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1843
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From this reading Eighteen years before, November 24, 1843, he had written to Ferdinand Freiligrath that he had translated sixteen cantos of Dante, and there seems no reason to suppose that he had done aught farther in that direction until this new crisis.
1866
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From this reading The work was not fully completed until 1866, and was published in part during the following year.
24
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From this reading Eighteen years before, November 24, 1843, he had written to Ferdinand Freiligrath that he had translated sixteen cantos of Dante, and there seems no reason to suppose that he had done aught farther in that direction until this new crisis.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After resuming the work, he translated for a time a canto as each day's task, and refers to this habit in his sonnet on the subject, where he says:-- "I enter here from day to day, And leave my burden at this minster gate."
absorbing
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From this reading DANTE We come now to that great task which Longfellow, after an early experiment, had dropped for years, and which he resumed after his wife's death, largely for the sake of an absorbing occupation.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading DANTE We come now to that great task which Longfellow, after an early experiment, had dropped for years, and which he resumed after his wife's death, largely for the sake of an absorbing occupation.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading DANTE We come now to that great task which Longfellow, after an early experiment, had dropped for years, and which he resumed after his wife's death, largely for the sake of an absorbing occupation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DANTE We come now to that great task which Longfellow, after an early experiment, had dropped for years, and which he resumed after his wife's death, largely for the sake of an absorbing occupation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After resuming the work, he translated for a time a canto as each day's task, and refers to this habit in his sonnet on the subject, where he says:-- "I enter here from day to day, And leave my burden at this minster gate."
assembled
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From this reading The whole picture of the manner in which the work was done has long been familiar to the literary world, including the pleasing glimpse of the little circle of cultivated friends, assembled evening after evening, to compare notes and suggest improvements.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After resuming the work, he translated for a time a canto as each day's task, and refers to this habit in his sonnet on the subject, where he says:-- "I enter here from day to day, And leave my burden at this minster gate."
aught
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From this reading Eighteen years before, November 24, 1843, he had written to Ferdinand Freiligrath that he had translated sixteen cantos of Dante, and there seems no reason to suppose that he had done aught farther in that direction until this new crisis.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The whole picture of the manner in which the work was done has long been familiar to the literary world, including the pleasing glimpse of the little circle of cultivated friends, assembled evening after evening, to compare notes and suggest improvements.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Eighteen years before, November 24, 1843, he had written to Ferdinand Freiligrath that he had translated sixteen cantos of Dante, and there seems no reason to suppose that he had done aught farther in that direction until this new crisis.
burden
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From this reading After resuming the work, he translated for a time a canto as each day's task, and refers to this habit in his sonnet on the subject, where he says:-- "I enter here from day to day, And leave my burden at this minster gate."
canto
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From this reading After resuming the work, he translated for a time a canto as each day's task, and refers to this habit in his sonnet on the subject, where he says:-- "I enter here from day to day, And leave my burden at this minster gate."
cantos
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From this reading Eighteen years before, November 24, 1843, he had written to Ferdinand Freiligrath that he had translated sixteen cantos of Dante, and there seems no reason to suppose that he had done aught farther in that direction until this new crisis.
circle
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From this reading The whole picture of the manner in which the work was done has long been familiar to the literary world, including the pleasing glimpse of the little circle of cultivated friends, assembled evening after evening, to compare notes and suggest improvements.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DANTE We come now to that great task which Longfellow, after an early experiment, had dropped for years, and which he resumed after his wife's death, largely for the sake of an absorbing occupation.
compare
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From this reading The whole picture of the manner in which the work was done has long been familiar to the literary world, including the pleasing glimpse of the little circle of cultivated friends, assembled evening after evening, to compare notes and suggest improvements.
completed
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From this reading The work was not fully completed until 1866, and was published in part during the following year.
crisis
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From this reading Eighteen years before, November 24, 1843, he had written to Ferdinand Freiligrath that he had translated sixteen cantos of Dante, and there seems no reason to suppose that he had done aught farther in that direction until this new crisis.
cultivated
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From this reading The whole picture of the manner in which the work was done has long been familiar to the literary world, including the pleasing glimpse of the little circle of cultivated friends, assembled evening after evening, to compare notes and suggest improvements.
