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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 Bear a lily in thy hand; Gates of brass cannot withstand One touch of that magic wand.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day wore away, and now the evening darkened fast, and old Ailie’s beaming face, illuminated by the lights she carries, interrupts brother and sister, again seated in the cheerful fire-light, which, ere the candles are set upon the table, has filled the room with such a pleasant flickering half-gloom, half-radiance.
Ailie's
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From this reading The day wore away, and now the evening darkened fast, and old Ailie’s beaming face, illuminated by the lights she carries, interrupts brother and sister, again seated in the cheerful fire-light, which, ere the candles are set upon the table, has filled the room with such a pleasant flickering half-gloom, half-radiance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bear through sorrow, wrong and ruth, In thy heart the dew of youth, On thy lips the smile of truth.--LONGFELLOW.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The day wore away, and now the evening darkened fast, and old Ailie’s beaming face, illuminated by the lights she carries, interrupts brother and sister, again seated in the cheerful fire-light, which, ere the candles are set upon the table, has filled the room with such a pleasant flickering half-gloom, half-radiance.
arrived
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From this reading Halbert knows it as well as Christian, and grows pale and involuntarily glides into a corner--as he had done of old when he had transgressed--but Christian has met her father at the door, and whispered that there is a stranger newly arrived in the room.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Halbert knows it as well as Christian, and grows pale and involuntarily glides into a corner--as he had done of old when he had transgressed--but Christian has met her father at the door, and whispered that there is a stranger newly arrived in the room.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And there, too, is Mr. Melville’s knock, which never varies, at the door.
away
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From this reading The day wore away, and now the evening darkened fast, and old Ailie’s beaming face, illuminated by the lights she carries, interrupts brother and sister, again seated in the cheerful fire-light, which, ere the candles are set upon the table, has filled the room with such a pleasant flickering half-gloom, half-radiance.
beaming
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From this reading The day wore away, and now the evening darkened fast, and old Ailie’s beaming face, illuminated by the lights she carries, interrupts brother and sister, again seated in the cheerful fire-light, which, ere the candles are set upon the table, has filled the room with such a pleasant flickering half-gloom, half-radiance.
Bear
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From this reading Bear a lily in thy hand; Gates of brass cannot withstand One touch of that magic wand.
brass
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From this reading Bear a lily in thy hand; Gates of brass cannot withstand One touch of that magic wand.
brother
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From this reading The day wore away, and now the evening darkened fast, and old Ailie’s beaming face, illuminated by the lights she carries, interrupts brother and sister, again seated in the cheerful fire-light, which, ere the candles are set upon the table, has filled the room with such a pleasant flickering half-gloom, half-radiance.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Halbert knows it as well as Christian, and grows pale and involuntarily glides into a corner--as he had done of old when he had transgressed--but Christian has met her father at the door, and whispered that there is a stranger newly arrived in the room.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The day wore away, and now the evening darkened fast, and old Ailie’s beaming face, illuminated by the lights she carries, interrupts brother and sister, again seated in the cheerful fire-light, which, ere the candles are set upon the table, has filled the room with such a pleasant flickering half-gloom, half-radiance.
candles
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From this reading The day wore away, and now the evening darkened fast, and old Ailie’s beaming face, illuminated by the lights she carries, interrupts brother and sister, again seated in the cheerful fire-light, which, ere the candles are set upon the table, has filled the room with such a pleasant flickering half-gloom, half-radiance.
cannot
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From this reading Bear a lily in thy hand; Gates of brass cannot withstand One touch of that magic wand.
carries
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From this reading The day wore away, and now the evening darkened fast, and old Ailie’s beaming face, illuminated by the lights she carries, interrupts brother and sister, again seated in the cheerful fire-light, which, ere the candles are set upon the table, has filled the room with such a pleasant flickering half-gloom, half-radiance.
cheerful
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From this reading The day wore away, and now the evening darkened fast, and old Ailie’s beaming face, illuminated by the lights she carries, interrupts brother and sister, again seated in the cheerful fire-light, which, ere the candles are set upon the table, has filled the room with such a pleasant flickering half-gloom, half-radiance.
