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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 Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
all
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From this reading Yes, Mr. Oswin Markham had certainly a good deal to think about as he looked back to the flat-ridged mountain, and, mentally, upon all that had taken place since he had first seen its ridges a few weeks before.
almost
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From this reading Table Mountain was of a blue dimness, and the white walls of the houses at its base were quite hidden; Robbin Island lighthouse had almost dwindled out of sight; and in the water, through the bright red gold shed from a mist in the west that the falling sun saturated with light, were seen the black heads of innumerable seals swimming out from the coastway of rocks.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
ask
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From this reading He had thought it well to talk of love to that girl who had given him the gift of the life he was at present breathing--to talk to her of love and to ask her to love him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
back
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From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
base
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From this reading Table Mountain was of a blue dimness, and the white walls of the houses at its base were quite hidden; Robbin Island lighthouse had almost dwindled out of sight; and in the water, through the bright red gold shed from a mist in the west that the falling sun saturated with light, were seen the black heads of innumerable seals swimming out from the coastway of rocks.
Bay
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From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
beating
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From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Yes, Mr. Oswin Markham had certainly a good deal to think about as he looked back to the flat-ridged mountain, and, mentally, upon all that had taken place since he had first seen its ridges a few weeks before.
black
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From this reading Table Mountain was of a blue dimness, and the white walls of the houses at its base were quite hidden; Robbin Island lighthouse had almost dwindled out of sight; and in the water, through the bright red gold shed from a mist in the west that the falling sun saturated with light, were seen the black heads of innumerable seals swimming out from the coastway of rocks.
blue
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From this reading Table Mountain was of a blue dimness, and the white walls of the houses at its base were quite hidden; Robbin Island lighthouse had almost dwindled out of sight; and in the water, through the bright red gold shed from a mist in the west that the falling sun saturated with light, were seen the black heads of innumerable seals swimming out from the coastway of rocks.
brain
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From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
breathing
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From this reading He had thought it well to talk of love to that girl who had given him the gift of the life he was at present breathing--to talk to her of love and to ask her to love him.
bridge
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From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
bright
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From this reading Table Mountain was of a blue dimness, and the white walls of the houses at its base were quite hidden; Robbin Island lighthouse had almost dwindled out of sight; and in the water, through the bright red gold shed from a mist in the west that the falling sun saturated with light, were seen the black heads of innumerable seals swimming out from the coastway of rocks.
certainly
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From this reading Yes, Mr. Oswin Markham had certainly a good deal to think about as he looked back to the flat-ridged mountain, and, mentally, upon all that had taken place since he had first seen its ridges a few weeks before.
coast
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From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
coastway
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From this reading Table Mountain was of a blue dimness, and the white walls of the houses at its base were quite hidden; Robbin Island lighthouse had almost dwindled out of sight; and in the water, through the bright red gold shed from a mist in the west that the falling sun saturated with light, were seen the black heads of innumerable seals swimming out from the coastway of rocks.
countries
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From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
deal
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From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
dimness
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From this reading Table Mountain was of a blue dimness, and the white walls of the houses at its base were quite hidden; Robbin Island lighthouse had almost dwindled out of sight; and in the water, through the bright red gold shed from a mist in the west that the falling sun saturated with light, were seen the black heads of innumerable seals swimming out from the coastway of rocks.
distance
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From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
dwindled
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From this reading Table Mountain was of a blue dimness, and the white walls of the houses at its base were quite hidden; Robbin Island lighthouse had almost dwindled out of sight; and in the water, through the bright red gold shed from a mist in the west that the falling sun saturated with light, were seen the black heads of innumerable seals swimming out from the coastway of rocks.
expel
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From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
falling
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From this reading Table Mountain was of a blue dimness, and the white walls of the houses at its base were quite hidden; Robbin Island lighthouse had almost dwindled out of sight; and in the water, through the bright red gold shed from a mist in the west that the falling sun saturated with light, were seen the black heads of innumerable seals swimming out from the coastway of rocks.
