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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "A springy motion in her gait, A rising step, did indicate Of pride and joy no common rate That flush'd her spirit: I know not by what name beside I shall it call: if 'twas not pride, It was a joy to that allied She did inherit.
allied
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From this reading "A springy motion in her gait, A rising step, did indicate Of pride and joy no common rate That flush'd her spirit: I know not by what name beside I shall it call: if 'twas not pride, It was a joy to that allied She did inherit.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "A springy motion in her gait, A rising step, did indicate Of pride and joy no common rate That flush'd her spirit: I know not by what name beside I shall it call: if 'twas not pride, It was a joy to that allied She did inherit.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading "A springy motion in her gait, A rising step, did indicate Of pride and joy no common rate That flush'd her spirit: I know not by what name beside I shall it call: if 'twas not pride, It was a joy to that allied She did inherit.
bind
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From this reading A waking eye, a prying mind, A heart that stirs, is hard to bind: A hawk's keen sight ye cannot blind, Ye could not Hester."
blest
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From this reading She was trained in Nature's school, Nature had blest her.
blind
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From this reading A waking eye, a prying mind, A heart that stirs, is hard to bind: A hawk's keen sight ye cannot blind, Ye could not Hester."
BREAD
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From this reading The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved LONDON R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR, BREAD STREET HILL.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "A springy motion in her gait, A rising step, did indicate Of pride and joy no common rate That flush'd her spirit: I know not by what name beside I shall it call: if 'twas not pride, It was a joy to that allied She did inherit.
call
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From this reading "A springy motion in her gait, A rising step, did indicate Of pride and joy no common rate That flush'd her spirit: I know not by what name beside I shall it call: if 'twas not pride, It was a joy to that allied She did inherit.
cannot
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From this reading A waking eye, a prying mind, A heart that stirs, is hard to bind: A hawk's keen sight ye cannot blind, Ye could not Hester."
CHARLES
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB.
CLAY
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From this reading The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved LONDON R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR, BREAD STREET HILL.
common
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From this reading "A springy motion in her gait, A rising step, did indicate Of pride and joy no common rate That flush'd her spirit: I know not by what name beside I shall it call: if 'twas not pride, It was a joy to that allied She did inherit.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A waking eye, a prying mind, A heart that stirs, is hard to bind: A hawk's keen sight ye cannot blind, Ye could not Hester."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "A springy motion in her gait, A rising step, did indicate Of pride and joy no common rate That flush'd her spirit: I know not by what name beside I shall it call: if 'twas not pride, It was a joy to that allied She did inherit.
eye
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From this reading A waking eye, a prying mind, A heart that stirs, is hard to bind: A hawk's keen sight ye cannot blind, Ye could not Hester."
flush'd
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From this reading "A springy motion in her gait, A rising step, did indicate Of pride and joy no common rate That flush'd her spirit: I know not by what name beside I shall it call: if 'twas not pride, It was a joy to that allied She did inherit.
gait
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From this reading "A springy motion in her gait, A rising step, did indicate Of pride and joy no common rate That flush'd her spirit: I know not by what name beside I shall it call: if 'twas not pride, It was a joy to that allied She did inherit.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was trained in Nature's school, Nature had blest her.
hard
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From this reading A waking eye, a prying mind, A heart that stirs, is hard to bind: A hawk's keen sight ye cannot blind, Ye could not Hester."
hawk's
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From this reading A waking eye, a prying mind, A heart that stirs, is hard to bind: A hawk's keen sight ye cannot blind, Ye could not Hester."
heart
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From this reading A waking eye, a prying mind, A heart that stirs, is hard to bind: A hawk's keen sight ye cannot blind, Ye could not Hester."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "A springy motion in her gait, A rising step, did indicate Of pride and joy no common rate That flush'd her spirit: I know not by what name beside I shall it call: if 'twas not pride, It was a joy to that allied She did inherit.
