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104
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From this reading The most accurate analysis by the rarest wisdom is yet insufficient, and the poet will instantly prove it false by setting aside its requisitions.[104] It is indeed all that we do not know.
accurate
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From this reading The most accurate analysis by the rarest wisdom is yet insufficient, and the poet will instantly prove it false by setting aside its requisitions.[104] It is indeed all that we do not know.
adequate
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From this reading POETRY _Jan._ No definition of poetry is adequate unless it be poetry itself.
all
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From this reading The most accurate analysis by the rarest wisdom is yet insufficient, and the poet will instantly prove it false by setting aside its requisitions.[104] It is indeed all that we do not know.
analysis
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From this reading The most accurate analysis by the rarest wisdom is yet insufficient, and the poet will instantly prove it false by setting aside its requisitions.[104] It is indeed all that we do not know.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The most accurate analysis by the rarest wisdom is yet insufficient, and the poet will instantly prove it false by setting aside its requisitions.[104] It is indeed all that we do not know.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The poet does not need to see how meadows are something else than earth, grass, and water, but how they are thus much.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He does not need discover that potato blows are as beautiful as violets, as the farmer thinks, but only how good potato blows are.
aside
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From this reading The most accurate analysis by the rarest wisdom is yet insufficient, and the poet will instantly prove it false by setting aside its requisitions.[104] It is indeed all that we do not know.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading POETRY _Jan._ No definition of poetry is adequate unless it be poetry itself.
beautiful
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From this reading He does not need discover that potato blows are as beautiful as violets, as the farmer thinks, but only how good potato blows are.
blows
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From this reading He does not need discover that potato blows are as beautiful as violets, as the farmer thinks, but only how good potato blows are.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The poet does not need to see how meadows are something else than earth, grass, and water, but how they are thus much.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The most accurate analysis by the rarest wisdom is yet insufficient, and the poet will instantly prove it false by setting aside its requisitions.[104] It is indeed all that we do not know.
definition
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From this reading POETRY _Jan._ No definition of poetry is adequate unless it be poetry itself.
discover
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From this reading He does not need discover that potato blows are as beautiful as violets, as the farmer thinks, but only how good potato blows are.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The most accurate analysis by the rarest wisdom is yet insufficient, and the poet will instantly prove it false by setting aside its requisitions.[104] It is indeed all that we do not know.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The poet does not need to see how meadows are something else than earth, grass, and water, but how they are thus much.
drawn
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From this reading The poem is drawn out from under the feet of the poet, his whole weight has rested on this ground.
earth
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From this reading The poet does not need to see how meadows are something else than earth, grass, and water, but how they are thus much.
else
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From this reading The poet does not need to see how meadows are something else than earth, grass, and water, but how they are thus much.
false
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From this reading The most accurate analysis by the rarest wisdom is yet insufficient, and the poet will instantly prove it false by setting aside its requisitions.[104] It is indeed all that we do not know.
farmer
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From this reading He does not need discover that potato blows are as beautiful as violets, as the farmer thinks, but only how good potato blows are.
feet
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From this reading The poem is drawn out from under the feet of the poet, his whole weight has rested on this ground.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The poem is drawn out from under the feet of the poet, his whole weight has rested on this ground.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He does not need discover that potato blows are as beautiful as violets, as the farmer thinks, but only how good potato blows are.
grass
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From this reading The poet does not need to see how meadows are something else than earth, grass, and water, but how they are thus much.
ground
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From this reading The poem is drawn out from under the feet of the poet, his whole weight has rested on this ground.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The poem is drawn out from under the feet of the poet, his whole weight has rested on this ground.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He does not need discover that potato blows are as beautiful as violets, as the farmer thinks, but only how good potato blows are.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The poem is drawn out from under the feet of the poet, his whole weight has rested on this ground.
how
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From this reading The poet does not need to see how meadows are something else than earth, grass, and water, but how they are thus much.
indeed
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From this reading The most accurate analysis by the rarest wisdom is yet insufficient, and the poet will instantly prove it false by setting aside its requisitions.[104] It is indeed all that we do not know.
instantly
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From this reading The most accurate analysis by the rarest wisdom is yet insufficient, and the poet will instantly prove it false by setting aside its requisitions.[104] It is indeed all that we do not know.
insufficient
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From this reading The most accurate analysis by the rarest wisdom is yet insufficient, and the poet will instantly prove it false by setting aside its requisitions.[104] It is indeed all that we do not know.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading POETRY _Jan._ No definition of poetry is adequate unless it be poetry itself.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading POETRY _Jan._ No definition of poetry is adequate unless it be poetry itself.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The most accurate analysis by the rarest wisdom is yet insufficient, and the poet will instantly prove it false by setting aside its requisitions.[104] It is indeed all that we do not know.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading POETRY _Jan._ No definition of poetry is adequate unless it be poetry itself.