fashion
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From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
few
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From this reading Yes, Mr. Oswin Markham had certainly a good deal to think about as he looked back to the flat-ridged mountain, and, mentally, upon all that had taken place since he had first seen its ridges a few weeks before.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yes, Mr. Oswin Markham had certainly a good deal to think about as he looked back to the flat-ridged mountain, and, mentally, upon all that had taken place since he had first seen its ridges a few weeks before.
flat-ridged
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From this reading Yes, Mr. Oswin Markham had certainly a good deal to think about as he looked back to the flat-ridged mountain, and, mentally, upon all that had taken place since he had first seen its ridges a few weeks before.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
gift
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From this reading He had thought it well to talk of love to that girl who had given him the gift of the life he was at present breathing--to talk to her of love and to ask her to love him.
girl
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From this reading He had thought it well to talk of love to that girl who had given him the gift of the life he was at present breathing--to talk to her of love and to ask her to love him.
given
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From this reading He had thought it well to talk of love to that girl who had given him the gift of the life he was at present breathing--to talk to her of love and to ask her to love him.
gold
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From this reading Table Mountain was of a blue dimness, and the white walls of the houses at its base were quite hidden; Robbin Island lighthouse had almost dwindled out of sight; and in the water, through the bright red gold shed from a mist in the west that the falling sun saturated with light, were seen the black heads of innumerable seals swimming out from the coastway of rocks.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
got
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From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
Hamlet
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From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
hand
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From this reading Well, he had succeeded; she had put her hand trustfully in his and had trusted him with all her heart, he knew; and yet the thought of it did not make him happy.
Haply
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From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
happy
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From this reading Well, he had succeeded; she had put her hand trustfully in his and had trusted him with all her heart, he knew; and yet the thought of it did not make him happy.
HEpronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
heads
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From this reading Table Mountain was of a blue dimness, and the white walls of the houses at its base were quite hidden; Robbin Island lighthouse had almost dwindled out of sight; and in the water, through the bright red gold shed from a mist in the west that the falling sun saturated with light, were seen the black heads of innumerable seals swimming out from the coastway of rocks.
heart
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From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had thought it well to talk of love to that girl who had given him the gift of the life he was at present breathing--to talk to her of love and to ask her to love him.
hidden
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From this reading Table Mountain was of a blue dimness, and the white walls of the houses at its base were quite hidden; Robbin Island lighthouse had almost dwindled out of sight; and in the water, through the bright red gold shed from a mist in the west that the falling sun saturated with light, were seen the black heads of innumerable seals swimming out from the coastway of rocks.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
houses
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From this reading Table Mountain was of a blue dimness, and the white walls of the houses at its base were quite hidden; Robbin Island lighthouse had almost dwindled out of sight; and in the water, through the bright red gold shed from a mist in the west that the falling sun saturated with light, were seen the black heads of innumerable seals swimming out from the coastway of rocks.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
innumerable
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From this reading Table Mountain was of a blue dimness, and the white walls of the houses at its base were quite hidden; Robbin Island lighthouse had almost dwindled out of sight; and in the water, through the bright red gold shed from a mist in the west that the falling sun saturated with light, were seen the black heads of innumerable seals swimming out from the coastway of rocks.
