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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 You remember what Swinburne says somewhere of Hugo's _Gastibelza_:-- "'Gastibelza, l'homme a la carabine, Chantait ainsi: Quelqu'un a-t-il connu Dona Sabine?
a-t-il
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From this reading You remember what Swinburne says somewhere of Hugo's _Gastibelza_:-- "'Gastibelza, l'homme a la carabine, Chantait ainsi: Quelqu'un a-t-il connu Dona Sabine?
absolute
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From this reading I take it, though, that we are not searching for the absolute best but for our own prime favourite.
adore
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From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
adoring
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From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
ainsi
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From this reading You remember what Swinburne says somewhere of Hugo's _Gastibelza_:-- "'Gastibelza, l'homme a la carabine, Chantait ainsi: Quelqu'un a-t-il connu Dona Sabine?
always
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From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
ambition
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From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
ardour
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From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I take it, though, that we are not searching for the absolute best but for our own prime favourite.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
ask
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From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
best
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From this reading I take it, though, that we are not searching for the absolute best but for our own prime favourite.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
boy
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From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I take it, though, that we are not searching for the absolute best but for our own prime favourite.
calls
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From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
carabine
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From this reading You remember what Swinburne says somewhere of Hugo's _Gastibelza_:-- "'Gastibelza, l'homme a la carabine, Chantait ainsi: Quelqu'un a-t-il connu Dona Sabine?
Chantait
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From this reading You remember what Swinburne says somewhere of Hugo's _Gastibelza_:-- "'Gastibelza, l'homme a la carabine, Chantait ainsi: Quelqu'un a-t-il connu Dona Sabine?
chanted
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From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
chantez
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From this reading Dansez, chantez, villageois! la nuit gagne Le mont Falou-- Le vent qui vient a travers la montagne Me rendra fou!'
connu
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From this reading You remember what Swinburne says somewhere of Hugo's _Gastibelza_:-- "'Gastibelza, l'homme a la carabine, Chantait ainsi: Quelqu'un a-t-il connu Dona Sabine?
d'ici
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From this reading Quelqu'un d'ici?
Dansez
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From this reading Dansez, chantez, villageois! la nuit gagne Le mont Falou-- Le vent qui vient a travers la montagne Me rendra fou!'
declaimed
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From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
delight
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From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
despair
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From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
Dona
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From this reading You remember what Swinburne says somewhere of Hugo's _Gastibelza_:-- "'Gastibelza, l'homme a la carabine, Chantait ainsi: Quelqu'un a-t-il connu Dona Sabine?
Falou
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From this reading Dansez, chantez, villageois! la nuit gagne Le mont Falou-- Le vent qui vient a travers la montagne Me rendra fou!'
favourite
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From this reading I take it, though, that we are not searching for the absolute best but for our own prime favourite.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I take it, though, that we are not searching for the absolute best but for our own prime favourite.
fou
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From this reading Dansez, chantez, villageois! la nuit gagne Le mont Falou-- Le vent qui vient a travers la montagne Me rendra fou!'
full
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From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
gagne
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From this reading Dansez, chantez, villageois! la nuit gagne Le mont Falou-- Le vent qui vient a travers la montagne Me rendra fou!'
gallop
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From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
Gastibelza
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From this reading You remember what Swinburne says somewhere of Hugo's _Gastibelza_:-- "'Gastibelza, l'homme a la carabine, Chantait ainsi: Quelqu'un a-t-il connu Dona Sabine?
goes
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From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
holiday
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From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
horseback
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From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
how
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From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
Hugo's
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From this reading You remember what Swinburne says somewhere of Hugo's _Gastibelza_:-- "'Gastibelza, l'homme a la carabine, Chantait ainsi: Quelqu'un a-t-il connu Dona Sabine?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I take it, though, that we are not searching for the absolute best but for our own prime favourite.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I take it, though, that we are not searching for the absolute best but for our own prime favourite.
l'homme
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From this reading You remember what Swinburne says somewhere of Hugo's _Gastibelza_:-- "'Gastibelza, l'homme a la carabine, Chantait ainsi: Quelqu'un a-t-il connu Dona Sabine?
la
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From this reading You remember what Swinburne says somewhere of Hugo's _Gastibelza_:-- "'Gastibelza, l'homme a la carabine, Chantait ainsi: Quelqu'un a-t-il connu Dona Sabine?