Christian
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From this reading Halbert knows it as well as Christian, and grows pale and involuntarily glides into a corner--as he had done of old when he had transgressed--but Christian has met her father at the door, and whispered that there is a stranger newly arrived in the room.
corner
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darkened
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From this reading The day wore away, and now the evening darkened fast, and old Ailie’s beaming face, illuminated by the lights she carries, interrupts brother and sister, again seated in the cheerful fire-light, which, ere the candles are set upon the table, has filled the room with such a pleasant flickering half-gloom, half-radiance.
day
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From this reading The day wore away, and now the evening darkened fast, and old Ailie’s beaming face, illuminated by the lights she carries, interrupts brother and sister, again seated in the cheerful fire-light, which, ere the candles are set upon the table, has filled the room with such a pleasant flickering half-gloom, half-radiance.
dew
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From this reading Bear through sorrow, wrong and ruth, In thy heart the dew of youth, On thy lips the smile of truth.--LONGFELLOW.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Halbert knows it as well as Christian, and grows pale and involuntarily glides into a corner--as he had done of old when he had transgressed--but Christian has met her father at the door, and whispered that there is a stranger newly arrived in the room.
door
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From this reading And there, too, is Mr. Melville’s knock, which never varies, at the door.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading The day wore away, and now the evening darkened fast, and old Ailie’s beaming face, illuminated by the lights she carries, interrupts brother and sister, again seated in the cheerful fire-light, which, ere the candles are set upon the table, has filled the room with such a pleasant flickering half-gloom, half-radiance.
evening
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From this reading The day wore away, and now the evening darkened fast, and old Ailie’s beaming face, illuminated by the lights she carries, interrupts brother and sister, again seated in the cheerful fire-light, which, ere the candles are set upon the table, has filled the room with such a pleasant flickering half-gloom, half-radiance.
face
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From this reading The day wore away, and now the evening darkened fast, and old Ailie’s beaming face, illuminated by the lights she carries, interrupts brother and sister, again seated in the cheerful fire-light, which, ere the candles are set upon the table, has filled the room with such a pleasant flickering half-gloom, half-radiance.
fast
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From this reading The day wore away, and now the evening darkened fast, and old Ailie’s beaming face, illuminated by the lights she carries, interrupts brother and sister, again seated in the cheerful fire-light, which, ere the candles are set upon the table, has filled the room with such a pleasant flickering half-gloom, half-radiance.
father
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From this reading Halbert knows it as well as Christian, and grows pale and involuntarily glides into a corner--as he had done of old when he had transgressed--but Christian has met her father at the door, and whispered that there is a stranger newly arrived in the room.
filled
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From this reading The day wore away, and now the evening darkened fast, and old Ailie’s beaming face, illuminated by the lights she carries, interrupts brother and sister, again seated in the cheerful fire-light, which, ere the candles are set upon the table, has filled the room with such a pleasant flickering half-gloom, half-radiance.
fire-light
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From this reading The day wore away, and now the evening darkened fast, and old Ailie’s beaming face, illuminated by the lights she carries, interrupts brother and sister, again seated in the cheerful fire-light, which, ere the candles are set upon the table, has filled the room with such a pleasant flickering half-gloom, half-radiance.
flickering
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From this reading The day wore away, and now the evening darkened fast, and old Ailie’s beaming face, illuminated by the lights she carries, interrupts brother and sister, again seated in the cheerful fire-light, which, ere the candles are set upon the table, has filled the room with such a pleasant flickering half-gloom, half-radiance.
Gates
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From this reading Bear a lily in thy hand; Gates of brass cannot withstand One touch of that magic wand.
glides
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grows
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From this reading Halbert knows it as well as Christian, and grows pale and involuntarily glides into a corner--as he had done of old when he had transgressed--but Christian has met her father at the door, and whispered that there is a stranger newly arrived in the room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Halbert knows it as well as Christian, and grows pale and involuntarily glides into a corner--as he had done of old when he had transgressed--but Christian has met her father at the door, and whispered that there is a stranger newly arrived in the room.