Island
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From this reading Table Mountain was of a blue dimness, and the white walls of the houses at its base were quite hidden; Robbin Island lighthouse had almost dwindled out of sight; and in the water, through the bright red gold shed from a mist in the west that the falling sun saturated with light, were seen the black heads of innumerable seals swimming out from the coastway of rocks.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Table Mountain was of a blue dimness, and the white walls of the houses at its base were quite hidden; Robbin Island lighthouse had almost dwindled out of sight; and in the water, through the bright red gold shed from a mist in the west that the falling sun saturated with light, were seen the black heads of innumerable seals swimming out from the coastway of rocks.
knew
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From this reading Well, he had succeeded; she had put her hand trustfully in his and had trusted him with all her heart, he knew; and yet the thought of it did not make him happy.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had thought it well to talk of love to that girl who had given him the gift of the life he was at present breathing--to talk to her of love and to ask her to love him.
light
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From this reading Table Mountain was of a blue dimness, and the white walls of the houses at its base were quite hidden; Robbin Island lighthouse had almost dwindled out of sight; and in the water, through the bright red gold shed from a mist in the west that the falling sun saturated with light, were seen the black heads of innumerable seals swimming out from the coastway of rocks.
lighthouse
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From this reading Table Mountain was of a blue dimness, and the white walls of the houses at its base were quite hidden; Robbin Island lighthouse had almost dwindled out of sight; and in the water, through the bright red gold shed from a mist in the west that the falling sun saturated with light, were seen the black heads of innumerable seals swimming out from the coastway of rocks.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
love
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From this reading He had thought it well to talk of love to that girl who had given him the gift of the life he was at present breathing--to talk to her of love and to ask her to love him.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, he had succeeded; she had put her hand trustfully in his and had trusted him with all her heart, he knew; and yet the thought of it did not make him happy.
Markham
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From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
matter
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From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
mentally
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From this reading Yes, Mr. Oswin Markham had certainly a good deal to think about as he looked back to the flat-ridged mountain, and, mentally, upon all that had taken place since he had first seen its ridges a few weeks before.
mist
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From this reading Table Mountain was of a blue dimness, and the white walls of the houses at its base were quite hidden; Robbin Island lighthouse had almost dwindled out of sight; and in the water, through the bright red gold shed from a mist in the west that the falling sun saturated with light, were seen the black heads of innumerable seals swimming out from the coastway of rocks.
mountain
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From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
Mr
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From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
Natal
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From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Well, he had succeeded; she had put her hand trustfully in his and had trusted him with all her heart, he knew; and yet the thought of it did not make him happy.
objects
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From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
Oswin
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From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
out
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From this reading Table Mountain was of a blue dimness, and the white walls of the houses at its base were quite hidden; Robbin Island lighthouse had almost dwindled out of sight; and in the water, through the bright red gold shed from a mist in the west that the falling sun saturated with light, were seen the black heads of innumerable seals swimming out from the coastway of rocks.
place
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From this reading Yes, Mr. Oswin Markham had certainly a good deal to think about as he looked back to the flat-ridged mountain, and, mentally, upon all that had taken place since he had first seen its ridges a few weeks before.
present
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From this reading He had thought it well to talk of love to that girl who had given him the gift of the life he was at present breathing--to talk to her of love and to ask her to love him.
put
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From this reading Well, he had succeeded; she had put her hand trustfully in his and had trusted him with all her heart, he knew; and yet the thought of it did not make him happy.
puts
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From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Table Mountain was of a blue dimness, and the white walls of the houses at its base were quite hidden; Robbin Island lighthouse had almost dwindled out of sight; and in the water, through the bright red gold shed from a mist in the west that the falling sun saturated with light, were seen the black heads of innumerable seals swimming out from the coastway of rocks.
red
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From this reading Table Mountain was of a blue dimness, and the white walls of the houses at its base were quite hidden; Robbin Island lighthouse had almost dwindled out of sight; and in the water, through the bright red gold shed from a mist in the west that the falling sun saturated with light, were seen the black heads of innumerable seals swimming out from the coastway of rocks.
ridges
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From this reading Yes, Mr. Oswin Markham had certainly a good deal to think about as he looked back to the flat-ridged mountain, and, mentally, upon all that had taken place since he had first seen its ridges a few weeks before.
