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Mosses from an Old Manse
Mosses from an Old Manse

Chapter III

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And now I begin to feel—and perhaps should have sooner felt—that we have talked enough of the Old Manse.
Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.
My conscience, however, does not reproach me with betraying anything too sacredly individual to be revealed by a human spirit to its brother or sister spirit.
How narrow-how shallow and scanty too—is the stream of thought that has been flowing from my pen, compared with the broad tide of dim emotions, ideas, and associations which swell around me from that portion of my existence!
How little have I told! and of that little, how almost nothing is even tinctured with any quality that makes it exclusively my own!
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Mosses from an Old Manse

Chapter III

Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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And now I begin to feel—and perhaps should have sooner felt—that we have talked enough of the Old Manse.
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Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.
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My conscience, however, does not reproach me with betraying anything too sacredly individual to be revealed by a human spirit to its brother or sister spirit.
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How narrow-how shallow and scanty too—is the stream of thought that has been flowing from my pen, compared with the broad tide of dim emotions, ideas, and associations which swell around me from that portion of my existence!
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How little have I told! and of that little, how almost nothing is even tinctured with any quality that makes it exclusively my own!

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.”

Anything pronoun US /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading “My conscience, however, does not reproach me with betraying anything too sacredly individual to be revealed by a human spirit to its brother or sister spirit.”

Around preposition US /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading “How narrow-how shallow and scanty too—is the stream of thought that has been flowing from my pen, compared with the broad tide of dim emotions, ideas, and associations which swell around me from that portion of my existence!”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “How narrow-how shallow and scanty too—is the stream of thought that has been flowing from my pen, compared with the broad tide of dim emotions, ideas, and associations which swell around me from that portion of my existence!”

Conscience noun US /ˈkɑːnʃəns/

the inner sense of right and wrong

From this reading “My conscience, however, does not reproach me with betraying anything too sacredly individual to be revealed by a human spirit to its brother or sister spirit.”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “How little have I told! and of that little, how almost nothing is even tinctured with any quality that makes it exclusively my own!”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “How narrow-how shallow and scanty too—is the stream of thought that has been flowing from my pen, compared with the broad tide of dim emotions, ideas, and associations which swell around me from that portion of my existence!”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “And now I begin to feel—and perhaps should have sooner felt—that we have talked enough of the Old Manse.”

However adverb US /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading “My conscience, however, does not reproach me with betraying anything too sacredly individual to be revealed by a human spirit to its brother or sister spirit.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “How little have I told! and of that little, how almost nothing is even tinctured with any quality that makes it exclusively my own!”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.”

Mine pronoun US /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “How little have I told! and of that little, how almost nothing is even tinctured with any quality that makes it exclusively my own!”

Perhaps noun US /perhaps/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And now I begin to feel—and perhaps should have sooner felt—that we have talked enough of the Old Manse.”

Poor noun US /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.”

Scanty adjective US /ˈskænti/

small or barely sufficient in amount

From this reading “How narrow-how shallow and scanty too—is the stream of thought that has been flowing from my pen, compared with the broad tide of dim emotions, ideas, and associations which swell around me from that portion of my existence!”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.”

Thought noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “How narrow-how shallow and scanty too—is the stream of thought that has been flowing from my pen, compared with the broad tide of dim emotions, ideas, and associations which swell around me from that portion of my existence!”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.”

Told noun US /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “How little have I told! and of that little, how almost nothing is even tinctured with any quality that makes it exclusively my own!”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.”

Within preposition US /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading “Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.

all

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From this reading Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.

almost

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From this reading How little have I told! and of that little, how almost nothing is even tinctured with any quality that makes it exclusively my own!

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading And now I begin to feel—and perhaps should have sooner felt—that we have talked enough of the Old Manse.

any

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From this reading How little have I told! and of that little, how almost nothing is even tinctured with any quality that makes it exclusively my own!

