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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 What he spake, though it lacked form a little, Was not like madness.
bright
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From this reading Most necessary 'tis that we forget.--_Hamlet._ |THE long level rays of the sun that was setting in crimson splendour were touching the bright leaves of the silver-fir grove on one side of the ravine traversing the slope of the great peaked hill which makes the highest point of Table Mountain, but the other side was shadowy.
brood
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From this reading There's something in his soul O'er which his melancholy sits on brood.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Purpose is but the slave to memory.
crimson
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From this reading Most necessary 'tis that we forget.--_Hamlet._ |THE long level rays of the sun that was setting in crimson splendour were touching the bright leaves of the silver-fir grove on one side of the ravine traversing the slope of the great peaked hill which makes the highest point of Table Mountain, but the other side was shadowy.
forget
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From this reading Most necessary 'tis that we forget.--_Hamlet._ |THE long level rays of the sun that was setting in crimson splendour were touching the bright leaves of the silver-fir grove on one side of the ravine traversing the slope of the great peaked hill which makes the highest point of Table Mountain, but the other side was shadowy.
form
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From this reading What he spake, though it lacked form a little, Was not like madness.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Most necessary 'tis that we forget.--_Hamlet._ |THE long level rays of the sun that was setting in crimson splendour were touching the bright leaves of the silver-fir grove on one side of the ravine traversing the slope of the great peaked hill which makes the highest point of Table Mountain, but the other side was shadowy.
grove
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From this reading Most necessary 'tis that we forget.--_Hamlet._ |THE long level rays of the sun that was setting in crimson splendour were touching the bright leaves of the silver-fir grove on one side of the ravine traversing the slope of the great peaked hill which makes the highest point of Table Mountain, but the other side was shadowy.
Hamlet
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From this reading Most necessary 'tis that we forget.--_Hamlet._ |THE long level rays of the sun that was setting in crimson splendour were touching the bright leaves of the silver-fir grove on one side of the ravine traversing the slope of the great peaked hill which makes the highest point of Table Mountain, but the other side was shadowy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What he spake, though it lacked form a little, Was not like madness.
highest
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From this reading Most necessary 'tis that we forget.--_Hamlet._ |THE long level rays of the sun that was setting in crimson splendour were touching the bright leaves of the silver-fir grove on one side of the ravine traversing the slope of the great peaked hill which makes the highest point of Table Mountain, but the other side was shadowy.
hill
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From this reading Most necessary 'tis that we forget.--_Hamlet._ |THE long level rays of the sun that was setting in crimson splendour were touching the bright leaves of the silver-fir grove on one side of the ravine traversing the slope of the great peaked hill which makes the highest point of Table Mountain, but the other side was shadowy.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There's something in his soul O'er which his melancholy sits on brood.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There's something in his soul O'er which his melancholy sits on brood.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Purpose is but the slave to memory.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What he spake, though it lacked form a little, Was not like madness.
lacked
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From this reading What he spake, though it lacked form a little, Was not like madness.
leaves
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From this reading Most necessary 'tis that we forget.--_Hamlet._ |THE long level rays of the sun that was setting in crimson splendour were touching the bright leaves of the silver-fir grove on one side of the ravine traversing the slope of the great peaked hill which makes the highest point of Table Mountain, but the other side was shadowy.
level
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From this reading Most necessary 'tis that we forget.--_Hamlet._ |THE long level rays of the sun that was setting in crimson splendour were touching the bright leaves of the silver-fir grove on one side of the ravine traversing the slope of the great peaked hill which makes the highest point of Table Mountain, but the other side was shadowy.
like
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From this reading What he spake, though it lacked form a little, Was not like madness.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What he spake, though it lacked form a little, Was not like madness.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Most necessary 'tis that we forget.--_Hamlet._ |THE long level rays of the sun that was setting in crimson splendour were touching the bright leaves of the silver-fir grove on one side of the ravine traversing the slope of the great peaked hill which makes the highest point of Table Mountain, but the other side was shadowy.
madness
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From this reading What he spake, though it lacked form a little, Was not like madness.
makes
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From this reading Most necessary 'tis that we forget.--_Hamlet._ |THE long level rays of the sun that was setting in crimson splendour were touching the bright leaves of the silver-fir grove on one side of the ravine traversing the slope of the great peaked hill which makes the highest point of Table Mountain, but the other side was shadowy.
melancholy
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From this reading There's something in his soul O'er which his melancholy sits on brood.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Purpose is but the slave to memory.