Robbin
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From this reading Table Mountain was of a blue dimness, and the white walls of the houses at its base were quite hidden; Robbin Island lighthouse had almost dwindled out of sight; and in the water, through the bright red gold shed from a mist in the west that the falling sun saturated with light, were seen the black heads of innumerable seals swimming out from the coastway of rocks.
rocks
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From this reading Table Mountain was of a blue dimness, and the white walls of the houses at its base were quite hidden; Robbin Island lighthouse had almost dwindled out of sight; and in the water, through the bright red gold shed from a mist in the west that the falling sun saturated with light, were seen the black heads of innumerable seals swimming out from the coastway of rocks.
round
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From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
saturated
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From this reading Table Mountain was of a blue dimness, and the white walls of the houses at its base were quite hidden; Robbin Island lighthouse had almost dwindled out of sight; and in the water, through the bright red gold shed from a mist in the west that the falling sun saturated with light, were seen the black heads of innumerable seals swimming out from the coastway of rocks.
seals
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From this reading Table Mountain was of a blue dimness, and the white walls of the houses at its base were quite hidden; Robbin Island lighthouse had almost dwindled out of sight; and in the water, through the bright red gold shed from a mist in the west that the falling sun saturated with light, were seen the black heads of innumerable seals swimming out from the coastway of rocks.
seas
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From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
seen
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From this reading Table Mountain was of a blue dimness, and the white walls of the houses at its base were quite hidden; Robbin Island lighthouse had almost dwindled out of sight; and in the water, through the bright red gold shed from a mist in the west that the falling sun saturated with light, were seen the black heads of innumerable seals swimming out from the coastway of rocks.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
shape
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From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Well, he had succeeded; she had put her hand trustfully in his and had trusted him with all her heart, he knew; and yet the thought of it did not make him happy.
shed
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From this reading Table Mountain was of a blue dimness, and the white walls of the houses at its base were quite hidden; Robbin Island lighthouse had almost dwindled out of sight; and in the water, through the bright red gold shed from a mist in the west that the falling sun saturated with light, were seen the black heads of innumerable seals swimming out from the coastway of rocks.
sight
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From this reading Table Mountain was of a blue dimness, and the white walls of the houses at its base were quite hidden; Robbin Island lighthouse had almost dwindled out of sight; and in the water, through the bright red gold shed from a mist in the west that the falling sun saturated with light, were seen the black heads of innumerable seals swimming out from the coastway of rocks.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Yes, Mr. Oswin Markham had certainly a good deal to think about as he looked back to the flat-ridged mountain, and, mentally, upon all that had taken place since he had first seen its ridges a few weeks before.
something-settled
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From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
steamer
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From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
strange
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From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
stranger
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From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
succeeded
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From this reading Well, he had succeeded; she had put her hand trustfully in his and had trusted him with all her heart, he knew; and yet the thought of it did not make him happy.
sun
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From this reading Table Mountain was of a blue dimness, and the white walls of the houses at its base were quite hidden; Robbin Island lighthouse had almost dwindled out of sight; and in the water, through the bright red gold shed from a mist in the west that the falling sun saturated with light, were seen the black heads of innumerable seals swimming out from the coastway of rocks.
swimming
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From this reading Table Mountain was of a blue dimness, and the white walls of the houses at its base were quite hidden; Robbin Island lighthouse had almost dwindled out of sight; and in the water, through the bright red gold shed from a mist in the west that the falling sun saturated with light, were seen the black heads of innumerable seals swimming out from the coastway of rocks.