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading My conscience, however, does not reproach me with betraying anything too sacredly individual to be revealed by a human spirit to its brother or sister spirit.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading How narrow-how shallow and scanty too—is the stream of thought that has been flowing from my pen, compared with the broad tide of dim emotions, ideas, and associations which swell around me from that portion of my existence!

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.

associations

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From this reading How narrow-how shallow and scanty too—is the stream of thought that has been flowing from my pen, compared with the broad tide of dim emotions, ideas, and associations which swell around me from that portion of my existence!

author

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From this reading Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.

babbling

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From this reading Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading How narrow-how shallow and scanty too—is the stream of thought that has been flowing from my pen, compared with the broad tide of dim emotions, ideas, and associations which swell around me from that portion of my existence!

begin

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From this reading And now I begin to feel—and perhaps should have sooner felt—that we have talked enough of the Old Manse.

betraying

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From this reading My conscience, however, does not reproach me with betraying anything too sacredly individual to be revealed by a human spirit to its brother or sister spirit.

broad

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From this reading How narrow-how shallow and scanty too—is the stream of thought that has been flowing from my pen, compared with the broad tide of dim emotions, ideas, and associations which swell around me from that portion of my existence!

brother

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From this reading My conscience, however, does not reproach me with betraying anything too sacredly individual to be revealed by a human spirit to its brother or sister spirit.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading My conscience, however, does not reproach me with betraying anything too sacredly individual to be revealed by a human spirit to its brother or sister spirit.

compared

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From this reading How narrow-how shallow and scanty too—is the stream of thought that has been flowing from my pen, compared with the broad tide of dim emotions, ideas, and associations which swell around me from that portion of my existence!

consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/

the inner sense of right and wrong

From this reading My conscience, however, does not reproach me with betraying anything too sacredly individual to be revealed by a human spirit to its brother or sister spirit.

country

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From this reading Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.

dim

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From this reading How narrow-how shallow and scanty too—is the stream of thought that has been flowing from my pen, compared with the broad tide of dim emotions, ideas, and associations which swell around me from that portion of my existence!

doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading My conscience, however, does not reproach me with betraying anything too sacredly individual to be revealed by a human spirit to its brother or sister spirit.

egotist

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From this reading Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.

emotions

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From this reading How narrow-how shallow and scanty too—is the stream of thought that has been flowing from my pen, compared with the broad tide of dim emotions, ideas, and associations which swell around me from that portion of my existence!

enough

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From this reading And now I begin to feel—and perhaps should have sooner felt—that we have talked enough of the Old Manse.

evennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading How little have I told! and of that little, how almost nothing is even tinctured with any quality that makes it exclusively my own!

exclusively

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From this reading How little have I told! and of that little, how almost nothing is even tinctured with any quality that makes it exclusively my own!

existence

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From this reading How narrow-how shallow and scanty too—is the stream of thought that has been flowing from my pen, compared with the broad tide of dim emotions, ideas, and associations which swell around me from that portion of my existence!

feel

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From this reading And now I begin to feel—and perhaps should have sooner felt—that we have talked enough of the Old Manse.

felt

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From this reading And now I begin to feel—and perhaps should have sooner felt—that we have talked enough of the Old Manse.

flowing

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From this reading How narrow-how shallow and scanty too—is the stream of thought that has been flowing from my pen, compared with the broad tide of dim emotions, ideas, and associations which swell around me from that portion of my existence!

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading How narrow-how shallow and scanty too—is the stream of thought that has been flowing from my pen, compared with the broad tide of dim emotions, ideas, and associations which swell around me from that portion of my existence!

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading And now I begin to feel—and perhaps should have sooner felt—that we have talked enough of the Old Manse.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.

honored

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From this reading Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.

