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270
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From this reading 270 But see, now--why, I see as certainly As that the morning-star's about to shine, What will hap some day.
280
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From this reading 280 You speak no Latin more than I, belike; However, you're my man, you've seen the world --The beauty and the wonder and the power, The shapes of things, their colors, lights and shades, Changes, surprises,--and God made it all!
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You understand me: I'm a beast, I know.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading 270 But see, now--why, I see as certainly As that the morning-star's about to shine, What will hap some day.
all
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From this reading 280 You speak no Latin more than I, belike; However, you're my man, you've seen the world --The beauty and the wonder and the power, The shapes of things, their colors, lights and shades, Changes, surprises,--and God made it all!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We've a youngster here Comes to our convent, studies what I do, Slouches and stares and lets no atom drop: His name is Guidi--he'll not mind the monks-- They call him Hulking Tom, he lets them talk-- He picks my practice up--he'll paint apace, I hope so--though I never live so long, I know what's sure to follow.
apace
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From this reading We've a youngster here Comes to our convent, studies what I do, Slouches and stares and lets no atom drop: His name is Guidi--he'll not mind the monks-- They call him Hulking Tom, he lets them talk-- He picks my practice up--he'll paint apace, I hope so--though I never live so long, I know what's sure to follow.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 270 But see, now--why, I see as certainly As that the morning-star's about to shine, What will hap some day.
atom
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From this reading We've a youngster here Comes to our convent, studies what I do, Slouches and stares and lets no atom drop: His name is Guidi--he'll not mind the monks-- They call him Hulking Tom, he lets them talk-- He picks my practice up--he'll paint apace, I hope so--though I never live so long, I know what's sure to follow.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You be judge!
beast
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From this reading You understand me: I'm a beast, I know.
beauty
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From this reading 280 You speak no Latin more than I, belike; However, you're my man, you've seen the world --The beauty and the wonder and the power, The shapes of things, their colors, lights and shades, Changes, surprises,--and God made it all!
belike
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From this reading 280 You speak no Latin more than I, belike; However, you're my man, you've seen the world --The beauty and the wonder and the power, The shapes of things, their colors, lights and shades, Changes, surprises,--and God made it all!
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 270 But see, now--why, I see as certainly As that the morning-star's about to shine, What will hap some day.
call
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From this reading We've a youngster here Comes to our convent, studies what I do, Slouches and stares and lets no atom drop: His name is Guidi--he'll not mind the monks-- They call him Hulking Tom, he lets them talk-- He picks my practice up--he'll paint apace, I hope so--though I never live so long, I know what's sure to follow.
certainly
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From this reading 270 But see, now--why, I see as certainly As that the morning-star's about to shine, What will hap some day.
Changes
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From this reading 280 You speak no Latin more than I, belike; However, you're my man, you've seen the world --The beauty and the wonder and the power, The shapes of things, their colors, lights and shades, Changes, surprises,--and God made it all!
colors
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From this reading 280 You speak no Latin more than I, belike; However, you're my man, you've seen the world --The beauty and the wonder and the power, The shapes of things, their colors, lights and shades, Changes, surprises,--and God made it all!
Comes
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From this reading We've a youngster here Comes to our convent, studies what I do, Slouches and stares and lets no atom drop: His name is Guidi--he'll not mind the monks-- They call him Hulking Tom, he lets them talk-- He picks my practice up--he'll paint apace, I hope so--though I never live so long, I know what's sure to follow.
convent
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From this reading We've a youngster here Comes to our convent, studies what I do, Slouches and stares and lets no atom drop: His name is Guidi--he'll not mind the monks-- They call him Hulking Tom, he lets them talk-- He picks my practice up--he'll paint apace, I hope so--though I never live so long, I know what's sure to follow.
day
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From this reading 270 But see, now--why, I see as certainly As that the morning-star's about to shine, What will hap some day.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We've a youngster here Comes to our convent, studies what I do, Slouches and stares and lets no atom drop: His name is Guidi--he'll not mind the monks-- They call him Hulking Tom, he lets them talk-- He picks my practice up--he'll paint apace, I hope so--though I never live so long, I know what's sure to follow.
drop
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From this reading We've a youngster here Comes to our convent, studies what I do, Slouches and stares and lets no atom drop: His name is Guidi--he'll not mind the monks-- They call him Hulking Tom, he lets them talk-- He picks my practice up--he'll paint apace, I hope so--though I never live so long, I know what's sure to follow.
follow
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From this reading We've a youngster here Comes to our convent, studies what I do, Slouches and stares and lets no atom drop: His name is Guidi--he'll not mind the monks-- They call him Hulking Tom, he lets them talk-- He picks my practice up--he'll paint apace, I hope so--though I never live so long, I know what's sure to follow.