Hester
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From this reading A waking eye, a prying mind, A heart that stirs, is hard to bind: A hawk's keen sight ye cannot blind, Ye could not Hester."
HILL
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From this reading The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved LONDON R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR, BREAD STREET HILL.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "A springy motion in her gait, A rising step, did indicate Of pride and joy no common rate That flush'd her spirit: I know not by what name beside I shall it call: if 'twas not pride, It was a joy to that allied She did inherit.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "A springy motion in her gait, A rising step, did indicate Of pride and joy no common rate That flush'd her spirit: I know not by what name beside I shall it call: if 'twas not pride, It was a joy to that allied She did inherit.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "A springy motion in her gait, A rising step, did indicate Of pride and joy no common rate That flush'd her spirit: I know not by what name beside I shall it call: if 'twas not pride, It was a joy to that allied She did inherit.
indicate
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From this reading "A springy motion in her gait, A rising step, did indicate Of pride and joy no common rate That flush'd her spirit: I know not by what name beside I shall it call: if 'twas not pride, It was a joy to that allied She did inherit.
inherit
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From this reading "A springy motion in her gait, A rising step, did indicate Of pride and joy no common rate That flush'd her spirit: I know not by what name beside I shall it call: if 'twas not pride, It was a joy to that allied She did inherit.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A waking eye, a prying mind, A heart that stirs, is hard to bind: A hawk's keen sight ye cannot blind, Ye could not Hester."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "A springy motion in her gait, A rising step, did indicate Of pride and joy no common rate That flush'd her spirit: I know not by what name beside I shall it call: if 'twas not pride, It was a joy to that allied She did inherit.
joy
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From this reading "A springy motion in her gait, A rising step, did indicate Of pride and joy no common rate That flush'd her spirit: I know not by what name beside I shall it call: if 'twas not pride, It was a joy to that allied She did inherit.
keen
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From this reading A waking eye, a prying mind, A heart that stirs, is hard to bind: A hawk's keen sight ye cannot blind, Ye could not Hester."
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A springy motion in her gait, A rising step, did indicate Of pride and joy no common rate That flush'd her spirit: I know not by what name beside I shall it call: if 'twas not pride, It was a joy to that allied She did inherit.
LAMB
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB.
LONDON
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From this reading The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved LONDON R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR, BREAD STREET HILL.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A waking eye, a prying mind, A heart that stirs, is hard to bind: A hawk's keen sight ye cannot blind, Ye could not Hester."
motion
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From this reading "A springy motion in her gait, A rising step, did indicate Of pride and joy no common rate That flush'd her spirit: I know not by what name beside I shall it call: if 'twas not pride, It was a joy to that allied She did inherit.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A springy motion in her gait, A rising step, did indicate Of pride and joy no common rate That flush'd her spirit: I know not by what name beside I shall it call: if 'twas not pride, It was a joy to that allied She did inherit.
Nature
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From this reading She was trained in Nature's school, Nature had blest her.
Nature's
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From this reading She was trained in Nature's school, Nature had blest her.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "A springy motion in her gait, A rising step, did indicate Of pride and joy no common rate That flush'd her spirit: I know not by what name beside I shall it call: if 'twas not pride, It was a joy to that allied She did inherit.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "A springy motion in her gait, A rising step, did indicate Of pride and joy no common rate That flush'd her spirit: I know not by what name beside I shall it call: if 'twas not pride, It was a joy to that allied She did inherit.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A springy motion in her gait, A rising step, did indicate Of pride and joy no common rate That flush'd her spirit: I know not by what name beside I shall it call: if 'twas not pride, It was a joy to that allied She did inherit.
pride
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From this reading "A springy motion in her gait, A rising step, did indicate Of pride and joy no common rate That flush'd her spirit: I know not by what name beside I shall it call: if 'twas not pride, It was a joy to that allied She did inherit.
prying
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From this reading A waking eye, a prying mind, A heart that stirs, is hard to bind: A hawk's keen sight ye cannot blind, Ye could not Hester."