Halbert
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From this reading Halbert knows it as well as Christian, and grows pale and involuntarily glides into a corner--as he had done of old when he had transgressed--but Christian has met her father at the door, and whispered that there is a stranger newly arrived in the room.
half-gloom
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From this reading The day wore away, and now the evening darkened fast, and old Ailie’s beaming face, illuminated by the lights she carries, interrupts brother and sister, again seated in the cheerful fire-light, which, ere the candles are set upon the table, has filled the room with such a pleasant flickering half-gloom, half-radiance.
half-radiance
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From this reading The day wore away, and now the evening darkened fast, and old Ailie’s beaming face, illuminated by the lights she carries, interrupts brother and sister, again seated in the cheerful fire-light, which, ere the candles are set upon the table, has filled the room with such a pleasant flickering half-gloom, half-radiance.
hand
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From this reading Bear a lily in thy hand; Gates of brass cannot withstand One touch of that magic wand.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day wore away, and now the evening darkened fast, and old Ailie’s beaming face, illuminated by the lights she carries, interrupts brother and sister, again seated in the cheerful fire-light, which, ere the candles are set upon the table, has filled the room with such a pleasant flickering half-gloom, half-radiance.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Halbert knows it as well as Christian, and grows pale and involuntarily glides into a corner--as he had done of old when he had transgressed--but Christian has met her father at the door, and whispered that there is a stranger newly arrived in the room.
heart
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From this reading Bear through sorrow, wrong and ruth, In thy heart the dew of youth, On thy lips the smile of truth.--LONGFELLOW.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Halbert knows it as well as Christian, and grows pale and involuntarily glides into a corner--as he had done of old when he had transgressed--but Christian has met her father at the door, and whispered that there is a stranger newly arrived in the room.
illuminated
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From this reading The day wore away, and now the evening darkened fast, and old Ailie’s beaming face, illuminated by the lights she carries, interrupts brother and sister, again seated in the cheerful fire-light, which, ere the candles are set upon the table, has filled the room with such a pleasant flickering half-gloom, half-radiance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bear a lily in thy hand; Gates of brass cannot withstand One touch of that magic wand.
interrupts
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From this reading The day wore away, and now the evening darkened fast, and old Ailie’s beaming face, illuminated by the lights she carries, interrupts brother and sister, again seated in the cheerful fire-light, which, ere the candles are set upon the table, has filled the room with such a pleasant flickering half-gloom, half-radiance.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Halbert knows it as well as Christian, and grows pale and involuntarily glides into a corner--as he had done of old when he had transgressed--but Christian has met her father at the door, and whispered that there is a stranger newly arrived in the room.
involuntarily
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And there, too, is Mr. Melville’s knock, which never varies, at the door.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Halbert knows it as well as Christian, and grows pale and involuntarily glides into a corner--as he had done of old when he had transgressed--but Christian has met her father at the door, and whispered that there is a stranger newly arrived in the room.
knock
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From this reading And there, too, is Mr. Melville’s knock, which never varies, at the door.
knows
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From this reading Halbert knows it as well as Christian, and grows pale and involuntarily glides into a corner--as he had done of old when he had transgressed--but Christian has met her father at the door, and whispered that there is a stranger newly arrived in the room.
lights
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From this reading The day wore away, and now the evening darkened fast, and old Ailie’s beaming face, illuminated by the lights she carries, interrupts brother and sister, again seated in the cheerful fire-light, which, ere the candles are set upon the table, has filled the room with such a pleasant flickering half-gloom, half-radiance.
lily
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From this reading Bear a lily in thy hand; Gates of brass cannot withstand One touch of that magic wand.
lips
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From this reading Bear through sorrow, wrong and ruth, In thy heart the dew of youth, On thy lips the smile of truth.--LONGFELLOW.
LONGFELLOW
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From this reading Bear through sorrow, wrong and ruth, In thy heart the dew of youth, On thy lips the smile of truth.--LONGFELLOW.
magic
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From this reading Bear a lily in thy hand; Gates of brass cannot withstand One touch of that magic wand.
