaccustom’d spirit Lifts me above the ground with cheerful thoughts.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She sees the imminent danger she runs of having to relinquish her one remaining treasure, and that into the keeping of one she distrusts so much as Forsyth.
some
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From this reading If I may trust the flattering eye of sleep, My dreams presage some joyful news at hand; My bosom’s lord sits lightly in his throne; And, all this day, an unaccustom’d spirit Lifts me above the ground with cheerful thoughts.
sorrow
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From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Christian Melville is seated alone by her fireside, engaged in her usual occupations, and full of her wonted thoughts; but her present anxiety about Mary has taught her to linger less in the past, and to look oftener forward to the future than she has been accustomed to do heretofore, since sorrow made that once bright prospect a blank to her.
spirit
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From this reading If I may trust the flattering eye of sleep, My dreams presage some joyful news at hand; My bosom’s lord sits lightly in his throne; And, all this day, an unaccustom’d spirit Lifts me above the ground with cheerful thoughts.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Christian cannot tell how it is that she has such an unaccountable, unconquerable aversion to him.
taught
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From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Christian Melville is seated alone by her fireside, engaged in her usual occupations, and full of her wonted thoughts; but her present anxiety about Mary has taught her to linger less in the past, and to look oftener forward to the future than she has been accustomed to do heretofore, since sorrow made that once bright prospect a blank to her.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Christian cannot tell how it is that she has such an unaccountable, unconquerable aversion to him.
terminate
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From this reading Nay, Christian, in her happier hours, has grown a dreamer of dreams, and all her architectural fancies terminate in the one grand object, the happiness of Mary.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Christian Melville is seated alone by her fireside, engaged in her usual occupations, and full of her wonted thoughts; but her present anxiety about Mary has taught her to linger less in the past, and to look oftener forward to the future than she has been accustomed to do heretofore, since sorrow made that once bright prospect a blank to her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Christian Melville is seated alone by her fireside, engaged in her usual occupations, and full of her wonted thoughts; but her present anxiety about Mary has taught her to linger less in the past, and to look oftener forward to the future than she has been accustomed to do heretofore, since sorrow made that once bright prospect a blank to her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If I may trust the flattering eye of sleep, My dreams presage some joyful news at hand; My bosom’s lord sits lightly in his throne; And, all this day, an unaccustom’d spirit Lifts me above the ground with cheerful thoughts.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If I may trust the flattering eye of sleep, My dreams presage some joyful news at hand; My bosom’s lord sits lightly in his throne; And, all this day, an unaccustom’d spirit Lifts me above the ground with cheerful thoughts.
thoughts
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From this reading If I may trust the flattering eye of sleep, My dreams presage some joyful news at hand; My bosom’s lord sits lightly in his throne; And, all this day, an unaccustom’d spirit Lifts me above the ground with cheerful thoughts.
throne
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From this reading If I may trust the flattering eye of sleep, My dreams presage some joyful news at hand; My bosom’s lord sits lightly in his throne; And, all this day, an unaccustom’d spirit Lifts me above the ground with cheerful thoughts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Christian Melville is seated alone by her fireside, engaged in her usual occupations, and full of her wonted thoughts; but her present anxiety about Mary has taught her to linger less in the past, and to look oftener forward to the future than she has been accustomed to do heretofore, since sorrow made that once bright prospect a blank to her.
treasure
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From this reading She sees the imminent danger she runs of having to relinquish her one remaining treasure, and that into the keeping of one she distrusts so much as Forsyth.
trust
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From this reading If I may trust the flattering eye of sleep, My dreams presage some joyful news at hand; My bosom’s lord sits lightly in his throne; And, all this day, an unaccustom’d spirit Lifts me above the ground with cheerful thoughts.
unaccountable
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From this reading Christian cannot tell how it is that she has such an unaccountable, unconquerable aversion to him.
unaccustom'd
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From this reading If I may trust the flattering eye of sleep, My dreams presage some joyful news at hand; My bosom’s lord sits lightly in his throne; And, all this day, an unaccustom’d spirit Lifts me above the ground with cheerful thoughts.
unconquerable
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From this reading Christian cannot tell how it is that she has such an unaccountable, unconquerable aversion to him.
usual
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From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Christian Melville is seated alone by her fireside, engaged in her usual occupations, and full of her wonted thoughts; but her present anxiety about Mary has taught her to linger less in the past, and to look oftener forward to the future than she has been accustomed to do heretofore, since sorrow made that once bright prospect a blank to her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading If I may trust the flattering eye of sleep, My dreams presage some joyful news at hand; My bosom’s lord sits lightly in his throne; And, all this day, an unaccustom’d spirit Lifts me above the ground with cheerful thoughts.
wonted
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From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Christian Melville is seated alone by her fireside, engaged in her usual occupations, and full of her wonted thoughts; but her present anxiety about Mary has taught her to linger less in the past, and to look oftener forward to the future than she has been accustomed to do heretofore, since sorrow made that once bright prospect a blank to her.