Most
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From this reading Most necessary 'tis that we forget.--_Hamlet._ |THE long level rays of the sun that was setting in crimson splendour were touching the bright leaves of the silver-fir grove on one side of the ravine traversing the slope of the great peaked hill which makes the highest point of Table Mountain, but the other side was shadowy.
Mountain
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From this reading Most necessary 'tis that we forget.--_Hamlet._ |THE long level rays of the sun that was setting in crimson splendour were touching the bright leaves of the silver-fir grove on one side of the ravine traversing the slope of the great peaked hill which makes the highest point of Table Mountain, but the other side was shadowy.
necessary
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From this reading Most necessary 'tis that we forget.--_Hamlet._ |THE long level rays of the sun that was setting in crimson splendour were touching the bright leaves of the silver-fir grove on one side of the ravine traversing the slope of the great peaked hill which makes the highest point of Table Mountain, but the other side was shadowy.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What he spake, though it lacked form a little, Was not like madness.
O'er
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From this reading There's something in his soul O'er which his melancholy sits on brood.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Most necessary 'tis that we forget.--_Hamlet._ |THE long level rays of the sun that was setting in crimson splendour were touching the bright leaves of the silver-fir grove on one side of the ravine traversing the slope of the great peaked hill which makes the highest point of Table Mountain, but the other side was shadowy.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There's something in his soul O'er which his melancholy sits on brood.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Most necessary 'tis that we forget.--_Hamlet._ |THE long level rays of the sun that was setting in crimson splendour were touching the bright leaves of the silver-fir grove on one side of the ravine traversing the slope of the great peaked hill which makes the highest point of Table Mountain, but the other side was shadowy.
other
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From this reading Most necessary 'tis that we forget.--_Hamlet._ |THE long level rays of the sun that was setting in crimson splendour were touching the bright leaves of the silver-fir grove on one side of the ravine traversing the slope of the great peaked hill which makes the highest point of Table Mountain, but the other side was shadowy.
peaked
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From this reading Most necessary 'tis that we forget.--_Hamlet._ |THE long level rays of the sun that was setting in crimson splendour were touching the bright leaves of the silver-fir grove on one side of the ravine traversing the slope of the great peaked hill which makes the highest point of Table Mountain, but the other side was shadowy.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Most necessary 'tis that we forget.--_Hamlet._ |THE long level rays of the sun that was setting in crimson splendour were touching the bright leaves of the silver-fir grove on one side of the ravine traversing the slope of the great peaked hill which makes the highest point of Table Mountain, but the other side was shadowy.
Purpose
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From this reading Purpose is but the slave to memory.
ravine
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From this reading Most necessary 'tis that we forget.--_Hamlet._ |THE long level rays of the sun that was setting in crimson splendour were touching the bright leaves of the silver-fir grove on one side of the ravine traversing the slope of the great peaked hill which makes the highest point of Table Mountain, but the other side was shadowy.
rays
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From this reading Most necessary 'tis that we forget.--_Hamlet._ |THE long level rays of the sun that was setting in crimson splendour were touching the bright leaves of the silver-fir grove on one side of the ravine traversing the slope of the great peaked hill which makes the highest point of Table Mountain, but the other side was shadowy.
setting
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From this reading Most necessary 'tis that we forget.--_Hamlet._ |THE long level rays of the sun that was setting in crimson splendour were touching the bright leaves of the silver-fir grove on one side of the ravine traversing the slope of the great peaked hill which makes the highest point of Table Mountain, but the other side was shadowy.
shadowy
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From this reading Most necessary 'tis that we forget.--_Hamlet._ |THE long level rays of the sun that was setting in crimson splendour were touching the bright leaves of the silver-fir grove on one side of the ravine traversing the slope of the great peaked hill which makes the highest point of Table Mountain, but the other side was shadowy.