Melville's
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From this reading And there, too, is Mr. Melville’s knock, which never varies, at the door.
met
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From this reading Halbert knows it as well as Christian, and grows pale and involuntarily glides into a corner--as he had done of old when he had transgressed--but Christian has met her father at the door, and whispered that there is a stranger newly arrived in the room.
Mr
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From this reading And there, too, is Mr. Melville’s knock, which never varies, at the door.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And there, too, is Mr. Melville’s knock, which never varies, at the door.
newly
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From this reading Halbert knows it as well as Christian, and grows pale and involuntarily glides into a corner--as he had done of old when he had transgressed--but Christian has met her father at the door, and whispered that there is a stranger newly arrived in the room.
now
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From this reading The day wore away, and now the evening darkened fast, and old Ailie’s beaming face, illuminated by the lights she carries, interrupts brother and sister, again seated in the cheerful fire-light, which, ere the candles are set upon the table, has filled the room with such a pleasant flickering half-gloom, half-radiance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bear a lily in thy hand; Gates of brass cannot withstand One touch of that magic wand.
old
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From this reading The day wore away, and now the evening darkened fast, and old Ailie’s beaming face, illuminated by the lights she carries, interrupts brother and sister, again seated in the cheerful fire-light, which, ere the candles are set upon the table, has filled the room with such a pleasant flickering half-gloom, half-radiance.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Bear through sorrow, wrong and ruth, In thy heart the dew of youth, On thy lips the smile of truth.--LONGFELLOW.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Bear a lily in thy hand; Gates of brass cannot withstand One touch of that magic wand.
pale
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From this reading Halbert knows it as well as Christian, and grows pale and involuntarily glides into a corner--as he had done of old when he had transgressed--but Christian has met her father at the door, and whispered that there is a stranger newly arrived in the room.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day wore away, and now the evening darkened fast, and old Ailie’s beaming face, illuminated by the lights she carries, interrupts brother and sister, again seated in the cheerful fire-light, which, ere the candles are set upon the table, has filled the room with such a pleasant flickering half-gloom, half-radiance.
room
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From this reading The day wore away, and now the evening darkened fast, and old Ailie’s beaming face, illuminated by the lights she carries, interrupts brother and sister, again seated in the cheerful fire-light, which, ere the candles are set upon the table, has filled the room with such a pleasant flickering half-gloom, half-radiance.
ruth
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From this reading Bear through sorrow, wrong and ruth, In thy heart the dew of youth, On thy lips the smile of truth.--LONGFELLOW.
seated
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From this reading The day wore away, and now the evening darkened fast, and old Ailie’s beaming face, illuminated by the lights she carries, interrupts brother and sister, again seated in the cheerful fire-light, which, ere the candles are set upon the table, has filled the room with such a pleasant flickering half-gloom, half-radiance.
set
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From this reading The day wore away, and now the evening darkened fast, and old Ailie’s beaming face, illuminated by the lights she carries, interrupts brother and sister, again seated in the cheerful fire-light, which, ere the candles are set upon the table, has filled the room with such a pleasant flickering half-gloom, half-radiance.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The day wore away, and now the evening darkened fast, and old Ailie’s beaming face, illuminated by the lights she carries, interrupts brother and sister, again seated in the cheerful fire-light, which, ere the candles are set upon the table, has filled the room with such a pleasant flickering half-gloom, half-radiance.
sister
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From this reading The day wore away, and now the evening darkened fast, and old Ailie’s beaming face, illuminated by the lights she carries, interrupts brother and sister, again seated in the cheerful fire-light, which, ere the candles are set upon the table, has filled the room with such a pleasant flickering half-gloom, half-radiance.
smile
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From this reading Bear through sorrow, wrong and ruth, In thy heart the dew of youth, On thy lips the smile of truth.--LONGFELLOW.
sorrow
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From this reading Bear through sorrow, wrong and ruth, In thy heart the dew of youth, On thy lips the smile of truth.--LONGFELLOW.
