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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 "He looked upon her, and her humid gaze Was at his look dropped instant on the ground: But o'er her cheek of beauty rushed a blaze, Her bosom heaved within its silken bound-- And though her voice is trembling as I sigh, Love triumphs in her smile and fond delicious eye."
almost
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From this reading The sun was in the west, and threw the long shadow of the Netherbow so far down the vista of the Canongate that it almost reached to the Girth-cross of the Holyrood.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Save when the summer wind made strange sounds among the peaked roofs and enormous chimneys of the narrow closes, the streets were still and quiet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "He looked upon her, and her humid gaze Was at his look dropped instant on the ground: But o'er her cheek of beauty rushed a blaze, Her bosom heaved within its silken bound-- And though her voice is trembling as I sigh, Love triumphs in her smile and fond delicious eye."
Angel
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From this reading CROLY'S _Angel of the World_.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "He looked upon her, and her humid gaze Was at his look dropped instant on the ground: But o'er her cheek of beauty rushed a blaze, Her bosom heaved within its silken bound-- And though her voice is trembling as I sigh, Love triumphs in her smile and fond delicious eye."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "He looked upon her, and her humid gaze Was at his look dropped instant on the ground: But o'er her cheek of beauty rushed a blaze, Her bosom heaved within its silken bound-- And though her voice is trembling as I sigh, Love triumphs in her smile and fond delicious eye."
beauty
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From this reading "He looked upon her, and her humid gaze Was at his look dropped instant on the ground: But o'er her cheek of beauty rushed a blaze, Her bosom heaved within its silken bound-- And though her voice is trembling as I sigh, Love triumphs in her smile and fond delicious eye."
blaze
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From this reading "He looked upon her, and her humid gaze Was at his look dropped instant on the ground: But o'er her cheek of beauty rushed a blaze, Her bosom heaved within its silken bound-- And though her voice is trembling as I sigh, Love triumphs in her smile and fond delicious eye."
bosom
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From this reading "He looked upon her, and her humid gaze Was at his look dropped instant on the ground: But o'er her cheek of beauty rushed a blaze, Her bosom heaved within its silken bound-- And though her voice is trembling as I sigh, Love triumphs in her smile and fond delicious eye."
bound
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From this reading "He looked upon her, and her humid gaze Was at his look dropped instant on the ground: But o'er her cheek of beauty rushed a blaze, Her bosom heaved within its silken bound-- And though her voice is trembling as I sigh, Love triumphs in her smile and fond delicious eye."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "He looked upon her, and her humid gaze Was at his look dropped instant on the ground: But o'er her cheek of beauty rushed a blaze, Her bosom heaved within its silken bound-- And though her voice is trembling as I sigh, Love triumphs in her smile and fond delicious eye."
Canongate
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From this reading The sun was in the west, and threw the long shadow of the Netherbow so far down the vista of the Canongate that it almost reached to the Girth-cross of the Holyrood.
cheek
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From this reading "He looked upon her, and her humid gaze Was at his look dropped instant on the ground: But o'er her cheek of beauty rushed a blaze, Her bosom heaved within its silken bound-- And though her voice is trembling as I sigh, Love triumphs in her smile and fond delicious eye."
chimneys
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From this reading Save when the summer wind made strange sounds among the peaked roofs and enormous chimneys of the narrow closes, the streets were still and quiet.
closes
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From this reading Save when the summer wind made strange sounds among the peaked roofs and enormous chimneys of the narrow closes, the streets were still and quiet.
CROLY'S
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From this reading CROLY'S _Angel of the World_.
delicious
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From this reading "He looked upon her, and her humid gaze Was at his look dropped instant on the ground: But o'er her cheek of beauty rushed a blaze, Her bosom heaved within its silken bound-- And though her voice is trembling as I sigh, Love triumphs in her smile and fond delicious eye."
down
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From this reading The sun was in the west, and threw the long shadow of the Netherbow so far down the vista of the Canongate that it almost reached to the Girth-cross of the Holyrood.
dropped
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From this reading "He looked upon her, and her humid gaze Was at his look dropped instant on the ground: But o'er her cheek of beauty rushed a blaze, Her bosom heaved within its silken bound-- And though her voice is trembling as I sigh, Love triumphs in her smile and fond delicious eye."