God
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From this reading 280 You speak no Latin more than I, belike; However, you're my man, you've seen the world --The beauty and the wonder and the power, The shapes of things, their colors, lights and shades, Changes, surprises,--and God made it all!
Guidi
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From this reading We've a youngster here Comes to our convent, studies what I do, Slouches and stares and lets no atom drop: His name is Guidi--he'll not mind the monks-- They call him Hulking Tom, he lets them talk-- He picks my practice up--he'll paint apace, I hope so--though I never live so long, I know what's sure to follow.
hap
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From this reading 270 But see, now--why, I see as certainly As that the morning-star's about to shine, What will hap some day.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We've a youngster here Comes to our convent, studies what I do, Slouches and stares and lets no atom drop: His name is Guidi--he'll not mind the monks-- They call him Hulking Tom, he lets them talk-- He picks my practice up--he'll paint apace, I hope so--though I never live so long, I know what's sure to follow.
he'll
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From this reading We've a youngster here Comes to our convent, studies what I do, Slouches and stares and lets no atom drop: His name is Guidi--he'll not mind the monks-- They call him Hulking Tom, he lets them talk-- He picks my practice up--he'll paint apace, I hope so--though I never live so long, I know what's sure to follow.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We've a youngster here Comes to our convent, studies what I do, Slouches and stares and lets no atom drop: His name is Guidi--he'll not mind the monks-- They call him Hulking Tom, he lets them talk-- He picks my practice up--he'll paint apace, I hope so--though I never live so long, I know what's sure to follow.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We've a youngster here Comes to our convent, studies what I do, Slouches and stares and lets no atom drop: His name is Guidi--he'll not mind the monks-- They call him Hulking Tom, he lets them talk-- He picks my practice up--he'll paint apace, I hope so--though I never live so long, I know what's sure to follow.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We've a youngster here Comes to our convent, studies what I do, Slouches and stares and lets no atom drop: His name is Guidi--he'll not mind the monks-- They call him Hulking Tom, he lets them talk-- He picks my practice up--he'll paint apace, I hope so--though I never live so long, I know what's sure to follow.
hope
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From this reading We've a youngster here Comes to our convent, studies what I do, Slouches and stares and lets no atom drop: His name is Guidi--he'll not mind the monks-- They call him Hulking Tom, he lets them talk-- He picks my practice up--he'll paint apace, I hope so--though I never live so long, I know what's sure to follow.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading 280 You speak no Latin more than I, belike; However, you're my man, you've seen the world --The beauty and the wonder and the power, The shapes of things, their colors, lights and shades, Changes, surprises,--and God made it all!
Hulking
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From this reading We've a youngster here Comes to our convent, studies what I do, Slouches and stares and lets no atom drop: His name is Guidi--he'll not mind the monks-- They call him Hulking Tom, he lets them talk-- He picks my practice up--he'll paint apace, I hope so--though I never live so long, I know what's sure to follow.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You understand me: I'm a beast, I know.
I'm
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From this reading You understand me: I'm a beast, I know.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We've a youngster here Comes to our convent, studies what I do, Slouches and stares and lets no atom drop: His name is Guidi--he'll not mind the monks-- They call him Hulking Tom, he lets them talk-- He picks my practice up--he'll paint apace, I hope so--though I never live so long, I know what's sure to follow.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 280 You speak no Latin more than I, belike; However, you're my man, you've seen the world --The beauty and the wonder and the power, The shapes of things, their colors, lights and shades, Changes, surprises,--and God made it all!
judge
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From this reading You be judge!
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You understand me: I'm a beast, I know.