stranger
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From this reading Halbert knows it as well as Christian, and grows pale and involuntarily glides into a corner--as he had done of old when he had transgressed--but Christian has met her father at the door, and whispered that there is a stranger newly arrived in the room.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The day wore away, and now the evening darkened fast, and old Ailie’s beaming face, illuminated by the lights she carries, interrupts brother and sister, again seated in the cheerful fire-light, which, ere the candles are set upon the table, has filled the room with such a pleasant flickering half-gloom, half-radiance.
table
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From this reading The day wore away, and now the evening darkened fast, and old Ailie’s beaming face, illuminated by the lights she carries, interrupts brother and sister, again seated in the cheerful fire-light, which, ere the candles are set upon the table, has filled the room with such a pleasant flickering half-gloom, half-radiance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Bear a lily in thy hand; Gates of brass cannot withstand One touch of that magic wand.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bear through sorrow, wrong and ruth, In thy heart the dew of youth, On thy lips the smile of truth.--LONGFELLOW.
there
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From this reading And there, too, is Mr. Melville’s knock, which never varies, at the door.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Bear through sorrow, wrong and ruth, In thy heart the dew of youth, On thy lips the smile of truth.--LONGFELLOW.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Bear a lily in thy hand; Gates of brass cannot withstand One touch of that magic wand.
too
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From this reading And there, too, is Mr. Melville’s knock, which never varies, at the door.
touch
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From this reading Bear a lily in thy hand; Gates of brass cannot withstand One touch of that magic wand.
transgressed
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truth
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From this reading Bear through sorrow, wrong and ruth, In thy heart the dew of youth, On thy lips the smile of truth.--LONGFELLOW.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The day wore away, and now the evening darkened fast, and old Ailie’s beaming face, illuminated by the lights she carries, interrupts brother and sister, again seated in the cheerful fire-light, which, ere the candles are set upon the table, has filled the room with such a pleasant flickering half-gloom, half-radiance.
varies
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From this reading And there, too, is Mr. Melville’s knock, which never varies, at the door.
wand
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From this reading Bear a lily in thy hand; Gates of brass cannot withstand One touch of that magic wand.
well
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From this reading Halbert knows it as well as Christian, and grows pale and involuntarily glides into a corner--as he had done of old when he had transgressed--but Christian has met her father at the door, and whispered that there is a stranger newly arrived in the room.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Halbert knows it as well as Christian, and grows pale and involuntarily glides into a corner--as he had done of old when he had transgressed--but Christian has met her father at the door, and whispered that there is a stranger newly arrived in the room.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The day wore away, and now the evening darkened fast, and old Ailie’s beaming face, illuminated by the lights she carries, interrupts brother and sister, again seated in the cheerful fire-light, which, ere the candles are set upon the table, has filled the room with such a pleasant flickering half-gloom, half-radiance.
whispered
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From this reading Halbert knows it as well as Christian, and grows pale and involuntarily glides into a corner--as he had done of old when he had transgressed--but Christian has met her father at the door, and whispered that there is a stranger newly arrived in the room.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The day wore away, and now the evening darkened fast, and old Ailie’s beaming face, illuminated by the lights she carries, interrupts brother and sister, again seated in the cheerful fire-light, which, ere the candles are set upon the table, has filled the room with such a pleasant flickering half-gloom, half-radiance.
withstand
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From this reading Bear a lily in thy hand; Gates of brass cannot withstand One touch of that magic wand.
wore
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From this reading The day wore away, and now the evening darkened fast, and old Ailie’s beaming face, illuminated by the lights she carries, interrupts brother and sister, again seated in the cheerful fire-light, which, ere the candles are set upon the table, has filled the room with such a pleasant flickering half-gloom, half-radiance.
wrong
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From this reading Bear through sorrow, wrong and ruth, In thy heart the dew of youth, On thy lips the smile of truth.--LONGFELLOW.
youth
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From this reading Bear through sorrow, wrong and ruth, In thy heart the dew of youth, On thy lips the smile of truth.--LONGFELLOW.
