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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 More matter with less art.--_Hamlet._ |THE thin white silk thread of a moon was hanging in the blue twilight over the darkened western slope of the island, and almost within the horns of its crescent a planet was burning without the least tremulous motion.
almost
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From this reading More matter with less art.--_Hamlet._ |THE thin white silk thread of a moon was hanging in the blue twilight over the darkened western slope of the island, and almost within the horns of its crescent a planet was burning without the least tremulous motion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thus do we of wisdom and of reach, With windlasses and with assays of bias, By indirections find directions out.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading More matter with less art.--_Hamlet._ |THE thin white silk thread of a moon was hanging in the blue twilight over the darkened western slope of the island, and almost within the horns of its crescent a planet was burning without the least tremulous motion.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Your visitation shall receive such thanks As fits... remembrance.
assays
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From this reading Thus do we of wisdom and of reach, With windlasses and with assays of bias, By indirections find directions out.
bell
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From this reading The lights of the town were glimmering over the waters, and the strange, wildly musical cries of the bullock-drivers were borne faintly out to the steamer, mingling with the sound of the bell of St. Mary's on the Mount.
bias
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From this reading Thus do we of wisdom and of reach, With windlasses and with assays of bias, By indirections find directions out.
blue
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From this reading More matter with less art.--_Hamlet._ |THE thin white silk thread of a moon was hanging in the blue twilight over the darkened western slope of the island, and almost within the horns of its crescent a planet was burning without the least tremulous motion.
borne
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From this reading The lights of the town were glimmering over the waters, and the strange, wildly musical cries of the bullock-drivers were borne faintly out to the steamer, mingling with the sound of the bell of St. Mary's on the Mount.
bullock-drivers
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From this reading The lights of the town were glimmering over the waters, and the strange, wildly musical cries of the bullock-drivers were borne faintly out to the steamer, mingling with the sound of the bell of St. Mary's on the Mount.
burning
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From this reading More matter with less art.--_Hamlet._ |THE thin white silk thread of a moon was hanging in the blue twilight over the darkened western slope of the island, and almost within the horns of its crescent a planet was burning without the least tremulous motion.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Thus do we of wisdom and of reach, With windlasses and with assays of bias, By indirections find directions out.
crescent
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From this reading More matter with less art.--_Hamlet._ |THE thin white silk thread of a moon was hanging in the blue twilight over the darkened western slope of the island, and almost within the horns of its crescent a planet was burning without the least tremulous motion.
cries
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From this reading The lights of the town were glimmering over the waters, and the strange, wildly musical cries of the bullock-drivers were borne faintly out to the steamer, mingling with the sound of the bell of St. Mary's on the Mount.
darkened
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From this reading More matter with less art.--_Hamlet._ |THE thin white silk thread of a moon was hanging in the blue twilight over the darkened western slope of the island, and almost within the horns of its crescent a planet was burning without the least tremulous motion.
directions
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From this reading Thus do we of wisdom and of reach, With windlasses and with assays of bias, By indirections find directions out.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Thus do we of wisdom and of reach, With windlasses and with assays of bias, By indirections find directions out.
faintly
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From this reading The lights of the town were glimmering over the waters, and the strange, wildly musical cries of the bullock-drivers were borne faintly out to the steamer, mingling with the sound of the bell of St. Mary's on the Mount.
find
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From this reading Thus do we of wisdom and of reach, With windlasses and with assays of bias, By indirections find directions out.
fits
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From this reading Your visitation shall receive such thanks As fits... remembrance.
glimmering
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From this reading The lights of the town were glimmering over the waters, and the strange, wildly musical cries of the bullock-drivers were borne faintly out to the steamer, mingling with the sound of the bell of St. Mary's on the Mount.
Hamlet
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From this reading More matter with less art.--_Hamlet._ |THE thin white silk thread of a moon was hanging in the blue twilight over the darkened western slope of the island, and almost within the horns of its crescent a planet was burning without the least tremulous motion.
hanging
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From this reading More matter with less art.--_Hamlet._ |THE thin white silk thread of a moon was hanging in the blue twilight over the darkened western slope of the island, and almost within the horns of its crescent a planet was burning without the least tremulous motion.
horns
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From this reading More matter with less art.--_Hamlet._ |THE thin white silk thread of a moon was hanging in the blue twilight over the darkened western slope of the island, and almost within the horns of its crescent a planet was burning without the least tremulous motion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading More matter with less art.--_Hamlet._ |THE thin white silk thread of a moon was hanging in the blue twilight over the darkened western slope of the island, and almost within the horns of its crescent a planet was burning without the least tremulous motion.