side
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From this reading Most necessary 'tis that we forget.--_Hamlet._ |THE long level rays of the sun that was setting in crimson splendour were touching the bright leaves of the silver-fir grove on one side of the ravine traversing the slope of the great peaked hill which makes the highest point of Table Mountain, but the other side was shadowy.
silver-fir
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From this reading Most necessary 'tis that we forget.--_Hamlet._ |THE long level rays of the sun that was setting in crimson splendour were touching the bright leaves of the silver-fir grove on one side of the ravine traversing the slope of the great peaked hill which makes the highest point of Table Mountain, but the other side was shadowy.
sits
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From this reading There's something in his soul O'er which his melancholy sits on brood.
slave
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From this reading Purpose is but the slave to memory.
slope
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From this reading Most necessary 'tis that we forget.--_Hamlet._ |THE long level rays of the sun that was setting in crimson splendour were touching the bright leaves of the silver-fir grove on one side of the ravine traversing the slope of the great peaked hill which makes the highest point of Table Mountain, but the other side was shadowy.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There's something in his soul O'er which his melancholy sits on brood.
soul
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From this reading There's something in his soul O'er which his melancholy sits on brood.
spake
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From this reading What he spake, though it lacked form a little, Was not like madness.
splendournounUS /ˈsplendər/
magnificent and impressive appearance
From this reading Most necessary 'tis that we forget.--_Hamlet._ |THE long level rays of the sun that was setting in crimson splendour were touching the bright leaves of the silver-fir grove on one side of the ravine traversing the slope of the great peaked hill which makes the highest point of Table Mountain, but the other side was shadowy.
sun
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From this reading Most necessary 'tis that we forget.--_Hamlet._ |THE long level rays of the sun that was setting in crimson splendour were touching the bright leaves of the silver-fir grove on one side of the ravine traversing the slope of the great peaked hill which makes the highest point of Table Mountain, but the other side was shadowy.
Table
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From this reading Most necessary 'tis that we forget.--_Hamlet._ |THE long level rays of the sun that was setting in crimson splendour were touching the bright leaves of the silver-fir grove on one side of the ravine traversing the slope of the great peaked hill which makes the highest point of Table Mountain, but the other side was shadowy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Most necessary 'tis that we forget.--_Hamlet._ |THE long level rays of the sun that was setting in crimson splendour were touching the bright leaves of the silver-fir grove on one side of the ravine traversing the slope of the great peaked hill which makes the highest point of Table Mountain, but the other side was shadowy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Purpose is but the slave to memory.
There's
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From this reading There's something in his soul O'er which his melancholy sits on brood.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading What he spake, though it lacked form a little, Was not like madness.
tis
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From this reading Most necessary 'tis that we forget.--_Hamlet._ |THE long level rays of the sun that was setting in crimson splendour were touching the bright leaves of the silver-fir grove on one side of the ravine traversing the slope of the great peaked hill which makes the highest point of Table Mountain, but the other side was shadowy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Purpose is but the slave to memory.
touching
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From this reading Most necessary 'tis that we forget.--_Hamlet._ |THE long level rays of the sun that was setting in crimson splendour were touching the bright leaves of the silver-fir grove on one side of the ravine traversing the slope of the great peaked hill which makes the highest point of Table Mountain, but the other side was shadowy.
traversing
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From this reading Most necessary 'tis that we forget.--_Hamlet._ |THE long level rays of the sun that was setting in crimson splendour were touching the bright leaves of the silver-fir grove on one side of the ravine traversing the slope of the great peaked hill which makes the highest point of Table Mountain, but the other side was shadowy.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What he spake, though it lacked form a little, Was not like madness.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Most necessary 'tis that we forget.--_Hamlet._ |THE long level rays of the sun that was setting in crimson splendour were touching the bright leaves of the silver-fir grove on one side of the ravine traversing the slope of the great peaked hill which makes the highest point of Table Mountain, but the other side was shadowy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Most necessary 'tis that we forget.--_Hamlet._ |THE long level rays of the sun that was setting in crimson splendour were touching the bright leaves of the silver-fir grove on one side of the ravine traversing the slope of the great peaked hill which makes the highest point of Table Mountain, but the other side was shadowy.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What he spake, though it lacked form a little, Was not like madness.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There's something in his soul O'er which his melancholy sits on brood.
