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ALICE
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From this reading [_The right of translation is reserved_] TO ALICE SWINBURNE.
all
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From this reading No words may utter love; no sovereign song Speak all it would for love’s sake.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE love that comes and goes like wind or fire Hath words and wings wherewith to speak and flee.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Time and death Are less than love: or man’s live spirit saith False, when he deems his life is more than breath.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But love more deep than passion’s deep desire, Clear and inviolable as the unsounded sea, What wings of words may serve to set it free, To lift and lead it homeward?
breath
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From this reading Time and death Are less than love: or man’s live spirit saith False, when he deems his life is more than breath.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But love more deep than passion’s deep desire, Clear and inviolable as the unsounded sea, What wings of words may serve to set it free, To lift and lead it homeward?
Clear
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From this reading But love more deep than passion’s deep desire, Clear and inviolable as the unsounded sea, What wings of words may serve to set it free, To lift and lead it homeward?
comes
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From this reading THE love that comes and goes like wind or fire Hath words and wings wherewith to speak and flee.
death
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From this reading Time and death Are less than love: or man’s live spirit saith False, when he deems his life is more than breath.
deems
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From this reading Time and death Are less than love: or man’s live spirit saith False, when he deems his life is more than breath.
deep
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From this reading But love more deep than passion’s deep desire, Clear and inviolable as the unsounded sea, What wings of words may serve to set it free, To lift and lead it homeward?
desire
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From this reading But love more deep than passion’s deep desire, Clear and inviolable as the unsounded sea, What wings of words may serve to set it free, To lift and lead it homeward?
False
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From this reading Time and death Are less than love: or man’s live spirit saith False, when he deems his life is more than breath.
fire
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From this reading THE love that comes and goes like wind or fire Hath words and wings wherewith to speak and flee.
flee
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From this reading THE love that comes and goes like wind or fire Hath words and wings wherewith to speak and flee.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No words may utter love; no sovereign song Speak all it would for love’s sake.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading But love more deep than passion’s deep desire, Clear and inviolable as the unsounded sea, What wings of words may serve to set it free, To lift and lead it homeward?
goes
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From this reading THE love that comes and goes like wind or fire Hath words and wings wherewith to speak and flee.
Hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading THE love that comes and goes like wind or fire Hath words and wings wherewith to speak and flee.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Time and death Are less than love: or man’s live spirit saith False, when he deems his life is more than breath.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Time and death Are less than love: or man’s live spirit saith False, when he deems his life is more than breath.
homeward
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From this reading But love more deep than passion’s deep desire, Clear and inviolable as the unsounded sea, What wings of words may serve to set it free, To lift and lead it homeward?
inviolable
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From this reading But love more deep than passion’s deep desire, Clear and inviolable as the unsounded sea, What wings of words may serve to set it free, To lift and lead it homeward?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [_The right of translation is reserved_] TO ALICE SWINBURNE.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But love more deep than passion’s deep desire, Clear and inviolable as the unsounded sea, What wings of words may serve to set it free, To lift and lead it homeward?
lead
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From this reading But love more deep than passion’s deep desire, Clear and inviolable as the unsounded sea, What wings of words may serve to set it free, To lift and lead it homeward?
less
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From this reading Time and death Are less than love: or man’s live spirit saith False, when he deems his life is more than breath.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Time and death Are less than love: or man’s live spirit saith False, when he deems his life is more than breath.
lift
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From this reading But love more deep than passion’s deep desire, Clear and inviolable as the unsounded sea, What wings of words may serve to set it free, To lift and lead it homeward?
like
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From this reading THE love that comes and goes like wind or fire Hath words and wings wherewith to speak and flee.
live
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From this reading Time and death Are less than love: or man’s live spirit saith False, when he deems his life is more than breath.
love
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From this reading THE love that comes and goes like wind or fire Hath words and wings wherewith to speak and flee.
love's
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From this reading No words may utter love; no sovereign song Speak all it would for love’s sake.
man's
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From this reading Time and death Are less than love: or man’s live spirit saith False, when he deems his life is more than breath.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading But love more deep than passion’s deep desire, Clear and inviolable as the unsounded sea, What wings of words may serve to set it free, To lift and lead it homeward?
more
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From this reading But love more deep than passion’s deep desire, Clear and inviolable as the unsounded sea, What wings of words may serve to set it free, To lift and lead it homeward?
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No words may utter love; no sovereign song Speak all it would for love’s sake.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [_The right of translation is reserved_] TO ALICE SWINBURNE.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE love that comes and goes like wind or fire Hath words and wings wherewith to speak and flee.
passion's
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From this reading But love more deep than passion’s deep desire, Clear and inviolable as the unsounded sea, What wings of words may serve to set it free, To lift and lead it homeward?
reserved
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From this reading [_The right of translation is reserved_] TO ALICE SWINBURNE.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [_The right of translation is reserved_] TO ALICE SWINBURNE.
saith
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From this reading Time and death Are less than love: or man’s live spirit saith False, when he deems his life is more than breath.
sake
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From this reading No words may utter love; no sovereign song Speak all it would for love’s sake.
sea
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From this reading But love more deep than passion’s deep desire, Clear and inviolable as the unsounded sea, What wings of words may serve to set it free, To lift and lead it homeward?
serve
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From this reading But love more deep than passion’s deep desire, Clear and inviolable as the unsounded sea, What wings of words may serve to set it free, To lift and lead it homeward?
set
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From this reading But love more deep than passion’s deep desire, Clear and inviolable as the unsounded sea, What wings of words may serve to set it free, To lift and lead it homeward?
song
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From this reading No words may utter love; no sovereign song Speak all it would for love’s sake.
sovereignadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːv.rən/
Possessing supreme or ultimate power; autonomous and commanding.
From this reading No words may utter love; no sovereign song Speak all it would for love’s sake.
speak
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From this reading THE love that comes and goes like wind or fire Hath words and wings wherewith to speak and flee.
spirit
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From this reading Time and death Are less than love: or man’s live spirit saith False, when he deems his life is more than breath.
SWINBURNE
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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But love more deep than passion’s deep desire, Clear and inviolable as the unsounded sea, What wings of words may serve to set it free, To lift and lead it homeward?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE love that comes and goes like wind or fire Hath words and wings wherewith to speak and flee.
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 is reserved_] TO ALICE SWINBURNE.
TimenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Time and death Are less than love: or man’s live spirit saith False, when he deems his life is more than breath.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [_The right of translation is reserved_] TO ALICE SWINBURNE.
translation
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From this reading [_The right of translation is reserved_] TO ALICE SWINBURNE.
unsounded
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From this reading But love more deep than passion’s deep desire, Clear and inviolable as the unsounded sea, What wings of words may serve to set it free, To lift and lead it homeward?
utter
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From this reading No words may utter love; no sovereign song Speak all it would for love’s sake.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But love more deep than passion’s deep desire, Clear and inviolable as the unsounded sea, What wings of words may serve to set it free, To lift and lead it homeward?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Time and death Are less than love: or man’s live spirit saith False, when he deems his life is more than breath.
wherewith
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From this reading THE love that comes and goes like wind or fire Hath words and wings wherewith to speak and flee.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE love that comes and goes like wind or fire Hath words and wings wherewith to speak and flee.
wings
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From this reading THE love that comes and goes like wind or fire Hath words and wings wherewith to speak and flee.
words
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From this reading THE love that comes and goes like wind or fire Hath words and wings wherewith to speak and flee.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading No words may utter love; no sovereign song Speak all it would for love’s sake.
