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1
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2
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2nd
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From this reading Convinced of the same Transcriber added the missing line "We'll be happy while on earth,", to establish completeness of the 2nd poem, with stanza 3 of "THE DELIGHTS OF WINE."
3
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4
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 2.Table of Contents added, which is not seen in original book 3.The text version is coded for italics and the like mark-ups i.e., (a) italics are indicated thus _italic_; (b) Image are indicated as 4.PM identified missing-line in poem's scanned .png, could retrieve from Google search.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 2.Table of Contents added, which is not seen in original book 3.The text version is coded for italics and the like mark-ups i.e., (a) italics are indicated thus _italic_; (b) Image are indicated as 4.PM identified missing-line in poem's scanned .png, could retrieve from Google search.
awhile
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From this reading Sit ye awhile and tipple a bit.
b
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Convinced of the same Transcriber added the missing line "We'll be happy while on earth,", to establish completeness of the 2nd poem, with stanza 3 of "THE DELIGHTS OF WINE."
bit
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From this reading Sit ye awhile and tipple a bit.
book
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coded
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completeness
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From this reading Convinced of the same Transcriber added the missing line "We'll be happy while on earth,", to establish completeness of the 2nd poem, with stanza 3 of "THE DELIGHTS OF WINE."
Contents
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Convinced
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From this reading Convinced of the same Transcriber added the missing line "We'll be happy while on earth,", to establish completeness of the 2nd poem, with stanza 3 of "THE DELIGHTS OF WINE."
corrected
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
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DELIGHTS
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From this reading Convinced of the same Transcriber added the missing line "We'll be happy while on earth,", to establish completeness of the 2nd poem, with stanza 3 of "THE DELIGHTS OF WINE."
e
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earth
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From this reading Convinced of the same Transcriber added the missing line "We'll be happy while on earth,", to establish completeness of the 2nd poem, with stanza 3 of "THE DELIGHTS OF WINE."
errors
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establish
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From this reading Convinced of the same Transcriber added the missing line "We'll be happy while on earth,", to establish completeness of the 2nd poem, with stanza 3 of "THE DELIGHTS OF WINE."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 2.Table of Contents added, which is not seen in original book 3.The text version is coded for italics and the like mark-ups i.e., (a) italics are indicated thus _italic_; (b) Image are indicated as 4.PM identified missing-line in poem's scanned .png, could retrieve from Google search.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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Google
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happy
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From this reading Convinced of the same Transcriber added the missing line "We'll be happy while on earth,", to establish completeness of the 2nd poem, with stanza 3 of "THE DELIGHTS OF WINE."
ipronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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identified
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Image
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 2.Table of Contents added, which is not seen in original book 3.The text version is coded for italics and the like mark-ups i.e., (a) italics are indicated thus _italic_; (b) Image are indicated as 4.PM identified missing-line in poem's scanned .png, could retrieve from Google search.
indicated
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 2.Table of Contents added, which is not seen in original book 3.The text version is coded for italics and the like mark-ups i.e., (a) italics are indicated thus _italic_; (b) Image are indicated as 4.PM identified missing-line in poem's scanned .png, could retrieve from Google search.
italic
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italics
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like
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line
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From this reading Convinced of the same Transcriber added the missing line "We'll be happy while on earth,", to establish completeness of the 2nd poem, with stanza 3 of "THE DELIGHTS OF WINE."
mark-ups
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missing
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From this reading Convinced of the same Transcriber added the missing line "We'll be happy while on earth,", to establish completeness of the 2nd poem, with stanza 3 of "THE DELIGHTS OF WINE."
missing-line
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MOLLY
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From this reading MOLLY O'RIGGE.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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O'RIGGE
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From this reading MOLLY O'RIGGE.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Convinced of the same Transcriber added the missing line "We'll be happy while on earth,", to establish completeness of the 2nd poem, with stanza 3 of "THE DELIGHTS OF WINE."
original
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PM
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png
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poem
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poem's
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retrieve
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samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Convinced of the same Transcriber added the missing line "We'll be happy while on earth,", to establish completeness of the 2nd poem, with stanza 3 of "THE DELIGHTS OF WINE."
scanned
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search
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seen
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silently
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Sit
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From this reading Sit ye awhile and tipple a bit.
stanza
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From this reading Convinced of the same Transcriber added the missing line "We'll be happy while on earth,", to establish completeness of the 2nd poem, with stanza 3 of "THE DELIGHTS OF WINE."
Table
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text
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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 2.Table of Contents added, which is not seen in original book 3.The text version is coded for italics and the like mark-ups i.e., (a) italics are indicated thus _italic_; (b) Image are indicated as 4.PM identified missing-line in poem's scanned .png, could retrieve from Google search.
thus
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tipple
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From this reading Sit ye awhile and tipple a bit.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Convinced of the same Transcriber added the missing line "We'll be happy while on earth,", to establish completeness of the 2nd poem, with stanza 3 of "THE DELIGHTS OF WINE."
Transcriber
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Typographical
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version
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We'll
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From this reading Convinced of the same Transcriber added the missing line "We'll be happy while on earth,", to establish completeness of the 2nd poem, with stanza 3 of "THE DELIGHTS OF WINE."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 1.Typographical errors were silently corrected.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading 2.Table of Contents added, which is not seen in original book 3.The text version is coded for italics and the like mark-ups i.e., (a) italics are indicated thus _italic_; (b) Image are indicated as 4.PM identified missing-line in poem's scanned .png, could retrieve from Google search.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Convinced of the same Transcriber added the missing line "We'll be happy while on earth,", to establish completeness of the 2nd poem, with stanza 3 of "THE DELIGHTS OF WINE."
WINE
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From this reading Convinced of the same Transcriber added the missing line "We'll be happy while on earth,", to establish completeness of the 2nd poem, with stanza 3 of "THE DELIGHTS OF WINE."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Convinced of the same Transcriber added the missing line "We'll be happy while on earth,", to establish completeness of the 2nd poem, with stanza 3 of "THE DELIGHTS OF WINE."
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Sit ye awhile and tipple a bit.