enormous
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From this reading Save when the summer wind made strange sounds among the peaked roofs and enormous chimneys of the narrow closes, the streets were still and quiet.
eye
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From this reading "He looked upon her, and her humid gaze Was at his look dropped instant on the ground: But o'er her cheek of beauty rushed a blaze, Her bosom heaved within its silken bound-- And though her voice is trembling as I sigh, Love triumphs in her smile and fond delicious eye."
far
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From this reading The sun was in the west, and threw the long shadow of the Netherbow so far down the vista of the Canongate that it almost reached to the Girth-cross of the Holyrood.
fond
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From this reading "He looked upon her, and her humid gaze Was at his look dropped instant on the ground: But o'er her cheek of beauty rushed a blaze, Her bosom heaved within its silken bound-- And though her voice is trembling as I sigh, Love triumphs in her smile and fond delicious eye."
gaze
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From this reading "He looked upon her, and her humid gaze Was at his look dropped instant on the ground: But o'er her cheek of beauty rushed a blaze, Her bosom heaved within its silken bound-- And though her voice is trembling as I sigh, Love triumphs in her smile and fond delicious eye."
Girth-cross
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From this reading The sun was in the west, and threw the long shadow of the Netherbow so far down the vista of the Canongate that it almost reached to the Girth-cross of the Holyrood.
ground
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From this reading "He looked upon her, and her humid gaze Was at his look dropped instant on the ground: But o'er her cheek of beauty rushed a blaze, Her bosom heaved within its silken bound-- And though her voice is trembling as I sigh, Love triumphs in her smile and fond delicious eye."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He looked upon her, and her humid gaze Was at his look dropped instant on the ground: But o'er her cheek of beauty rushed a blaze, Her bosom heaved within its silken bound-- And though her voice is trembling as I sigh, Love triumphs in her smile and fond delicious eye."
heaved
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From this reading "He looked upon her, and her humid gaze Was at his look dropped instant on the ground: But o'er her cheek of beauty rushed a blaze, Her bosom heaved within its silken bound-- And though her voice is trembling as I sigh, Love triumphs in her smile and fond delicious eye."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "He looked upon her, and her humid gaze Was at his look dropped instant on the ground: But o'er her cheek of beauty rushed a blaze, Her bosom heaved within its silken bound-- And though her voice is trembling as I sigh, Love triumphs in her smile and fond delicious eye."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "He looked upon her, and her humid gaze Was at his look dropped instant on the ground: But o'er her cheek of beauty rushed a blaze, Her bosom heaved within its silken bound-- And though her voice is trembling as I sigh, Love triumphs in her smile and fond delicious eye."
Holyrood
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From this reading The sun was in the west, and threw the long shadow of the Netherbow so far down the vista of the Canongate that it almost reached to the Girth-cross of the Holyrood.
humid
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From this reading "He looked upon her, and her humid gaze Was at his look dropped instant on the ground: But o'er her cheek of beauty rushed a blaze, Her bosom heaved within its silken bound-- And though her voice is trembling as I sigh, Love triumphs in her smile and fond delicious eye."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "He looked upon her, and her humid gaze Was at his look dropped instant on the ground: But o'er her cheek of beauty rushed a blaze, Her bosom heaved within its silken bound-- And though her voice is trembling as I sigh, Love triumphs in her smile and fond delicious eye."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "He looked upon her, and her humid gaze Was at his look dropped instant on the ground: But o'er her cheek of beauty rushed a blaze, Her bosom heaved within its silken bound-- And though her voice is trembling as I sigh, Love triumphs in her smile and fond delicious eye."
instant
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From this reading "He looked upon her, and her humid gaze Was at his look dropped instant on the ground: But o'er her cheek of beauty rushed a blaze, Her bosom heaved within its silken bound-- And though her voice is trembling as I sigh, Love triumphs in her smile and fond delicious eye."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He looked upon her, and her humid gaze Was at his look dropped instant on the ground: But o'er her cheek of beauty rushed a blaze, Her bosom heaved within its silken bound-- And though her voice is trembling as I sigh, Love triumphs in her smile and fond delicious eye."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sun was in the west, and threw the long shadow of the Netherbow so far down the vista of the Canongate that it almost reached to the Girth-cross of the Holyrood.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "He looked upon her, and her humid gaze Was at his look dropped instant on the ground: But o'er her cheek of beauty rushed a blaze, Her bosom heaved within its silken bound-- And though her voice is trembling as I sigh, Love triumphs in her smile and fond delicious eye."