Le
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From this reading Dansez, chantez, villageois! la nuit gagne Le mont Falou-- Le vent qui vient a travers la montagne Me rendra fou!'
man
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From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
matchless
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From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
MepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dansez, chantez, villageois! la nuit gagne Le mont Falou-- Le vent qui vient a travers la montagne Me rendra fou!'
mont
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From this reading Dansez, chantez, villageois! la nuit gagne Le mont Falou-- Le vent qui vient a travers la montagne Me rendra fou!'
montagne
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From this reading Dansez, chantez, villageois! la nuit gagne Le mont Falou-- Le vent qui vient a travers la montagne Me rendra fou!'
music
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From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
new
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From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I take it, though, that we are not searching for the absolute best but for our own prime favourite.
nuit
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From this reading Dansez, chantez, villageois! la nuit gagne Le mont Falou-- Le vent qui vient a travers la montagne Me rendra fou!'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You remember what Swinburne says somewhere of Hugo's _Gastibelza_:-- "'Gastibelza, l'homme a la carabine, Chantait ainsi: Quelqu'un a-t-il connu Dona Sabine?
often
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From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
old
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From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
otherwise
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From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I take it, though, that we are not searching for the absolute best but for our own prime favourite.
own
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From this reading I take it, though, that we are not searching for the absolute best but for our own prime favourite.
pathos
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From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
prime
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From this reading I take it, though, that we are not searching for the absolute best but for our own prime favourite.
Quelqu'un
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From this reading You remember what Swinburne says somewhere of Hugo's _Gastibelza_:-- "'Gastibelza, l'homme a la carabine, Chantait ainsi: Quelqu'un a-t-il connu Dona Sabine?
qui
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From this reading Dansez, chantez, villageois! la nuit gagne Le mont Falou-- Le vent qui vient a travers la montagne Me rendra fou!'
rapturous
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From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
reach
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From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
recognise
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From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
reduced
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From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
rejoicenounUS /ˈrejoice/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading You remember what Swinburne says somewhere of Hugo's _Gastibelza_:-- "'Gastibelza, l'homme a la carabine, Chantait ainsi: Quelqu'un a-t-il connu Dona Sabine?
rendra
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From this reading Dansez, chantez, villageois! la nuit gagne Le mont Falou-- Le vent qui vient a travers la montagne Me rendra fou!'
requickened
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From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
Sabine
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From this reading You remember what Swinburne says somewhere of Hugo's _Gastibelza_:-- "'Gastibelza, l'homme a la carabine, Chantait ainsi: Quelqu'un a-t-il connu Dona Sabine?
says
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From this reading You remember what Swinburne says somewhere of Hugo's _Gastibelza_:-- "'Gastibelza, l'homme a la carabine, Chantait ainsi: Quelqu'un a-t-il connu Dona Sabine?
searching
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From this reading I take it, though, that we are not searching for the absolute best but for our own prime favourite.
sense
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From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
somewhere
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From this reading You remember what Swinburne says somewhere of Hugo's _Gastibelza_:-- "'Gastibelza, l'homme a la carabine, Chantait ainsi: Quelqu'un a-t-il connu Dona Sabine?
song
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From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
songs
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From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
sort
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From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
swimming
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From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
Swinburne
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From this reading You remember what Swinburne says somewhere of Hugo's _Gastibelza_:-- "'Gastibelza, l'homme a la carabine, Chantait ainsi: Quelqu'un a-t-il connu Dona Sabine?
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I take it, though, that we are not searching for the absolute best but for our own prime favourite.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I take it, though, that we are not searching for the absolute best but for our own prime favourite.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I take it, though, that we are not searching for the absolute best but for our own prime favourite.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I take it, though, that we are not searching for the absolute best but for our own prime favourite.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
travers
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From this reading Dansez, chantez, villageois! la nuit gagne Le mont Falou-- Le vent qui vient a travers la montagne Me rendra fou!'
vent
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From this reading Dansez, chantez, villageois! la nuit gagne Le mont Falou-- Le vent qui vient a travers la montagne Me rendra fou!'
vient
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From this reading Dansez, chantez, villageois! la nuit gagne Le mont Falou-- Le vent qui vient a travers la montagne Me rendra fou!'
villageois
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From this reading Dansez, chantez, villageois! la nuit gagne Le mont Falou-- Le vent qui vient a travers la montagne Me rendra fou!'
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I take it, though, that we are not searching for the absolute best but for our own prime favourite.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You remember what Swinburne says somewhere of Hugo's _Gastibelza_:-- "'Gastibelza, l'homme a la carabine, Chantait ainsi: Quelqu'un a-t-il connu Dona Sabine?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
yes
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From this reading "'The song of songs which is Hugo's,' he calls it; and goes on to ask how often one has chanted or shouted or otherwise declaimed it to himself, on horseback at full gallop or when swimming at his best as a boy in holiday time; and how often the matchless music, ardour, pathos of it have not reduced his own ambition to a sort of rapturous and adoring despair--yes, and requickened his old delight in it with a new delight in the sense that he will always have this to rejoice in, to adore, and to recognise as something beyond the reach of man.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You remember what Swinburne says somewhere of Hugo's _Gastibelza_:-- "'Gastibelza, l'homme a la carabine, Chantait ainsi: Quelqu'un a-t-il connu Dona Sabine?