Latin
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From this reading 280 You speak no Latin more than I, belike; However, you're my man, you've seen the world --The beauty and the wonder and the power, The shapes of things, their colors, lights and shades, Changes, surprises,--and God made it all!
lets
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From this reading We've a youngster here Comes to our convent, studies what I do, Slouches and stares and lets no atom drop: His name is Guidi--he'll not mind the monks-- They call him Hulking Tom, he lets them talk-- He picks my practice up--he'll paint apace, I hope so--though I never live so long, I know what's sure to follow.
lights
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From this reading 280 You speak no Latin more than I, belike; However, you're my man, you've seen the world --The beauty and the wonder and the power, The shapes of things, their colors, lights and shades, Changes, surprises,--and God made it all!
live
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From this reading We've a youngster here Comes to our convent, studies what I do, Slouches and stares and lets no atom drop: His name is Guidi--he'll not mind the monks-- They call him Hulking Tom, he lets them talk-- He picks my practice up--he'll paint apace, I hope so--though I never live so long, I know what's sure to follow.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We've a youngster here Comes to our convent, studies what I do, Slouches and stares and lets no atom drop: His name is Guidi--he'll not mind the monks-- They call him Hulking Tom, he lets them talk-- He picks my practice up--he'll paint apace, I hope so--though I never live so long, I know what's sure to follow.
made
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From this reading 280 You speak no Latin more than I, belike; However, you're my man, you've seen the world --The beauty and the wonder and the power, The shapes of things, their colors, lights and shades, Changes, surprises,--and God made it all!
man
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From this reading 280 You speak no Latin more than I, belike; However, you're my man, you've seen the world --The beauty and the wonder and the power, The shapes of things, their colors, lights and shades, Changes, surprises,--and God made it all!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You understand me: I'm a beast, I know.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We've a youngster here Comes to our convent, studies what I do, Slouches and stares and lets no atom drop: His name is Guidi--he'll not mind the monks-- They call him Hulking Tom, he lets them talk-- He picks my practice up--he'll paint apace, I hope so--though I never live so long, I know what's sure to follow.
monks
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From this reading We've a youngster here Comes to our convent, studies what I do, Slouches and stares and lets no atom drop: His name is Guidi--he'll not mind the monks-- They call him Hulking Tom, he lets them talk-- He picks my practice up--he'll paint apace, I hope so--though I never live so long, I know what's sure to follow.
more
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From this reading 280 You speak no Latin more than I, belike; However, you're my man, you've seen the world --The beauty and the wonder and the power, The shapes of things, their colors, lights and shades, Changes, surprises,--and God made it all!
morning-star's
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From this reading 270 But see, now--why, I see as certainly As that the morning-star's about to shine, What will hap some day.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading We've a youngster here Comes to our convent, studies what I do, Slouches and stares and lets no atom drop: His name is Guidi--he'll not mind the monks-- They call him Hulking Tom, he lets them talk-- He picks my practice up--he'll paint apace, I hope so--though I never live so long, I know what's sure to follow.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We've a youngster here Comes to our convent, studies what I do, Slouches and stares and lets no atom drop: His name is Guidi--he'll not mind the monks-- They call him Hulking Tom, he lets them talk-- He picks my practice up--he'll paint apace, I hope so--though I never live so long, I know what's sure to follow.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We've a youngster here Comes to our convent, studies what I do, Slouches and stares and lets no atom drop: His name is Guidi--he'll not mind the monks-- They call him Hulking Tom, he lets them talk-- He picks my practice up--he'll paint apace, I hope so--though I never live so long, I know what's sure to follow.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading We've a youngster here Comes to our convent, studies what I do, Slouches and stares and lets no atom drop: His name is Guidi--he'll not mind the monks-- They call him Hulking Tom, he lets them talk-- He picks my practice up--he'll paint apace, I hope so--though I never live so long, I know what's sure to follow.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We've a youngster here Comes to our convent, studies what I do, Slouches and stares and lets no atom drop: His name is Guidi--he'll not mind the monks-- They call him Hulking Tom, he lets them talk-- He picks my practice up--he'll paint apace, I hope so--though I never live so long, I know what's sure to follow.
now
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From this reading 270 But see, now--why, I see as certainly As that the morning-star's about to shine, What will hap some day.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 280 You speak no Latin more than I, belike; However, you're my man, you've seen the world --The beauty and the wonder and the power, The shapes of things, their colors, lights and shades, Changes, surprises,--and God made it all!