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun was in the west, and threw the long shadow of the Netherbow so far down the vista of the Canongate that it almost reached to the Girth-cross of the Holyrood.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He looked upon her, and her humid gaze Was at his look dropped instant on the ground: But o'er her cheek of beauty rushed a blaze, Her bosom heaved within its silken bound-- And though her voice is trembling as I sigh, Love triumphs in her smile and fond delicious eye."
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He looked upon her, and her humid gaze Was at his look dropped instant on the ground: But o'er her cheek of beauty rushed a blaze, Her bosom heaved within its silken bound-- And though her voice is trembling as I sigh, Love triumphs in her smile and fond delicious eye."
LOVE
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From this reading THE NOON OF LOVE.
made
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From this reading Save when the summer wind made strange sounds among the peaked roofs and enormous chimneys of the narrow closes, the streets were still and quiet.
narrow
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From this reading Save when the summer wind made strange sounds among the peaked roofs and enormous chimneys of the narrow closes, the streets were still and quiet.
Netherbow
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From this reading The sun was in the west, and threw the long shadow of the Netherbow so far down the vista of the Canongate that it almost reached to the Girth-cross of the Holyrood.
NOON
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From this reading THE NOON OF LOVE.
o'er
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From this reading "He looked upon her, and her humid gaze Was at his look dropped instant on the ground: But o'er her cheek of beauty rushed a blaze, Her bosom heaved within its silken bound-- And though her voice is trembling as I sigh, Love triumphs in her smile and fond delicious eye."
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE NOON OF LOVE.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "He looked upon her, and her humid gaze Was at his look dropped instant on the ground: But o'er her cheek of beauty rushed a blaze, Her bosom heaved within its silken bound-- And though her voice is trembling as I sigh, Love triumphs in her smile and fond delicious eye."
peaked
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From this reading Save when the summer wind made strange sounds among the peaked roofs and enormous chimneys of the narrow closes, the streets were still and quiet.
quiet
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From this reading Save when the summer wind made strange sounds among the peaked roofs and enormous chimneys of the narrow closes, the streets were still and quiet.
reached
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From this reading The sun was in the west, and threw the long shadow of the Netherbow so far down the vista of the Canongate that it almost reached to the Girth-cross of the Holyrood.
roofs
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From this reading Save when the summer wind made strange sounds among the peaked roofs and enormous chimneys of the narrow closes, the streets were still and quiet.
rushed
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From this reading "He looked upon her, and her humid gaze Was at his look dropped instant on the ground: But o'er her cheek of beauty rushed a blaze, Her bosom heaved within its silken bound-- And though her voice is trembling as I sigh, Love triumphs in her smile and fond delicious eye."
SaveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Save when the summer wind made strange sounds among the peaked roofs and enormous chimneys of the narrow closes, the streets were still and quiet.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The sun was in the west, and threw the long shadow of the Netherbow so far down the vista of the Canongate that it almost reached to the Girth-cross of the Holyrood.
sigh
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From this reading "He looked upon her, and her humid gaze Was at his look dropped instant on the ground: But o'er her cheek of beauty rushed a blaze, Her bosom heaved within its silken bound-- And though her voice is trembling as I sigh, Love triumphs in her smile and fond delicious eye."
silken
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From this reading "He looked upon her, and her humid gaze Was at his look dropped instant on the ground: But o'er her cheek of beauty rushed a blaze, Her bosom heaved within its silken bound-- And though her voice is trembling as I sigh, Love triumphs in her smile and fond delicious eye."
smile
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From this reading "He looked upon her, and her humid gaze Was at his look dropped instant on the ground: But o'er her cheek of beauty rushed a blaze, Her bosom heaved within its silken bound-- And though her voice is trembling as I sigh, Love triumphs in her smile and fond delicious eye."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The sun was in the west, and threw the long shadow of the Netherbow so far down the vista of the Canongate that it almost reached to the Girth-cross of the Holyrood.