DANTE
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From this reading DANTE We come now to that great task which Longfellow, after an early experiment, had dropped for years, and which he resumed after his wife's death, largely for the sake of an absorbing occupation.
day
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From this reading After resuming the work, he translated for a time a canto as each day's task, and refers to this habit in his sonnet on the subject, where he says:-- "I enter here from day to day, And leave my burden at this minster gate."
day's
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From this reading After resuming the work, he translated for a time a canto as each day's task, and refers to this habit in his sonnet on the subject, where he says:-- "I enter here from day to day, And leave my burden at this minster gate."
death
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From this reading DANTE We come now to that great task which Longfellow, after an early experiment, had dropped for years, and which he resumed after his wife's death, largely for the sake of an absorbing occupation.
direction
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From this reading Eighteen years before, November 24, 1843, he had written to Ferdinand Freiligrath that he had translated sixteen cantos of Dante, and there seems no reason to suppose that he had done aught farther in that direction until this new crisis.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Eighteen years before, November 24, 1843, he had written to Ferdinand Freiligrath that he had translated sixteen cantos of Dante, and there seems no reason to suppose that he had done aught farther in that direction until this new crisis.
dropped
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From this reading DANTE We come now to that great task which Longfellow, after an early experiment, had dropped for years, and which he resumed after his wife's death, largely for the sake of an absorbing occupation.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The work was not fully completed until 1866, and was published in part during the following year.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading After resuming the work, he translated for a time a canto as each day's task, and refers to this habit in his sonnet on the subject, where he says:-- "I enter here from day to day, And leave my burden at this minster gate."
early
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From this reading DANTE We come now to that great task which Longfellow, after an early experiment, had dropped for years, and which he resumed after his wife's death, largely for the sake of an absorbing occupation.
Eighteen
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From this reading Eighteen years before, November 24, 1843, he had written to Ferdinand Freiligrath that he had translated sixteen cantos of Dante, and there seems no reason to suppose that he had done aught farther in that direction until this new crisis.
enter
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From this reading After resuming the work, he translated for a time a canto as each day's task, and refers to this habit in his sonnet on the subject, where he says:-- "I enter here from day to day, And leave my burden at this minster gate."
evening
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From this reading The whole picture of the manner in which the work was done has long been familiar to the literary world, including the pleasing glimpse of the little circle of cultivated friends, assembled evening after evening, to compare notes and suggest improvements.
experiment
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From this reading DANTE We come now to that great task which Longfellow, after an early experiment, had dropped for years, and which he resumed after his wife's death, largely for the sake of an absorbing occupation.
familiar
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From this reading The whole picture of the manner in which the work was done has long been familiar to the literary world, including the pleasing glimpse of the little circle of cultivated friends, assembled evening after evening, to compare notes and suggest improvements.
farther
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From this reading Eighteen years before, November 24, 1843, he had written to Ferdinand Freiligrath that he had translated sixteen cantos of Dante, and there seems no reason to suppose that he had done aught farther in that direction until this new crisis.
Ferdinand
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From this reading Eighteen years before, November 24, 1843, he had written to Ferdinand Freiligrath that he had translated sixteen cantos of Dante, and there seems no reason to suppose that he had done aught farther in that direction until this new crisis.
following
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From this reading The work was not fully completed until 1866, and was published in part during the following year.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading DANTE We come now to that great task which Longfellow, after an early experiment, had dropped for years, and which he resumed after his wife's death, largely for the sake of an absorbing occupation.
