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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 A MOUNT OF VISION--HENRY VAUGHAN.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading From the heights of Henry Vaughan's verse, I look across a stony region, with a few feeble oases scattered over it, and a hazy green in the distance.
all
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From this reading It does not soften the dreariness that its stones are all laid in order, that the spaces which should be meadows are skilfully paved.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From the heights of Henry Vaughan's verse, I look across a stony region, with a few feeble oases scattered over it, and a hazy green in the distance.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It does not soften the dreariness that its stones are all laid in order, that the spaces which should be meadows are skilfully paved.
arrived
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From this reading We have now arrived at the borders of a long, dreary tract, which, happily for my readers, I can shorten for them in this my retrospect.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We have now arrived at the borders of a long, dreary tract, which, happily for my readers, I can shorten for them in this my retrospect.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It does not soften the dreariness that its stones are all laid in order, that the spaces which should be meadows are skilfully paved.
belongs
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From this reading Henry Vaughan belongs to the mystical school, but his poetry rules his theories.
borders
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From this reading We have now arrived at the borders of a long, dreary tract, which, happily for my readers, I can shorten for them in this my retrospect.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Henry Vaughan belongs to the mystical school, but his poetry rules his theories.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We have now arrived at the borders of a long, dreary tract, which, happily for my readers, I can shorten for them in this my retrospect.
distance
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From this reading From the heights of Henry Vaughan's verse, I look across a stony region, with a few feeble oases scattered over it, and a hazy green in the distance.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It does not soften the dreariness that its stones are all laid in order, that the spaces which should be meadows are skilfully paved.
dreariness
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From this reading It does not soften the dreariness that its stones are all laid in order, that the spaces which should be meadows are skilfully paved.
dreary
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From this reading We have now arrived at the borders of a long, dreary tract, which, happily for my readers, I can shorten for them in this my retrospect.
feeble
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From this reading From the heights of Henry Vaughan's verse, I look across a stony region, with a few feeble oases scattered over it, and a hazy green in the distance.
few
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From this reading From the heights of Henry Vaughan's verse, I look across a stony region, with a few feeble oases scattered over it, and a hazy green in the distance.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We have now arrived at the borders of a long, dreary tract, which, happily for my readers, I can shorten for them in this my retrospect.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the heights of Henry Vaughan's verse, I look across a stony region, with a few feeble oases scattered over it, and a hazy green in the distance.
green
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From this reading From the heights of Henry Vaughan's verse, I look across a stony region, with a few feeble oases scattered over it, and a hazy green in the distance.
happily
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From this reading We have now arrived at the borders of a long, dreary tract, which, happily for my readers, I can shorten for them in this my retrospect.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have now arrived at the borders of a long, dreary tract, which, happily for my readers, I can shorten for them in this my retrospect.
hazyadjectiveUS /ˈheɪzi/
unclear or blurred, especially from drink
From this reading From the heights of Henry Vaughan's verse, I look across a stony region, with a few feeble oases scattered over it, and a hazy green in the distance.
heights
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From this reading From the heights of Henry Vaughan's verse, I look across a stony region, with a few feeble oases scattered over it, and a hazy green in the distance.
HENRY
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From this reading A MOUNT OF VISION--HENRY VAUGHAN.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Henry Vaughan belongs to the mystical school, but his poetry rules his theories.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We have now arrived at the borders of a long, dreary tract, which, happily for my readers, I can shorten for them in this my retrospect.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We have now arrived at the borders of a long, dreary tract, which, happily for my readers, I can shorten for them in this my retrospect.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading From the heights of Henry Vaughan's verse, I look across a stony region, with a few feeble oases scattered over it, and a hazy green in the distance.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It does not soften the dreariness that its stones are all laid in order, that the spaces which should be meadows are skilfully paved.
laid
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From this reading It does not soften the dreariness that its stones are all laid in order, that the spaces which should be meadows are skilfully paved.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We have now arrived at the borders of a long, dreary tract, which, happily for my readers, I can shorten for them in this my retrospect.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the heights of Henry Vaughan's verse, I look across a stony region, with a few feeble oases scattered over it, and a hazy green in the distance.
meadows
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From this reading It does not soften the dreariness that its stones are all laid in order, that the spaces which should be meadows are skilfully paved.