sounds
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From this reading Save when the summer wind made strange sounds among the peaked roofs and enormous chimneys of the narrow closes, the streets were still and quiet.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Save when the summer wind made strange sounds among the peaked roofs and enormous chimneys of the narrow closes, the streets were still and quiet.
strange
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From this reading Save when the summer wind made strange sounds among the peaked roofs and enormous chimneys of the narrow closes, the streets were still and quiet.
streets
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From this reading Save when the summer wind made strange sounds among the peaked roofs and enormous chimneys of the narrow closes, the streets were still and quiet.
summer
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From this reading Save when the summer wind made strange sounds among the peaked roofs and enormous chimneys of the narrow closes, the streets were still and quiet.
sun
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From this reading The sun was in the west, and threw the long shadow of the Netherbow so far down the vista of the Canongate that it almost reached to the Girth-cross of the Holyrood.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The sun was in the west, and threw the long shadow of the Netherbow so far down the vista of the Canongate that it almost reached to the Girth-cross of the Holyrood.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NOON OF LOVE.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "He looked upon her, and her humid gaze Was at his look dropped instant on the ground: But o'er her cheek of beauty rushed a blaze, Her bosom heaved within its silken bound-- And though her voice is trembling as I sigh, Love triumphs in her smile and fond delicious eye."
threw
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From this reading The sun was in the west, and threw the long shadow of the Netherbow so far down the vista of the Canongate that it almost reached to the Girth-cross of the Holyrood.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sun was in the west, and threw the long shadow of the Netherbow so far down the vista of the Canongate that it almost reached to the Girth-cross of the Holyrood.
trembling
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From this reading "He looked upon her, and her humid gaze Was at his look dropped instant on the ground: But o'er her cheek of beauty rushed a blaze, Her bosom heaved within its silken bound-- And though her voice is trembling as I sigh, Love triumphs in her smile and fond delicious eye."
triumphs
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From this reading "He looked upon her, and her humid gaze Was at his look dropped instant on the ground: But o'er her cheek of beauty rushed a blaze, Her bosom heaved within its silken bound-- And though her voice is trembling as I sigh, Love triumphs in her smile and fond delicious eye."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "He looked upon her, and her humid gaze Was at his look dropped instant on the ground: But o'er her cheek of beauty rushed a blaze, Her bosom heaved within its silken bound-- And though her voice is trembling as I sigh, Love triumphs in her smile and fond delicious eye."
vista
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From this reading The sun was in the west, and threw the long shadow of the Netherbow so far down the vista of the Canongate that it almost reached to the Girth-cross of the Holyrood.
voice
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From this reading "He looked upon her, and her humid gaze Was at his look dropped instant on the ground: But o'er her cheek of beauty rushed a blaze, Her bosom heaved within its silken bound-- And though her voice is trembling as I sigh, Love triumphs in her smile and fond delicious eye."
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He looked upon her, and her humid gaze Was at his look dropped instant on the ground: But o'er her cheek of beauty rushed a blaze, Her bosom heaved within its silken bound-- And though her voice is trembling as I sigh, Love triumphs in her smile and fond delicious eye."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Save when the summer wind made strange sounds among the peaked roofs and enormous chimneys of the narrow closes, the streets were still and quiet.
west
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From this reading The sun was in the west, and threw the long shadow of the Netherbow so far down the vista of the Canongate that it almost reached to the Girth-cross of the Holyrood.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Save when the summer wind made strange sounds among the peaked roofs and enormous chimneys of the narrow closes, the streets were still and quiet.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Save when the summer wind made strange sounds among the peaked roofs and enormous chimneys of the narrow closes, the streets were still and quiet.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading "He looked upon her, and her humid gaze Was at his look dropped instant on the ground: But o'er her cheek of beauty rushed a blaze, Her bosom heaved within its silken bound-- And though her voice is trembling as I sigh, Love triumphs in her smile and fond delicious eye."
World
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From this reading CROLY'S _Angel of the World_.