Freiligrath
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From this reading Eighteen years before, November 24, 1843, he had written to Ferdinand Freiligrath that he had translated sixteen cantos of Dante, and there seems no reason to suppose that he had done aught farther in that direction until this new crisis.
friends
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From this reading The whole picture of the manner in which the work was done has long been familiar to the literary world, including the pleasing glimpse of the little circle of cultivated friends, assembled evening after evening, to compare notes and suggest improvements.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading After resuming the work, he translated for a time a canto as each day's task, and refers to this habit in his sonnet on the subject, where he says:-- "I enter here from day to day, And leave my burden at this minster gate."
fully
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From this reading The work was not fully completed until 1866, and was published in part during the following year.
gate
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From this reading After resuming the work, he translated for a time a canto as each day's task, and refers to this habit in his sonnet on the subject, where he says:-- "I enter here from day to day, And leave my burden at this minster gate."
glimpse
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From this reading The whole picture of the manner in which the work was done has long been familiar to the literary world, including the pleasing glimpse of the little circle of cultivated friends, assembled evening after evening, to compare notes and suggest improvements.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DANTE We come now to that great task which Longfellow, after an early experiment, had dropped for years, and which he resumed after his wife's death, largely for the sake of an absorbing occupation.
habit
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From this reading After resuming the work, he translated for a time a canto as each day's task, and refers to this habit in his sonnet on the subject, where he says:-- "I enter here from day to day, And leave my burden at this minster gate."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading DANTE We come now to that great task which Longfellow, after an early experiment, had dropped for years, and which he resumed after his wife's death, largely for the sake of an absorbing occupation.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The whole picture of the manner in which the work was done has long been familiar to the literary world, including the pleasing glimpse of the little circle of cultivated friends, assembled evening after evening, to compare notes and suggest improvements.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DANTE We come now to that great task which Longfellow, after an early experiment, had dropped for years, and which he resumed after his wife's death, largely for the sake of an absorbing occupation.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After resuming the work, he translated for a time a canto as each day's task, and refers to this habit in his sonnet on the subject, where he says:-- "I enter here from day to day, And leave my burden at this minster gate."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading DANTE We come now to that great task which Longfellow, after an early experiment, had dropped for years, and which he resumed after his wife's death, largely for the sake of an absorbing occupation.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading After resuming the work, he translated for a time a canto as each day's task, and refers to this habit in his sonnet on the subject, where he says:-- "I enter here from day to day, And leave my burden at this minster gate."
improvements
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From this reading The whole picture of the manner in which the work was done has long been familiar to the literary world, including the pleasing glimpse of the little circle of cultivated friends, assembled evening after evening, to compare notes and suggest improvements.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Eighteen years before, November 24, 1843, he had written to Ferdinand Freiligrath that he had translated sixteen cantos of Dante, and there seems no reason to suppose that he had done aught farther in that direction until this new crisis.
including
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From this reading The whole picture of the manner in which the work was done has long been familiar to the literary world, including the pleasing glimpse of the little circle of cultivated friends, assembled evening after evening, to compare notes and suggest improvements.
largely
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From this reading DANTE We come now to that great task which Longfellow, after an early experiment, had dropped for years, and which he resumed after his wife's death, largely for the sake of an absorbing occupation.
leave
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From this reading After resuming the work, he translated for a time a canto as each day's task, and refers to this habit in his sonnet on the subject, where he says:-- "I enter here from day to day, And leave my burden at this minster gate."
literary
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From this reading The whole picture of the manner in which the work was done has long been familiar to the literary world, including the pleasing glimpse of the little circle of cultivated friends, assembled evening after evening, to compare notes and suggest improvements.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The whole picture of the manner in which the work was done has long been familiar to the literary world, including the pleasing glimpse of the little circle of cultivated friends, assembled evening after evening, to compare notes and suggest improvements.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The whole picture of the manner in which the work was done has long been familiar to the literary world, including the pleasing glimpse of the little circle of cultivated friends, assembled evening after evening, to compare notes and suggest improvements.