R
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From this reading The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved LONDON R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR, BREAD STREET HILL.
rate
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From this reading "A springy motion in her gait, A rising step, did indicate Of pride and joy no common rate That flush'd her spirit: I know not by what name beside I shall it call: if 'twas not pride, It was a joy to that allied She did inherit.
Reproduction
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From this reading The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved LONDON R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR, BREAD STREET HILL.
Reserved
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From this reading The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved LONDON R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR, BREAD STREET HILL.
RightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved LONDON R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR, BREAD STREET HILL.
rising
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From this reading "A springy motion in her gait, A rising step, did indicate Of pride and joy no common rate That flush'd her spirit: I know not by what name beside I shall it call: if 'twas not pride, It was a joy to that allied She did inherit.
school
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From this reading She was trained in Nature's school, Nature had blest her.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "A springy motion in her gait, A rising step, did indicate Of pride and joy no common rate That flush'd her spirit: I know not by what name beside I shall it call: if 'twas not pride, It was a joy to that allied She did inherit.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "A springy motion in her gait, A rising step, did indicate Of pride and joy no common rate That flush'd her spirit: I know not by what name beside I shall it call: if 'twas not pride, It was a joy to that allied She did inherit.
sight
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From this reading A waking eye, a prying mind, A heart that stirs, is hard to bind: A hawk's keen sight ye cannot blind, Ye could not Hester."
SONS
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From this reading The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved LONDON R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR, BREAD STREET HILL.
spirit
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From this reading "A springy motion in her gait, A rising step, did indicate Of pride and joy no common rate That flush'd her spirit: I know not by what name beside I shall it call: if 'twas not pride, It was a joy to that allied She did inherit.
springy
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From this reading "A springy motion in her gait, A rising step, did indicate Of pride and joy no common rate That flush'd her spirit: I know not by what name beside I shall it call: if 'twas not pride, It was a joy to that allied She did inherit.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A springy motion in her gait, A rising step, did indicate Of pride and joy no common rate That flush'd her spirit: I know not by what name beside I shall it call: if 'twas not pride, It was a joy to that allied She did inherit.
stirs
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From this reading A waking eye, a prying mind, A heart that stirs, is hard to bind: A hawk's keen sight ye cannot blind, Ye could not Hester."
STREET
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From this reading The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved LONDON R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR, BREAD STREET HILL.
TAYLOR
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From this reading The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved LONDON R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR, BREAD STREET HILL.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "A springy motion in her gait, A rising step, did indicate Of pride and joy no common rate That flush'd her spirit: I know not by what name beside I shall it call: if 'twas not pride, It was a joy to that allied She did inherit.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved LONDON R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR, BREAD STREET HILL.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "A springy motion in her gait, A rising step, did indicate Of pride and joy no common rate That flush'd her spirit: I know not by what name beside I shall it call: if 'twas not pride, It was a joy to that allied She did inherit.
trained
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From this reading She was trained in Nature's school, Nature had blest her.
Translation
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From this reading The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved LONDON R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR, BREAD STREET HILL.
twas
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From this reading "A springy motion in her gait, A rising step, did indicate Of pride and joy no common rate That flush'd her spirit: I know not by what name beside I shall it call: if 'twas not pride, It was a joy to that allied She did inherit.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading A waking eye, a prying mind, A heart that stirs, is hard to bind: A hawk's keen sight ye cannot blind, Ye could not Hester."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "A springy motion in her gait, A rising step, did indicate Of pride and joy no common rate That flush'd her spirit: I know not by what name beside I shall it call: if 'twas not pride, It was a joy to that allied She did inherit.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "A springy motion in her gait, A rising step, did indicate Of pride and joy no common rate That flush'd her spirit: I know not by what name beside I shall it call: if 'twas not pride, It was a joy to that allied She did inherit.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading A waking eye, a prying mind, A heart that stirs, is hard to bind: A hawk's keen sight ye cannot blind, Ye could not Hester."