Jan
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From this reading POETRY _Jan._ No definition of poetry is adequate unless it be poetry itself.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The most accurate analysis by the rarest wisdom is yet insufficient, and the poet will instantly prove it false by setting aside its requisitions.[104] It is indeed all that we do not know.
meadows
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From this reading The poet does not need to see how meadows are something else than earth, grass, and water, but how they are thus much.
most
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From this reading The most accurate analysis by the rarest wisdom is yet insufficient, and the poet will instantly prove it false by setting aside its requisitions.[104] It is indeed all that we do not know.
much
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From this reading The poet does not need to see how meadows are something else than earth, grass, and water, but how they are thus much.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The poet does not need to see how meadows are something else than earth, grass, and water, but how they are thus much.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading POETRY _Jan._ No definition of poetry is adequate unless it be poetry itself.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The most accurate analysis by the rarest wisdom is yet insufficient, and the poet will instantly prove it false by setting aside its requisitions.[104] It is indeed all that we do not know.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading POETRY _Jan._ No definition of poetry is adequate unless it be poetry itself.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The poem is drawn out from under the feet of the poet, his whole weight has rested on this ground.
only
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From this reading He does not need discover that potato blows are as beautiful as violets, as the farmer thinks, but only how good potato blows are.
out
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From this reading The poem is drawn out from under the feet of the poet, his whole weight has rested on this ground.
poem
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From this reading The poem is drawn out from under the feet of the poet, his whole weight has rested on this ground.
poet
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From this reading The most accurate analysis by the rarest wisdom is yet insufficient, and the poet will instantly prove it false by setting aside its requisitions.[104] It is indeed all that we do not know.
POETRY
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From this reading POETRY _Jan._ No definition of poetry is adequate unless it be poetry itself.
potato
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From this reading He does not need discover that potato blows are as beautiful as violets, as the farmer thinks, but only how good potato blows are.
prove
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From this reading The most accurate analysis by the rarest wisdom is yet insufficient, and the poet will instantly prove it false by setting aside its requisitions.[104] It is indeed all that we do not know.
rarest
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From this reading The most accurate analysis by the rarest wisdom is yet insufficient, and the poet will instantly prove it false by setting aside its requisitions.[104] It is indeed all that we do not know.
requisitions
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From this reading The most accurate analysis by the rarest wisdom is yet insufficient, and the poet will instantly prove it false by setting aside its requisitions.[104] It is indeed all that we do not know.
rested
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From this reading The poem is drawn out from under the feet of the poet, his whole weight has rested on this ground.
see
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From this reading The poet does not need to see how meadows are something else than earth, grass, and water, but how they are thus much.
setting
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From this reading The most accurate analysis by the rarest wisdom is yet insufficient, and the poet will instantly prove it false by setting aside its requisitions.[104] It is indeed all that we do not know.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The poet does not need to see how meadows are something else than earth, grass, and water, but how they are thus much.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The poet does not need to see how meadows are something else than earth, grass, and water, but how they are thus much.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The most accurate analysis by the rarest wisdom is yet insufficient, and the poet will instantly prove it false by setting aside its requisitions.[104] It is indeed all that we do not know.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The most accurate analysis by the rarest wisdom is yet insufficient, and the poet will instantly prove it false by setting aside its requisitions.[104] It is indeed all that we do not know.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The poet does not need to see how meadows are something else than earth, grass, and water, but how they are thus much.
thinks
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From this reading He does not need discover that potato blows are as beautiful as violets, as the farmer thinks, but only how good potato blows are.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The poem is drawn out from under the feet of the poet, his whole weight has rested on this ground.
thus
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From this reading The poet does not need to see how meadows are something else than earth, grass, and water, but how they are thus much.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The poet does not need to see how meadows are something else than earth, grass, and water, but how they are thus much.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The poem is drawn out from under the feet of the poet, his whole weight has rested on this ground.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading POETRY _Jan._ No definition of poetry is adequate unless it be poetry itself.
violets
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From this reading He does not need discover that potato blows are as beautiful as violets, as the farmer thinks, but only how good potato blows are.
water
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From this reading The poet does not need to see how meadows are something else than earth, grass, and water, but how they are thus much.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The most accurate analysis by the rarest wisdom is yet insufficient, and the poet will instantly prove it false by setting aside its requisitions.[104] It is indeed all that we do not know.
weight
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From this reading The poem is drawn out from under the feet of the poet, his whole weight has rested on this ground.
whole
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From this reading The poem is drawn out from under the feet of the poet, his whole weight has rested on this ground.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The most accurate analysis by the rarest wisdom is yet insufficient, and the poet will instantly prove it false by setting aside its requisitions.[104] It is indeed all that we do not know.
wisdom
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From this reading The most accurate analysis by the rarest wisdom is yet insufficient, and the poet will instantly prove it false by setting aside its requisitions.[104] It is indeed all that we do not know.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The most accurate analysis by the rarest wisdom is yet insufficient, and the poet will instantly prove it false by setting aside its requisitions.[104] It is indeed all that we do not know.
