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From this reading “The night!” she repeated, and went on-- “I feel her finger light Laid pausefully upon life’s headlong train;-- The foot less prompt to meet the morning dew, The heart less bounding at emotion new, And hope once crush’d less quick to spring again!”_ Section 1.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “How far away it all seems!” she said-- “How many a dingle on the loved hill-side Hath since our day put by The coronals of that forgotten time!”
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The night!” she repeated, and went on-- “I feel her finger light Laid pausefully upon life’s headlong train;-- The foot less prompt to meet the morning dew, The heart less bounding at emotion new, And hope once crush’d less quick to spring again!”_ Section 1.
all
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From this reading “How far away it all seems!” she said-- “How many a dingle on the loved hill-side Hath since our day put by The coronals of that forgotten time!”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The night!” she repeated, and went on-- “I feel her finger light Laid pausefully upon life’s headlong train;-- The foot less prompt to meet the morning dew, The heart less bounding at emotion new, And hope once crush’d less quick to spring again!”_ Section 1.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “The night!” she repeated, and went on-- “I feel her finger light Laid pausefully upon life’s headlong train;-- The foot less prompt to meet the morning dew, The heart less bounding at emotion new, And hope once crush’d less quick to spring again!”_ Section 1.
away
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From this reading “How far away it all seems!” she said-- “How many a dingle on the loved hill-side Hath since our day put by The coronals of that forgotten time!”
bounding
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From this reading “The night!” she repeated, and went on-- “I feel her finger light Laid pausefully upon life’s headlong train;-- The foot less prompt to meet the morning dew, The heart less bounding at emotion new, And hope once crush’d less quick to spring again!”_ Section 1.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “How far away it all seems!” she said-- “How many a dingle on the loved hill-side Hath since our day put by The coronals of that forgotten time!”
cabin
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From this reading THE MASTERS OF THE SNARE _They stood upon the porch of the little cabin, listening to the silence of the night.
came
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From this reading Throughout this long winter of discontent came to them one ray of hope from the outside world.
coming
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From this reading “It makes one feel old,” he said--“like the coming of the night!”
coronals
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From this reading “How far away it all seems!” she said-- “How many a dingle on the loved hill-side Hath since our day put by The coronals of that forgotten time!”
crush'd
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From this reading “The night!” she repeated, and went on-- “I feel her finger light Laid pausefully upon life’s headlong train;-- The foot less prompt to meet the morning dew, The heart less bounding at emotion new, And hope once crush’d less quick to spring again!”_ Section 1.
day
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From this reading “How far away it all seems!” she said-- “How many a dingle on the loved hill-side Hath since our day put by The coronals of that forgotten time!”
dew
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From this reading “The night!” she repeated, and went on-- “I feel her finger light Laid pausefully upon life’s headlong train;-- The foot less prompt to meet the morning dew, The heart less bounding at emotion new, And hope once crush’d less quick to spring again!”_ Section 1.
dingle
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From this reading “How far away it all seems!” she said-- “How many a dingle on the loved hill-side Hath since our day put by The coronals of that forgotten time!”
discontent
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From this reading Throughout this long winter of discontent came to them one ray of hope from the outside world.
emotion
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From this reading “The night!” she repeated, and went on-- “I feel her finger light Laid pausefully upon life’s headlong train;-- The foot less prompt to meet the morning dew, The heart less bounding at emotion new, And hope once crush’d less quick to spring again!”_ Section 1.
far
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From this reading “How far away it all seems!” she said-- “How many a dingle on the loved hill-side Hath since our day put by The coronals of that forgotten time!”
feel
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From this reading “It makes one feel old,” he said--“like the coming of the night!”
finger
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From this reading “The night!” she repeated, and went on-- “I feel her finger light Laid pausefully upon life’s headlong train;-- The foot less prompt to meet the morning dew, The heart less bounding at emotion new, And hope once crush’d less quick to spring again!”_ Section 1.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The night!” she repeated, and went on-- “I feel her finger light Laid pausefully upon life’s headlong train;-- The foot less prompt to meet the morning dew, The heart less bounding at emotion new, And hope once crush’d less quick to spring again!”_ Section 1.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “How far away it all seems!” she said-- “How many a dingle on the loved hill-side Hath since our day put by The coronals of that forgotten time!”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Throughout this long winter of discontent came to them one ray of hope from the outside world.
Hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading “How far away it all seems!” she said-- “How many a dingle on the loved hill-side Hath since our day put by The coronals of that forgotten time!”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It makes one feel old,” he said--“like the coming of the night!”
headlong
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From this reading “The night!” she repeated, and went on-- “I feel her finger light Laid pausefully upon life’s headlong train;-- The foot less prompt to meet the morning dew, The heart less bounding at emotion new, And hope once crush’d less quick to spring again!”_ Section 1.
heart
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From this reading “The night!” she repeated, and went on-- “I feel her finger light Laid pausefully upon life’s headlong train;-- The foot less prompt to meet the morning dew, The heart less bounding at emotion new, And hope once crush’d less quick to spring again!”_ Section 1.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “The night!” she repeated, and went on-- “I feel her finger light Laid pausefully upon life’s headlong train;-- The foot less prompt to meet the morning dew, The heart less bounding at emotion new, And hope once crush’d less quick to spring again!”_ Section 1.
hill-side
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From this reading “How far away it all seems!” she said-- “How many a dingle on the loved hill-side Hath since our day put by The coronals of that forgotten time!”
hope
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From this reading “The night!” she repeated, and went on-- “I feel her finger light Laid pausefully upon life’s headlong train;-- The foot less prompt to meet the morning dew, The heart less bounding at emotion new, And hope once crush’d less quick to spring again!”_ Section 1.
How
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From this reading “How far away it all seems!” she said-- “How many a dingle on the loved hill-side Hath since our day put by The coronals of that forgotten time!”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “The night!” she repeated, and went on-- “I feel her finger light Laid pausefully upon life’s headlong train;-- The foot less prompt to meet the morning dew, The heart less bounding at emotion new, And hope once crush’d less quick to spring again!”_ Section 1.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “How far away it all seems!” she said-- “How many a dingle on the loved hill-side Hath since our day put by The coronals of that forgotten time!”
Laid
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From this reading “The night!” she repeated, and went on-- “I feel her finger light Laid pausefully upon life’s headlong train;-- The foot less prompt to meet the morning dew, The heart less bounding at emotion new, And hope once crush’d less quick to spring again!”_ Section 1.
less
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From this reading “The night!” she repeated, and went on-- “I feel her finger light Laid pausefully upon life’s headlong train;-- The foot less prompt to meet the morning dew, The heart less bounding at emotion new, And hope once crush’d less quick to spring again!”_ Section 1.
life's
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From this reading “The night!” she repeated, and went on-- “I feel her finger light Laid pausefully upon life’s headlong train;-- The foot less prompt to meet the morning dew, The heart less bounding at emotion new, And hope once crush’d less quick to spring again!”_ Section 1.
light
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From this reading “The night!” she repeated, and went on-- “I feel her finger light Laid pausefully upon life’s headlong train;-- The foot less prompt to meet the morning dew, The heart less bounding at emotion new, And hope once crush’d less quick to spring again!”_ Section 1.
like
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From this reading “It makes one feel old,” he said--“like the coming of the night!”
listening
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From this reading THE MASTERS OF THE SNARE _They stood upon the porch of the little cabin, listening to the silence of the night.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MASTERS OF THE SNARE _They stood upon the porch of the little cabin, listening to the silence of the night.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Throughout this long winter of discontent came to them one ray of hope from the outside world.
loved
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From this reading “How far away it all seems!” she said-- “How many a dingle on the loved hill-side Hath since our day put by The coronals of that forgotten time!”
makes
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From this reading “It makes one feel old,” he said--“like the coming of the night!”
many
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From this reading “How far away it all seems!” she said-- “How many a dingle on the loved hill-side Hath since our day put by The coronals of that forgotten time!”
MASTERS
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From this reading THE MASTERS OF THE SNARE _They stood upon the porch of the little cabin, listening to the silence of the night.
meet
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From this reading “The night!” she repeated, and went on-- “I feel her finger light Laid pausefully upon life’s headlong train;-- The foot less prompt to meet the morning dew, The heart less bounding at emotion new, And hope once crush’d less quick to spring again!”_ Section 1.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The night!” she repeated, and went on-- “I feel her finger light Laid pausefully upon life’s headlong train;-- The foot less prompt to meet the morning dew, The heart less bounding at emotion new, And hope once crush’d less quick to spring again!”_ Section 1.
new
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From this reading “The night!” she repeated, and went on-- “I feel her finger light Laid pausefully upon life’s headlong train;-- The foot less prompt to meet the morning dew, The heart less bounding at emotion new, And hope once crush’d less quick to spring again!”_ Section 1.
night
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From this reading THE MASTERS OF THE SNARE _They stood upon the porch of the little cabin, listening to the silence of the night.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MASTERS OF THE SNARE _They stood upon the porch of the little cabin, listening to the silence of the night.
old
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From this reading “It makes one feel old,” he said--“like the coming of the night!”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “How far away it all seems!” she said-- “How many a dingle on the loved hill-side Hath since our day put by The coronals of that forgotten time!”
once
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From this reading “The night!” she repeated, and went on-- “I feel her finger light Laid pausefully upon life’s headlong train;-- The foot less prompt to meet the morning dew, The heart less bounding at emotion new, And hope once crush’d less quick to spring again!”_ Section 1.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It makes one feel old,” he said--“like the coming of the night!”