MOUNT
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From this reading A MOUNT OF VISION--HENRY VAUGHAN.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading We have now arrived at the borders of a long, dreary tract, which, happily for my readers, I can shorten for them in this my retrospect.
mystical
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From this reading Henry Vaughan belongs to the mystical school, but his poetry rules his theories.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It does not soften the dreariness that its stones are all laid in order, that the spaces which should be meadows are skilfully paved.
now
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From this reading We have now arrived at the borders of a long, dreary tract, which, happily for my readers, I can shorten for them in this my retrospect.
oases
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From this reading From the heights of Henry Vaughan's verse, I look across a stony region, with a few feeble oases scattered over it, and a hazy green in the distance.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MOUNT OF VISION--HENRY VAUGHAN.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It does not soften the dreariness that its stones are all laid in order, that the spaces which should be meadows are skilfully paved.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading From the heights of Henry Vaughan's verse, I look across a stony region, with a few feeble oases scattered over it, and a hazy green in the distance.
paved
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From this reading It does not soften the dreariness that its stones are all laid in order, that the spaces which should be meadows are skilfully paved.
poetry
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From this reading Henry Vaughan belongs to the mystical school, but his poetry rules his theories.
readers
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From this reading We have now arrived at the borders of a long, dreary tract, which, happily for my readers, I can shorten for them in this my retrospect.
region
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From this reading From the heights of Henry Vaughan's verse, I look across a stony region, with a few feeble oases scattered over it, and a hazy green in the distance.
retrospect
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From this reading We have now arrived at the borders of a long, dreary tract, which, happily for my readers, I can shorten for them in this my retrospect.
rules
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From this reading Henry Vaughan belongs to the mystical school, but his poetry rules his theories.
scattered
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From this reading From the heights of Henry Vaughan's verse, I look across a stony region, with a few feeble oases scattered over it, and a hazy green in the distance.
school
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From this reading Henry Vaughan belongs to the mystical school, but his poetry rules his theories.
shorten
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From this reading We have now arrived at the borders of a long, dreary tract, which, happily for my readers, I can shorten for them in this my retrospect.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It does not soften the dreariness that its stones are all laid in order, that the spaces which should be meadows are skilfully paved.
skilfully
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From this reading It does not soften the dreariness that its stones are all laid in order, that the spaces which should be meadows are skilfully paved.
soften
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From this reading It does not soften the dreariness that its stones are all laid in order, that the spaces which should be meadows are skilfully paved.
spaces
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From this reading It does not soften the dreariness that its stones are all laid in order, that the spaces which should be meadows are skilfully paved.
stones
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From this reading It does not soften the dreariness that its stones are all laid in order, that the spaces which should be meadows are skilfully paved.
stony
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From this reading From the heights of Henry Vaughan's verse, I look across a stony region, with a few feeble oases scattered over it, and a hazy green in the distance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It does not soften the dreariness that its stones are all laid in order, that the spaces which should be meadows are skilfully paved.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We have now arrived at the borders of a long, dreary tract, which, happily for my readers, I can shorten for them in this my retrospect.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We have now arrived at the borders of a long, dreary tract, which, happily for my readers, I can shorten for them in this my retrospect.
theories
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From this reading Henry Vaughan belongs to the mystical school, but his poetry rules his theories.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We have now arrived at the borders of a long, dreary tract, which, happily for my readers, I can shorten for them in this my retrospect.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Henry Vaughan belongs to the mystical school, but his poetry rules his theories.
tract
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From this reading We have now arrived at the borders of a long, dreary tract, which, happily for my readers, I can shorten for them in this my retrospect.
VAUGHAN
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From this reading A MOUNT OF VISION--HENRY VAUGHAN.
Vaughan's
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From this reading From the heights of Henry Vaughan's verse, I look across a stony region, with a few feeble oases scattered over it, and a hazy green in the distance.
verse
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From this reading From the heights of Henry Vaughan's verse, I look across a stony region, with a few feeble oases scattered over it, and a hazy green in the distance.
VISION
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From this reading A MOUNT OF VISION--HENRY VAUGHAN.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have now arrived at the borders of a long, dreary tract, which, happily for my readers, I can shorten for them in this my retrospect.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We have now arrived at the borders of a long, dreary tract, which, happily for my readers, I can shorten for them in this my retrospect.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading From the heights of Henry Vaughan's verse, I look across a stony region, with a few feeble oases scattered over it, and a hazy green in the distance.