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We've a youngster here Comes to our convent, studies what I do, Slouches and stares and lets no atom drop: His name is Guidi--he'll not mind the monks-- They call him Hulking Tom, he lets them talk-- He picks my practice up--he'll paint apace, I hope so--though I never live so long, I know what's sure to follow.
paint
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From this reading We've a youngster here Comes to our convent, studies what I do, Slouches and stares and lets no atom drop: His name is Guidi--he'll not mind the monks-- They call him Hulking Tom, he lets them talk-- He picks my practice up--he'll paint apace, I hope so--though I never live so long, I know what's sure to follow.
picks
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From this reading We've a youngster here Comes to our convent, studies what I do, Slouches and stares and lets no atom drop: His name is Guidi--he'll not mind the monks-- They call him Hulking Tom, he lets them talk-- He picks my practice up--he'll paint apace, I hope so--though I never live so long, I know what's sure to follow.
power
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From this reading 280 You speak no Latin more than I, belike; However, you're my man, you've seen the world --The beauty and the wonder and the power, The shapes of things, their colors, lights and shades, Changes, surprises,--and God made it all!
practice
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From this reading We've a youngster here Comes to our convent, studies what I do, Slouches and stares and lets no atom drop: His name is Guidi--he'll not mind the monks-- They call him Hulking Tom, he lets them talk-- He picks my practice up--he'll paint apace, I hope so--though I never live so long, I know what's sure to follow.
see
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From this reading 270 But see, now--why, I see as certainly As that the morning-star's about to shine, What will hap some day.
seen
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From this reading 280 You speak no Latin more than I, belike; However, you're my man, you've seen the world --The beauty and the wonder and the power, The shapes of things, their colors, lights and shades, Changes, surprises,--and God made it all!
shades
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From this reading 280 You speak no Latin more than I, belike; However, you're my man, you've seen the world --The beauty and the wonder and the power, The shapes of things, their colors, lights and shades, Changes, surprises,--and God made it all!
shapes
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From this reading 280 You speak no Latin more than I, belike; However, you're my man, you've seen the world --The beauty and the wonder and the power, The shapes of things, their colors, lights and shades, Changes, surprises,--and God made it all!
shine
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From this reading 270 But see, now--why, I see as certainly As that the morning-star's about to shine, What will hap some day.
Slouches
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From this reading We've a youngster here Comes to our convent, studies what I do, Slouches and stares and lets no atom drop: His name is Guidi--he'll not mind the monks-- They call him Hulking Tom, he lets them talk-- He picks my practice up--he'll paint apace, I hope so--though I never live so long, I know what's sure to follow.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We've a youngster here Comes to our convent, studies what I do, Slouches and stares and lets no atom drop: His name is Guidi--he'll not mind the monks-- They call him Hulking Tom, he lets them talk-- He picks my practice up--he'll paint apace, I hope so--though I never live so long, I know what's sure to follow.
some
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From this reading 270 But see, now--why, I see as certainly As that the morning-star's about to shine, What will hap some day.
speak
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From this reading 280 You speak no Latin more than I, belike; However, you're my man, you've seen the world --The beauty and the wonder and the power, The shapes of things, their colors, lights and shades, Changes, surprises,--and God made it all!
stares
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From this reading We've a youngster here Comes to our convent, studies what I do, Slouches and stares and lets no atom drop: His name is Guidi--he'll not mind the monks-- They call him Hulking Tom, he lets them talk-- He picks my practice up--he'll paint apace, I hope so--though I never live so long, I know what's sure to follow.
studies
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From this reading We've a youngster here Comes to our convent, studies what I do, Slouches and stares and lets no atom drop: His name is Guidi--he'll not mind the monks-- They call him Hulking Tom, he lets them talk-- He picks my practice up--he'll paint apace, I hope so--though I never live so long, I know what's sure to follow.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We've a youngster here Comes to our convent, studies what I do, Slouches and stares and lets no atom drop: His name is Guidi--he'll not mind the monks-- They call him Hulking Tom, he lets them talk-- He picks my practice up--he'll paint apace, I hope so--though I never live so long, I know what's sure to follow.
surprises
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From this reading 280 You speak no Latin more than I, belike; However, you're my man, you've seen the world --The beauty and the wonder and the power, The shapes of things, their colors, lights and shades, Changes, surprises,--and God made it all!
talk
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From this reading We've a youngster here Comes to our convent, studies what I do, Slouches and stares and lets no atom drop: His name is Guidi--he'll not mind the monks-- They call him Hulking Tom, he lets them talk-- He picks my practice up--he'll paint apace, I hope so--though I never live so long, I know what's sure to follow.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading 280 You speak no Latin more than I, belike; However, you're my man, you've seen the world --The beauty and the wonder and the power, The shapes of things, their colors, lights and shades, Changes, surprises,--and God made it all!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 270 But see, now--why, I see as certainly As that the morning-star's about to shine, What will hap some day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 270 But see, now--why, I see as certainly As that the morning-star's about to shine, What will hap some day.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading 280 You speak no Latin more than I, belike; However, you're my man, you've seen the world --The beauty and the wonder and the power, The shapes of things, their colors, lights and shades, Changes, surprises,--and God made it all!