Table
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From this reading Table Mountain was of a blue dimness, and the white walls of the houses at its base were quite hidden; Robbin Island lighthouse had almost dwindled out of sight; and in the water, through the bright red gold shed from a mist in the west that the falling sun saturated with light, were seen the black heads of innumerable seals swimming out from the coastway of rocks.
taken
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From this reading Yes, Mr. Oswin Markham had certainly a good deal to think about as he looked back to the flat-ridged mountain, and, mentally, upon all that had taken place since he had first seen its ridges a few weeks before.
taking
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From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
talk
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From this reading He had thought it well to talk of love to that girl who had given him the gift of the life he was at present breathing--to talk to her of love and to ask her to love him.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had thought it well to talk of love to that girl who had given him the gift of the life he was at present breathing--to talk to her of love and to ask her to love him.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Table Mountain was of a blue dimness, and the white walls of the houses at its base were quite hidden; Robbin Island lighthouse had almost dwindled out of sight; and in the water, through the bright red gold shed from a mist in the west that the falling sun saturated with light, were seen the black heads of innumerable seals swimming out from the coastway of rocks.
thus
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From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
trusted
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From this reading Well, he had succeeded; she had put her hand trustfully in his and had trusted him with all her heart, he knew; and yet the thought of it did not make him happy.
trustfully
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From this reading Well, he had succeeded; she had put her hand trustfully in his and had trusted him with all her heart, he knew; and yet the thought of it did not make him happy.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Yes, Mr. Oswin Markham had certainly a good deal to think about as he looked back to the flat-ridged mountain, and, mentally, upon all that had taken place since he had first seen its ridges a few weeks before.
variable
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From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
walls
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From this reading Table Mountain was of a blue dimness, and the white walls of the houses at its base were quite hidden; Robbin Island lighthouse had almost dwindled out of sight; and in the water, through the bright red gold shed from a mist in the west that the falling sun saturated with light, were seen the black heads of innumerable seals swimming out from the coastway of rocks.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
water
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From this reading Table Mountain was of a blue dimness, and the white walls of the houses at its base were quite hidden; Robbin Island lighthouse had almost dwindled out of sight; and in the water, through the bright red gold shed from a mist in the west that the falling sun saturated with light, were seen the black heads of innumerable seals swimming out from the coastway of rocks.
weeks
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From this reading Yes, Mr. Oswin Markham had certainly a good deal to think about as he looked back to the flat-ridged mountain, and, mentally, upon all that had taken place since he had first seen its ridges a few weeks before.
well
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From this reading He had thought it well to talk of love to that girl who had given him the gift of the life he was at present breathing--to talk to her of love and to ask her to love him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Table Mountain was of a blue dimness, and the white walls of the houses at its base were quite hidden; Robbin Island lighthouse had almost dwindled out of sight; and in the water, through the bright red gold shed from a mist in the west that the falling sun saturated with light, were seen the black heads of innumerable seals swimming out from the coastway of rocks.
west
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From this reading Table Mountain was of a blue dimness, and the white walls of the houses at its base were quite hidden; Robbin Island lighthouse had almost dwindled out of sight; and in the water, through the bright red gold shed from a mist in the west that the falling sun saturated with light, were seen the black heads of innumerable seals swimming out from the coastway of rocks.
Whereon
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From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
white
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From this reading Table Mountain was of a blue dimness, and the white walls of the houses at its base were quite hidden; Robbin Island lighthouse had almost dwindled out of sight; and in the water, through the bright red gold shed from a mist in the west that the falling sun saturated with light, were seen the black heads of innumerable seals swimming out from the coastway of rocks.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had thought it well to talk of love to that girl who had given him the gift of the life he was at present breathing--to talk to her of love and to ask her to love him.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Haply the seas and countries different With variable objects shall expel This something-settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brain still beating puts him thus From fashion of himself.--_Hamlet_ |HE had got a good deal to think about, this Mr. Oswin Markham, as he stood on the bridge of the steamer that was taking him round the coast to Natal, and looked back at that mountain whose strange shape had never seemed stranger than it did from the distance of the Bay.
Yes
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From this reading Yes, Mr. Oswin Markham had certainly a good deal to think about as he looked back to the flat-ridged mountain, and, mentally, upon all that had taken place since he had first seen its ridges a few weeks before.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Well, he had succeeded; she had put her hand trustfully in his and had trusted him with all her heart, he knew; and yet the thought of it did not make him happy.