indirections
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From this reading Thus do we of wisdom and of reach, With windlasses and with assays of bias, By indirections find directions out.
island
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From this reading More matter with less art.--_Hamlet._ |THE thin white silk thread of a moon was hanging in the blue twilight over the darkened western slope of the island, and almost within the horns of its crescent a planet was burning without the least tremulous motion.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading More matter with less art.--_Hamlet._ |THE thin white silk thread of a moon was hanging in the blue twilight over the darkened western slope of the island, and almost within the horns of its crescent a planet was burning without the least tremulous motion.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading More matter with less art.--_Hamlet._ |THE thin white silk thread of a moon was hanging in the blue twilight over the darkened western slope of the island, and almost within the horns of its crescent a planet was burning without the least tremulous motion.
less
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From this reading More matter with less art.--_Hamlet._ |THE thin white silk thread of a moon was hanging in the blue twilight over the darkened western slope of the island, and almost within the horns of its crescent a planet was burning without the least tremulous motion.
lights
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From this reading The lights of the town were glimmering over the waters, and the strange, wildly musical cries of the bullock-drivers were borne faintly out to the steamer, mingling with the sound of the bell of St. Mary's on the Mount.
Mary's
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From this reading The lights of the town were glimmering over the waters, and the strange, wildly musical cries of the bullock-drivers were borne faintly out to the steamer, mingling with the sound of the bell of St. Mary's on the Mount.
matter
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From this reading More matter with less art.--_Hamlet._ |THE thin white silk thread of a moon was hanging in the blue twilight over the darkened western slope of the island, and almost within the horns of its crescent a planet was burning without the least tremulous motion.
mingling
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From this reading The lights of the town were glimmering over the waters, and the strange, wildly musical cries of the bullock-drivers were borne faintly out to the steamer, mingling with the sound of the bell of St. Mary's on the Mount.
moon
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From this reading More matter with less art.--_Hamlet._ |THE thin white silk thread of a moon was hanging in the blue twilight over the darkened western slope of the island, and almost within the horns of its crescent a planet was burning without the least tremulous motion.
More
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From this reading More matter with less art.--_Hamlet._ |THE thin white silk thread of a moon was hanging in the blue twilight over the darkened western slope of the island, and almost within the horns of its crescent a planet was burning without the least tremulous motion.
motion
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From this reading More matter with less art.--_Hamlet._ |THE thin white silk thread of a moon was hanging in the blue twilight over the darkened western slope of the island, and almost within the horns of its crescent a planet was burning without the least tremulous motion.
Mount
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From this reading The lights of the town were glimmering over the waters, and the strange, wildly musical cries of the bullock-drivers were borne faintly out to the steamer, mingling with the sound of the bell of St. Mary's on the Mount.
musical
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From this reading The lights of the town were glimmering over the waters, and the strange, wildly musical cries of the bullock-drivers were borne faintly out to the steamer, mingling with the sound of the bell of St. Mary's on the Mount.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thus do we of wisdom and of reach, With windlasses and with assays of bias, By indirections find directions out.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The lights of the town were glimmering over the waters, and the strange, wildly musical cries of the bullock-drivers were borne faintly out to the steamer, mingling with the sound of the bell of St. Mary's on the Mount.
out
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From this reading Thus do we of wisdom and of reach, With windlasses and with assays of bias, By indirections find directions out.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading More matter with less art.--_Hamlet._ |THE thin white silk thread of a moon was hanging in the blue twilight over the darkened western slope of the island, and almost within the horns of its crescent a planet was burning without the least tremulous motion.
planet
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From this reading More matter with less art.--_Hamlet._ |THE thin white silk thread of a moon was hanging in the blue twilight over the darkened western slope of the island, and almost within the horns of its crescent a planet was burning without the least tremulous motion.
reach
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From this reading Thus do we of wisdom and of reach, With windlasses and with assays of bias, By indirections find directions out.
receive
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From this reading Your visitation shall receive such thanks As fits... remembrance.
remembrance
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From this reading Your visitation shall receive such thanks As fits... remembrance.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Your visitation shall receive such thanks As fits... remembrance.
silk
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From this reading More matter with less art.--_Hamlet._ |THE thin white silk thread of a moon was hanging in the blue twilight over the darkened western slope of the island, and almost within the horns of its crescent a planet was burning without the least tremulous motion.
slope
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From this reading More matter with less art.--_Hamlet._ |THE thin white silk thread of a moon was hanging in the blue twilight over the darkened western slope of the island, and almost within the horns of its crescent a planet was burning without the least tremulous motion.
sound
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From this reading The lights of the town were glimmering over the waters, and the strange, wildly musical cries of the bullock-drivers were borne faintly out to the steamer, mingling with the sound of the bell of St. Mary's on the Mount.