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We've a youngster here Comes to our convent, studies what I do, Slouches and stares and lets no atom drop: His name is Guidi--he'll not mind the monks-- They call him Hulking Tom, he lets them talk-- He picks my practice up--he'll paint apace, I hope so--though I never live so long, I know what's sure to follow.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We've a youngster here Comes to our convent, studies what I do, Slouches and stares and lets no atom drop: His name is Guidi--he'll not mind the monks-- They call him Hulking Tom, he lets them talk-- He picks my practice up--he'll paint apace, I hope so--though I never live so long, I know what's sure to follow.
things
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From this reading 280 You speak no Latin more than I, belike; However, you're my man, you've seen the world --The beauty and the wonder and the power, The shapes of things, their colors, lights and shades, Changes, surprises,--and God made it all!
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading We've a youngster here Comes to our convent, studies what I do, Slouches and stares and lets no atom drop: His name is Guidi--he'll not mind the monks-- They call him Hulking Tom, he lets them talk-- He picks my practice up--he'll paint apace, I hope so--though I never live so long, I know what's sure to follow.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 270 But see, now--why, I see as certainly As that the morning-star's about to shine, What will hap some day.
Tom
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From this reading We've a youngster here Comes to our convent, studies what I do, Slouches and stares and lets no atom drop: His name is Guidi--he'll not mind the monks-- They call him Hulking Tom, he lets them talk-- He picks my practice up--he'll paint apace, I hope so--though I never live so long, I know what's sure to follow.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You understand me: I'm a beast, I know.
up
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From this reading We've a youngster here Comes to our convent, studies what I do, Slouches and stares and lets no atom drop: His name is Guidi--he'll not mind the monks-- They call him Hulking Tom, he lets them talk-- He picks my practice up--he'll paint apace, I hope so--though I never live so long, I know what's sure to follow.
We've
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From this reading We've a youngster here Comes to our convent, studies what I do, Slouches and stares and lets no atom drop: His name is Guidi--he'll not mind the monks-- They call him Hulking Tom, he lets them talk-- He picks my practice up--he'll paint apace, I hope so--though I never live so long, I know what's sure to follow.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 270 But see, now--why, I see as certainly As that the morning-star's about to shine, What will hap some day.
what's
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From this reading We've a youngster here Comes to our convent, studies what I do, Slouches and stares and lets no atom drop: His name is Guidi--he'll not mind the monks-- They call him Hulking Tom, he lets them talk-- He picks my practice up--he'll paint apace, I hope so--though I never live so long, I know what's sure to follow.
why
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From this reading 270 But see, now--why, I see as certainly As that the morning-star's about to shine, What will hap some day.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 270 But see, now--why, I see as certainly As that the morning-star's about to shine, What will hap some day.
wonder
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From this reading 280 You speak no Latin more than I, belike; However, you're my man, you've seen the world --The beauty and the wonder and the power, The shapes of things, their colors, lights and shades, Changes, surprises,--and God made it all!
world
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From this reading 280 You speak no Latin more than I, belike; However, you're my man, you've seen the world --The beauty and the wonder and the power, The shapes of things, their colors, lights and shades, Changes, surprises,--and God made it all!
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You understand me: I'm a beast, I know.
you're
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From this reading 280 You speak no Latin more than I, belike; However, you're my man, you've seen the world --The beauty and the wonder and the power, The shapes of things, their colors, lights and shades, Changes, surprises,--and God made it all!
you've
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From this reading 280 You speak no Latin more than I, belike; However, you're my man, you've seen the world --The beauty and the wonder and the power, The shapes of things, their colors, lights and shades, Changes, surprises,--and God made it all!
youngster
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From this reading We've a youngster here Comes to our convent, studies what I do, Slouches and stares and lets no atom drop: His name is Guidi--he'll not mind the monks-- They call him Hulking Tom, he lets them talk-- He picks my practice up--he'll paint apace, I hope so--though I never live so long, I know what's sure to follow.