Longfellow
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From this reading DANTE We come now to that great task which Longfellow, after an early experiment, had dropped for years, and which he resumed after his wife's death, largely for the sake of an absorbing occupation.
manner
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From this reading The whole picture of the manner in which the work was done has long been familiar to the literary world, including the pleasing glimpse of the little circle of cultivated friends, assembled evening after evening, to compare notes and suggest improvements.
minster
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From this reading After resuming the work, he translated for a time a canto as each day's task, and refers to this habit in his sonnet on the subject, where he says:-- "I enter here from day to day, And leave my burden at this minster gate."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading After resuming the work, he translated for a time a canto as each day's task, and refers to this habit in his sonnet on the subject, where he says:-- "I enter here from day to day, And leave my burden at this minster gate."
new
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From this reading Eighteen years before, November 24, 1843, he had written to Ferdinand Freiligrath that he had translated sixteen cantos of Dante, and there seems no reason to suppose that he had done aught farther in that direction until this new crisis.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Eighteen years before, November 24, 1843, he had written to Ferdinand Freiligrath that he had translated sixteen cantos of Dante, and there seems no reason to suppose that he had done aught farther in that direction until this new crisis.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The work was not fully completed until 1866, and was published in part during the following year.
notes
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From this reading The whole picture of the manner in which the work was done has long been familiar to the literary world, including the pleasing glimpse of the little circle of cultivated friends, assembled evening after evening, to compare notes and suggest improvements.
November
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From this reading Eighteen years before, November 24, 1843, he had written to Ferdinand Freiligrath that he had translated sixteen cantos of Dante, and there seems no reason to suppose that he had done aught farther in that direction until this new crisis.
now
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From this reading DANTE We come now to that great task which Longfellow, after an early experiment, had dropped for years, and which he resumed after his wife's death, largely for the sake of an absorbing occupation.
occupation
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From this reading DANTE We come now to that great task which Longfellow, after an early experiment, had dropped for years, and which he resumed after his wife's death, largely for the sake of an absorbing occupation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DANTE We come now to that great task which Longfellow, after an early experiment, had dropped for years, and which he resumed after his wife's death, largely for the sake of an absorbing occupation.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After resuming the work, he translated for a time a canto as each day's task, and refers to this habit in his sonnet on the subject, where he says:-- "I enter here from day to day, And leave my burden at this minster gate."
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The work was not fully completed until 1866, and was published in part during the following year.
picture
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From this reading The whole picture of the manner in which the work was done has long been familiar to the literary world, including the pleasing glimpse of the little circle of cultivated friends, assembled evening after evening, to compare notes and suggest improvements.
pleasing
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From this reading The whole picture of the manner in which the work was done has long been familiar to the literary world, including the pleasing glimpse of the little circle of cultivated friends, assembled evening after evening, to compare notes and suggest improvements.
published
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From this reading The work was not fully completed until 1866, and was published in part during the following year.
reason
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From this reading Eighteen years before, November 24, 1843, he had written to Ferdinand Freiligrath that he had translated sixteen cantos of Dante, and there seems no reason to suppose that he had done aught farther in that direction until this new crisis.
refers
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From this reading After resuming the work, he translated for a time a canto as each day's task, and refers to this habit in his sonnet on the subject, where he says:-- "I enter here from day to day, And leave my burden at this minster gate."
resumednounUS /ˈresumed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading DANTE We come now to that great task which Longfellow, after an early experiment, had dropped for years, and which he resumed after his wife's death, largely for the sake of an absorbing occupation.
resuming
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From this reading After resuming the work, he translated for a time a canto as each day's task, and refers to this habit in his sonnet on the subject, where he says:-- "I enter here from day to day, And leave my burden at this minster gate."
sake
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From this reading DANTE We come now to that great task which Longfellow, after an early experiment, had dropped for years, and which he resumed after his wife's death, largely for the sake of an absorbing occupation.
says
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From this reading After resuming the work, he translated for a time a canto as each day's task, and refers to this habit in his sonnet on the subject, where he says:-- "I enter here from day to day, And leave my burden at this minster gate."
seems
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From this reading Eighteen years before, November 24, 1843, he had written to Ferdinand Freiligrath that he had translated sixteen cantos of Dante, and there seems no reason to suppose that he had done aught farther in that direction until this new crisis.
sixteen
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From this reading Eighteen years before, November 24, 1843, he had written to Ferdinand Freiligrath that he had translated sixteen cantos of Dante, and there seems no reason to suppose that he had done aught farther in that direction until this new crisis.
sonnet
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From this reading After resuming the work, he translated for a time a canto as each day's task, and refers to this habit in his sonnet on the subject, where he says:-- "I enter here from day to day, And leave my burden at this minster gate."
