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Chapter XXII
“Enough of science and of art! Close up those barren leaves, Come forth, and bring with you a heart That watches and receives.” —WORDSWORTH. A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout. “Angel!
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading ““Enough of science and of art!”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Close up those barren leaves, Come forth, and bring with you a heart That watches and receives.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Close up those barren leaves, Come forth, and bring with you a heart That watches and receives.””
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Close up those barren leaves, Come forth, and bring with you a heart That watches and receives.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Enough of science and of art!
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From this reading “Angel!
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Enough of science and of art!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
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From this reading Close up those barren leaves, Come forth, and bring with you a heart That watches and receives.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
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From this reading Close up those barren leaves, Come forth, and bring with you a heart That watches and receives.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Close up those barren leaves, Come forth, and bring with you a heart That watches and receives.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Close up those barren leaves, Come forth, and bring with you a heart That watches and receives.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Enough of science and of art!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Close up those barren leaves, Come forth, and bring with you a heart That watches and receives.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Close up those barren leaves, Come forth, and bring with you a heart That watches and receives.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Close up those barren leaves, Come forth, and bring with you a heart That watches and receives.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Enough of science and of art!
above and across; more than
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Close up those barren leaves, Come forth, and bring with you a heart That watches and receives.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Enough of science and of art!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Close up those barren leaves, Come forth, and bring with you a heart That watches and receives.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Close up those barren leaves, Come forth, and bring with you a heart That watches and receives.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Close up those barren leaves, Come forth, and bring with you a heart That watches and receives.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Close up those barren leaves, Come forth, and bring with you a heart That watches and receives.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
which person or people
From this reading A TELEGRAM had been handed to Mr. Mayor, which he kept to himself, smiling over it, and he—at least—was not taken utterly by surprise at the sight of a tall handsome man, who stepped forward with something like a shout.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Close up those barren leaves, Come forth, and bring with you a heart That watches and receives.”
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From this reading —WORDSWORTH.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Close up those barren leaves, Come forth, and bring with you a heart That watches and receives.”
