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From this reading "Hyperion" appeared in the summer of 1839, and on September 12, 1839, he writes the title of his volume, "Voices of the Night;" five days later he writes, still referring to it:-- "First, I shall publish a collection of poems.
1839
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From this reading "Hyperion" appeared in the summer of 1839, and on September 12, 1839, he writes the title of his volume, "Voices of the Night;" five days later he writes, still referring to it:-- "First, I shall publish a collection of poems.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Hyperion" appeared in the summer of 1839, and on September 12, 1839, he writes the title of his volume, "Voices of the Night;" five days later he writes, still referring to it:-- "First, I shall publish a collection of poems.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading VOICES OF THE NIGHT There was never any want of promptness or of industry about Longfellow, though his time was apt to be at the mercy of friends or strangers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Hyperion" appeared in the summer of 1839, and on September 12, 1839, he writes the title of his volume, "Voices of the Night;" five days later he writes, still referring to it:-- "First, I shall publish a collection of poems.
any
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From this reading VOICES OF THE NIGHT There was never any want of promptness or of industry about Longfellow, though his time was apt to be at the mercy of friends or strangers.
appeared
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From this reading "Hyperion" appeared in the summer of 1839, and on September 12, 1839, he writes the title of his volume, "Voices of the Night;" five days later he writes, still referring to it:-- "First, I shall publish a collection of poems.
apt
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From this reading VOICES OF THE NIGHT There was never any want of promptness or of industry about Longfellow, though his time was apt to be at the mercy of friends or strangers.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading VOICES OF THE NIGHT There was never any want of promptness or of industry about Longfellow, though his time was apt to be at the mercy of friends or strangers.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading VOICES OF THE NIGHT There was never any want of promptness or of industry about Longfellow, though his time was apt to be at the mercy of friends or strangers.
Cagliostro
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From this reading "Count Cagliostro; a novel.
Claude
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From this reading "Studies in the Manner of Claude Lorraine; a series of Sketches.
collection
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From this reading "Hyperion" appeared in the summer of 1839, and on September 12, 1839, he writes the title of his volume, "Voices of the Night;" five days later he writes, still referring to it:-- "First, I shall publish a collection of poems.
Count
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From this reading "Count Cagliostro; a novel.
days
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From this reading "Hyperion" appeared in the summer of 1839, and on September 12, 1839, he writes the title of his volume, "Voices of the Night;" five days later he writes, still referring to it:-- "First, I shall publish a collection of poems.
English
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From this reading Then,--History of English Poetry.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hyperion" appeared in the summer of 1839, and on September 12, 1839, he writes the title of his volume, "Voices of the Night;" five days later he writes, still referring to it:-- "First, I shall publish a collection of poems.
five
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From this reading "Hyperion" appeared in the summer of 1839, and on September 12, 1839, he writes the title of his volume, "Voices of the Night;" five days later he writes, still referring to it:-- "First, I shall publish a collection of poems.
friends
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From this reading VOICES OF THE NIGHT There was never any want of promptness or of industry about Longfellow, though his time was apt to be at the mercy of friends or strangers.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Hyperion" appeared in the summer of 1839, and on September 12, 1839, he writes the title of his volume, "Voices of the Night;" five days later he writes, still referring to it:-- "First, I shall publish a collection of poems.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading VOICES OF THE NIGHT There was never any want of promptness or of industry about Longfellow, though his time was apt to be at the mercy of friends or strangers.
History
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From this reading Then,--History of English Poetry.
Hyperion
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From this reading "Hyperion" appeared in the summer of 1839, and on September 12, 1839, he writes the title of his volume, "Voices of the Night;" five days later he writes, still referring to it:-- "First, I shall publish a collection of poems.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Hyperion" appeared in the summer of 1839, and on September 12, 1839, he writes the title of his volume, "Voices of the Night;" five days later he writes, still referring to it:-- "First, I shall publish a collection of poems.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Hyperion" appeared in the summer of 1839, and on September 12, 1839, he writes the title of his volume, "Voices of the Night;" five days later he writes, still referring to it:-- "First, I shall publish a collection of poems.
industry
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From this reading VOICES OF THE NIGHT There was never any want of promptness or of industry about Longfellow, though his time was apt to be at the mercy of friends or strangers.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Hyperion" appeared in the summer of 1839, and on September 12, 1839, he writes the title of his volume, "Voices of the Night;" five days later he writes, still referring to it:-- "First, I shall publish a collection of poems.
later
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From this reading "Hyperion" appeared in the summer of 1839, and on September 12, 1839, he writes the title of his volume, "Voices of the Night;" five days later he writes, still referring to it:-- "First, I shall publish a collection of poems.
Longfellow
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From this reading VOICES OF THE NIGHT There was never any want of promptness or of industry about Longfellow, though his time was apt to be at the mercy of friends or strangers.
Lorraine
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From this reading "Studies in the Manner of Claude Lorraine; a series of Sketches.