subject
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From this reading After resuming the work, he translated for a time a canto as each day's task, and refers to this habit in his sonnet on the subject, where he says:-- "I enter here from day to day, And leave my burden at this minster gate."
suggest
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From this reading The whole picture of the manner in which the work was done has long been familiar to the literary world, including the pleasing glimpse of the little circle of cultivated friends, assembled evening after evening, to compare notes and suggest improvements.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Eighteen years before, November 24, 1843, he had written to Ferdinand Freiligrath that he had translated sixteen cantos of Dante, and there seems no reason to suppose that he had done aught farther in that direction until this new crisis.
task
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From this reading DANTE We come now to that great task which Longfellow, after an early experiment, had dropped for years, and which he resumed after his wife's death, largely for the sake of an absorbing occupation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading DANTE We come now to that great task which Longfellow, after an early experiment, had dropped for years, and which he resumed after his wife's death, largely for the sake of an absorbing occupation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DANTE We come now to that great task which Longfellow, after an early experiment, had dropped for years, and which he resumed after his wife's death, largely for the sake of an absorbing occupation.
there
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From this reading Eighteen years before, November 24, 1843, he had written to Ferdinand Freiligrath that he had translated sixteen cantos of Dante, and there seems no reason to suppose that he had done aught farther in that direction until this new crisis.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Eighteen years before, November 24, 1843, he had written to Ferdinand Freiligrath that he had translated sixteen cantos of Dante, and there seems no reason to suppose that he had done aught farther in that direction until this new crisis.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After resuming the work, he translated for a time a canto as each day's task, and refers to this habit in his sonnet on the subject, where he says:-- "I enter here from day to day, And leave my burden at this minster gate."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DANTE We come now to that great task which Longfellow, after an early experiment, had dropped for years, and which he resumed after his wife's death, largely for the sake of an absorbing occupation.
translated
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From this reading Eighteen years before, November 24, 1843, he had written to Ferdinand Freiligrath that he had translated sixteen cantos of Dante, and there seems no reason to suppose that he had done aught farther in that direction until this new crisis.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Eighteen years before, November 24, 1843, he had written to Ferdinand Freiligrath that he had translated sixteen cantos of Dante, and there seems no reason to suppose that he had done aught farther in that direction until this new crisis.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The work was not fully completed until 1866, and was published in part during the following year.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading DANTE We come now to that great task which Longfellow, after an early experiment, had dropped for years, and which he resumed after his wife's death, largely for the sake of an absorbing occupation.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading After resuming the work, he translated for a time a canto as each day's task, and refers to this habit in his sonnet on the subject, where he says:-- "I enter here from day to day, And leave my burden at this minster gate."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading DANTE We come now to that great task which Longfellow, after an early experiment, had dropped for years, and which he resumed after his wife's death, largely for the sake of an absorbing occupation.
whole
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From this reading The whole picture of the manner in which the work was done has long been familiar to the literary world, including the pleasing glimpse of the little circle of cultivated friends, assembled evening after evening, to compare notes and suggest improvements.
wife's
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From this reading DANTE We come now to that great task which Longfellow, after an early experiment, had dropped for years, and which he resumed after his wife's death, largely for the sake of an absorbing occupation.
work
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From this reading After resuming the work, he translated for a time a canto as each day's task, and refers to this habit in his sonnet on the subject, where he says:-- "I enter here from day to day, And leave my burden at this minster gate."
world
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From this reading The whole picture of the manner in which the work was done has long been familiar to the literary world, including the pleasing glimpse of the little circle of cultivated friends, assembled evening after evening, to compare notes and suggest improvements.
written
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From this reading Eighteen years before, November 24, 1843, he had written to Ferdinand Freiligrath that he had translated sixteen cantos of Dante, and there seems no reason to suppose that he had done aught farther in that direction until this new crisis.
year
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From this reading The work was not fully completed until 1866, and was published in part during the following year.
years
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From this reading DANTE We come now to that great task which Longfellow, after an early experiment, had dropped for years, and which he resumed after his wife's death, largely for the sake of an absorbing occupation.