St
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From this reading The lights of the town were glimmering over the waters, and the strange, wildly musical cries of the bullock-drivers were borne faintly out to the steamer, mingling with the sound of the bell of St. Mary's on the Mount.
steamer
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From this reading The lights of the town were glimmering over the waters, and the strange, wildly musical cries of the bullock-drivers were borne faintly out to the steamer, mingling with the sound of the bell of St. Mary's on the Mount.
strange
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From this reading The lights of the town were glimmering over the waters, and the strange, wildly musical cries of the bullock-drivers were borne faintly out to the steamer, mingling with the sound of the bell of St. Mary's on the Mount.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Your visitation shall receive such thanks As fits... remembrance.
thanks
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From this reading Your visitation shall receive such thanks As fits... remembrance.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading More matter with less art.--_Hamlet._ |THE thin white silk thread of a moon was hanging in the blue twilight over the darkened western slope of the island, and almost within the horns of its crescent a planet was burning without the least tremulous motion.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading More matter with less art.--_Hamlet._ |THE thin white silk thread of a moon was hanging in the blue twilight over the darkened western slope of the island, and almost within the horns of its crescent a planet was burning without the least tremulous motion.
thread
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From this reading More matter with less art.--_Hamlet._ |THE thin white silk thread of a moon was hanging in the blue twilight over the darkened western slope of the island, and almost within the horns of its crescent a planet was burning without the least tremulous motion.
Thus
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From this reading Thus do we of wisdom and of reach, With windlasses and with assays of bias, By indirections find directions out.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The lights of the town were glimmering over the waters, and the strange, wildly musical cries of the bullock-drivers were borne faintly out to the steamer, mingling with the sound of the bell of St. Mary's on the Mount.
town
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From this reading The lights of the town were glimmering over the waters, and the strange, wildly musical cries of the bullock-drivers were borne faintly out to the steamer, mingling with the sound of the bell of St. Mary's on the Mount.
tremulous
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From this reading More matter with less art.--_Hamlet._ |THE thin white silk thread of a moon was hanging in the blue twilight over the darkened western slope of the island, and almost within the horns of its crescent a planet was burning without the least tremulous motion.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading More matter with less art.--_Hamlet._ |THE thin white silk thread of a moon was hanging in the blue twilight over the darkened western slope of the island, and almost within the horns of its crescent a planet was burning without the least tremulous motion.
visitation
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From this reading Your visitation shall receive such thanks As fits... remembrance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading More matter with less art.--_Hamlet._ |THE thin white silk thread of a moon was hanging in the blue twilight over the darkened western slope of the island, and almost within the horns of its crescent a planet was burning without the least tremulous motion.
waters
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From this reading The lights of the town were glimmering over the waters, and the strange, wildly musical cries of the bullock-drivers were borne faintly out to the steamer, mingling with the sound of the bell of St. Mary's on the Mount.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Thus do we of wisdom and of reach, With windlasses and with assays of bias, By indirections find directions out.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The lights of the town were glimmering over the waters, and the strange, wildly musical cries of the bullock-drivers were borne faintly out to the steamer, mingling with the sound of the bell of St. Mary's on the Mount.
western
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From this reading More matter with less art.--_Hamlet._ |THE thin white silk thread of a moon was hanging in the blue twilight over the darkened western slope of the island, and almost within the horns of its crescent a planet was burning without the least tremulous motion.
white
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From this reading More matter with less art.--_Hamlet._ |THE thin white silk thread of a moon was hanging in the blue twilight over the darkened western slope of the island, and almost within the horns of its crescent a planet was burning without the least tremulous motion.
wildly
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From this reading The lights of the town were glimmering over the waters, and the strange, wildly musical cries of the bullock-drivers were borne faintly out to the steamer, mingling with the sound of the bell of St. Mary's on the Mount.
windlasses
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From this reading Thus do we of wisdom and of reach, With windlasses and with assays of bias, By indirections find directions out.
wisdom
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From this reading Thus do we of wisdom and of reach, With windlasses and with assays of bias, By indirections find directions out.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thus do we of wisdom and of reach, With windlasses and with assays of bias, By indirections find directions out.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading More matter with less art.--_Hamlet._ |THE thin white silk thread of a moon was hanging in the blue twilight over the darkened western slope of the island, and almost within the horns of its crescent a planet was burning without the least tremulous motion.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading More matter with less art.--_Hamlet._ |THE thin white silk thread of a moon was hanging in the blue twilight over the darkened western slope of the island, and almost within the horns of its crescent a planet was burning without the least tremulous motion.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your visitation shall receive such thanks As fits... remembrance.