Manner
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From this reading "Studies in the Manner of Claude Lorraine; a series of Sketches.
mercy
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From this reading VOICES OF THE NIGHT There was never any want of promptness or of industry about Longfellow, though his time was apt to be at the mercy of friends or strangers.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading VOICES OF THE NIGHT There was never any want of promptness or of industry about Longfellow, though his time was apt to be at the mercy of friends or strangers.
NIGHT
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From this reading VOICES OF THE NIGHT There was never any want of promptness or of industry about Longfellow, though his time was apt to be at the mercy of friends or strangers.
novel
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From this reading "Count Cagliostro; a novel.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading VOICES OF THE NIGHT There was never any want of promptness or of industry about Longfellow, though his time was apt to be at the mercy of friends or strangers.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Hyperion" appeared in the summer of 1839, and on September 12, 1839, he writes the title of his volume, "Voices of the Night;" five days later he writes, still referring to it:-- "First, I shall publish a collection of poems.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading VOICES OF THE NIGHT There was never any want of promptness or of industry about Longfellow, though his time was apt to be at the mercy of friends or strangers.
poems
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From this reading "Hyperion" appeared in the summer of 1839, and on September 12, 1839, he writes the title of his volume, "Voices of the Night;" five days later he writes, still referring to it:-- "First, I shall publish a collection of poems.
Poetry
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From this reading Then,--History of English Poetry.
promptness
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From this reading VOICES OF THE NIGHT There was never any want of promptness or of industry about Longfellow, though his time was apt to be at the mercy of friends or strangers.
publish
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From this reading "Hyperion" appeared in the summer of 1839, and on September 12, 1839, he writes the title of his volume, "Voices of the Night;" five days later he writes, still referring to it:-- "First, I shall publish a collection of poems.
referring
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From this reading "Hyperion" appeared in the summer of 1839, and on September 12, 1839, he writes the title of his volume, "Voices of the Night;" five days later he writes, still referring to it:-- "First, I shall publish a collection of poems.
September
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From this reading "Hyperion" appeared in the summer of 1839, and on September 12, 1839, he writes the title of his volume, "Voices of the Night;" five days later he writes, still referring to it:-- "First, I shall publish a collection of poems.
series
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From this reading "Studies in the Manner of Claude Lorraine; a series of Sketches.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Hyperion" appeared in the summer of 1839, and on September 12, 1839, he writes the title of his volume, "Voices of the Night;" five days later he writes, still referring to it:-- "First, I shall publish a collection of poems.
Sketches
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From this reading "Studies in the Manner of Claude Lorraine; a series of Sketches.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hyperion" appeared in the summer of 1839, and on September 12, 1839, he writes the title of his volume, "Voices of the Night;" five days later he writes, still referring to it:-- "First, I shall publish a collection of poems.
strangers
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From this reading VOICES OF THE NIGHT There was never any want of promptness or of industry about Longfellow, though his time was apt to be at the mercy of friends or strangers.
Studies
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From this reading "Studies in the Manner of Claude Lorraine; a series of Sketches.
summer
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From this reading "Hyperion" appeared in the summer of 1839, and on September 12, 1839, he writes the title of his volume, "Voices of the Night;" five days later he writes, still referring to it:-- "First, I shall publish a collection of poems.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VOICES OF THE NIGHT There was never any want of promptness or of industry about Longfellow, though his time was apt to be at the mercy of friends or strangers.
Then
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From this reading Then,--History of English Poetry.
There
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From this reading VOICES OF THE NIGHT There was never any want of promptness or of industry about Longfellow, though his time was apt to be at the mercy of friends or strangers.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading VOICES OF THE NIGHT There was never any want of promptness or of industry about Longfellow, though his time was apt to be at the mercy of friends or strangers.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading VOICES OF THE NIGHT There was never any want of promptness or of industry about Longfellow, though his time was apt to be at the mercy of friends or strangers.
title
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From this reading "Hyperion" appeared in the summer of 1839, and on September 12, 1839, he writes the title of his volume, "Voices of the Night;" five days later he writes, still referring to it:-- "First, I shall publish a collection of poems.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading VOICES OF THE NIGHT There was never any want of promptness or of industry about Longfellow, though his time was apt to be at the mercy of friends or strangers.
VOICES
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From this reading VOICES OF THE NIGHT There was never any want of promptness or of industry about Longfellow, though his time was apt to be at the mercy of friends or strangers.
volume
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From this reading "Hyperion" appeared in the summer of 1839, and on September 12, 1839, he writes the title of his volume, "Voices of the Night;" five days later he writes, still referring to it:-- "First, I shall publish a collection of poems.
want
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From this reading VOICES OF THE NIGHT There was never any want of promptness or of industry about Longfellow, though his time was apt to be at the mercy of friends or strangers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading VOICES OF THE NIGHT There was never any want of promptness or of industry about Longfellow, though his time was apt to be at the mercy of friends or strangers.
writes
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From this reading "Hyperion" appeared in the summer of 1839, and on September 12, 1839, he writes the title of his volume, "Voices of the Night;" five days later he writes, still referring to it:-- "First, I shall publish a collection of poems.