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “How far away it all seems!” she said-- “How many a dingle on the loved hill-side Hath since our day put by The coronals of that forgotten time!”
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Throughout this long winter of discontent came to them one ray of hope from the outside world.
pausefully
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From this reading “The night!” she repeated, and went on-- “I feel her finger light Laid pausefully upon life’s headlong train;-- The foot less prompt to meet the morning dew, The heart less bounding at emotion new, And hope once crush’d less quick to spring again!”_ Section 1.
porch
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From this reading THE MASTERS OF THE SNARE _They stood upon the porch of the little cabin, listening to the silence of the night.
prompt
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From this reading “The night!” she repeated, and went on-- “I feel her finger light Laid pausefully upon life’s headlong train;-- The foot less prompt to meet the morning dew, The heart less bounding at emotion new, And hope once crush’d less quick to spring again!”_ Section 1.
put
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From this reading “How far away it all seems!” she said-- “How many a dingle on the loved hill-side Hath since our day put by The coronals of that forgotten time!”
quick
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From this reading “The night!” she repeated, and went on-- “I feel her finger light Laid pausefully upon life’s headlong train;-- The foot less prompt to meet the morning dew, The heart less bounding at emotion new, And hope once crush’d less quick to spring again!”_ Section 1.
ray
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From this reading Throughout this long winter of discontent came to them one ray of hope from the outside world.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The night!” she repeated, and went on-- “I feel her finger light Laid pausefully upon life’s headlong train;-- The foot less prompt to meet the morning dew, The heart less bounding at emotion new, And hope once crush’d less quick to spring again!”_ Section 1.
said
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From this reading “How far away it all seems!” she said-- “How many a dingle on the loved hill-side Hath since our day put by The coronals of that forgotten time!”
Section
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From this reading “The night!” she repeated, and went on-- “I feel her finger light Laid pausefully upon life’s headlong train;-- The foot less prompt to meet the morning dew, The heart less bounding at emotion new, And hope once crush’d less quick to spring again!”_ Section 1.
seems
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From this reading “How far away it all seems!” she said-- “How many a dingle on the loved hill-side Hath since our day put by The coronals of that forgotten time!”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “How far away it all seems!” she said-- “How many a dingle on the loved hill-side Hath since our day put by The coronals of that forgotten time!”
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading THE MASTERS OF THE SNARE _They stood upon the porch of the little cabin, listening to the silence of the night.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “How far away it all seems!” she said-- “How many a dingle on the loved hill-side Hath since our day put by The coronals of that forgotten time!”
SNARE
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From this reading THE MASTERS OF THE SNARE _They stood upon the porch of the little cabin, listening to the silence of the night.
spring
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From this reading “The night!” she repeated, and went on-- “I feel her finger light Laid pausefully upon life’s headlong train;-- The foot less prompt to meet the morning dew, The heart less bounding at emotion new, And hope once crush’d less quick to spring again!”_ Section 1.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MASTERS OF THE SNARE _They stood upon the porch of the little cabin, listening to the silence of the night.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “How far away it all seems!” she said-- “How many a dingle on the loved hill-side Hath since our day put by The coronals of that forgotten time!”
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MASTERS OF THE SNARE _They stood upon the porch of the little cabin, listening to the silence of the night.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Throughout this long winter of discontent came to them one ray of hope from the outside world.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE MASTERS OF THE SNARE _They stood upon the porch of the little cabin, listening to the silence of the night.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Throughout this long winter of discontent came to them one ray of hope from the outside world.
ThroughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading Throughout this long winter of discontent came to them one ray of hope from the outside world.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How far away it all seems!” she said-- “How many a dingle on the loved hill-side Hath since our day put by The coronals of that forgotten time!”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MASTERS OF THE SNARE _They stood upon the porch of the little cabin, listening to the silence of the night.
train
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From this reading “The night!” she repeated, and went on-- “I feel her finger light Laid pausefully upon life’s headlong train;-- The foot less prompt to meet the morning dew, The heart less bounding at emotion new, And hope once crush’d less quick to spring again!”_ Section 1.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE MASTERS OF THE SNARE _They stood upon the porch of the little cabin, listening to the silence of the night.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The night!” she repeated, and went on-- “I feel her finger light Laid pausefully upon life’s headlong train;-- The foot less prompt to meet the morning dew, The heart less bounding at emotion new, And hope once crush’d less quick to spring again!”_ Section 1.
winter
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From this reading Throughout this long winter of discontent came to them one ray of hope from the outside world.
world
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From this reading Throughout this long winter of discontent came to them one ray of hope from the outside world.