How

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From this reading How narrow-how shallow and scanty too—is the stream of thought that has been flowing from my pen, compared with the broad tide of dim emotions, ideas, and associations which swell around me from that portion of my existence!

howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading My conscience, however, does not reproach me with betraying anything too sacredly individual to be revealed by a human spirit to its brother or sister spirit.

human

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From this reading My conscience, however, does not reproach me with betraying anything too sacredly individual to be revealed by a human spirit to its brother or sister spirit.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading And now I begin to feel—and perhaps should have sooner felt—that we have talked enough of the Old Manse.

ideas

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From this reading How narrow-how shallow and scanty too—is the stream of thought that has been flowing from my pen, compared with the broad tide of dim emotions, ideas, and associations which swell around me from that portion of my existence!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.

individual

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From this reading My conscience, however, does not reproach me with betraying anything too sacredly individual to be revealed by a human spirit to its brother or sister spirit.

influences

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From this reading Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading How narrow-how shallow and scanty too—is the stream of thought that has been flowing from my pen, compared with the broad tide of dim emotions, ideas, and associations which swell around me from that portion of my existence!

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading How little have I told! and of that little, how almost nothing is even tinctured with any quality that makes it exclusively my own!

makes

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From this reading How little have I told! and of that little, how almost nothing is even tinctured with any quality that makes it exclusively my own!

Manse

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From this reading And now I begin to feel—and perhaps should have sooner felt—that we have talked enough of the Old Manse.

many

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From this reading Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading My conscience, however, does not reproach me with betraying anything too sacredly individual to be revealed by a human spirit to its brother or sister spirit.

MinepronounUS /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.

mossgrown

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From this reading Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My conscience, however, does not reproach me with betraying anything too sacredly individual to be revealed by a human spirit to its brother or sister spirit.

narrow-how

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From this reading How narrow-how shallow and scanty too—is the stream of thought that has been flowing from my pen, compared with the broad tide of dim emotions, ideas, and associations which swell around me from that portion of my existence!

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading My conscience, however, does not reproach me with betraying anything too sacredly individual to be revealed by a human spirit to its brother or sister spirit.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading How little have I told! and of that little, how almost nothing is even tinctured with any quality that makes it exclusively my own!

now

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From this reading And now I begin to feel—and perhaps should have sooner felt—that we have talked enough of the Old Manse.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading And now I begin to feel—and perhaps should have sooner felt—that we have talked enough of the Old Manse.

Old

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From this reading And now I begin to feel—and perhaps should have sooner felt—that we have talked enough of the Old Manse.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading My conscience, however, does not reproach me with betraying anything too sacredly individual to be revealed by a human spirit to its brother or sister spirit.

own

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From this reading How little have I told! and of that little, how almost nothing is even tinctured with any quality that makes it exclusively my own!

pages

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From this reading Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.

parsonage

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From this reading Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.

pen

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From this reading How narrow-how shallow and scanty too—is the stream of thought that has been flowing from my pen, compared with the broad tide of dim emotions, ideas, and associations which swell around me from that portion of my existence!

perhaps

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From this reading And now I begin to feel—and perhaps should have sooner felt—that we have talked enough of the Old Manse.

poornounUS /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.

portion

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From this reading How narrow-how shallow and scanty too—is the stream of thought that has been flowing from my pen, compared with the broad tide of dim emotions, ideas, and associations which swell around me from that portion of my existence!

quality

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From this reading How little have I told! and of that little, how almost nothing is even tinctured with any quality that makes it exclusively my own!

reader

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From this reading Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.

reproach

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From this reading My conscience, however, does not reproach me with betraying anything too sacredly individual to be revealed by a human spirit to its brother or sister spirit.

revealed

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From this reading My conscience, however, does not reproach me with betraying anything too sacredly individual to be revealed by a human spirit to its brother or sister spirit.

river

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From this reading Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.

sacredly

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From this reading My conscience, however, does not reproach me with betraying anything too sacredly individual to be revealed by a human spirit to its brother or sister spirit.

scantyadjectiveUS /ˈskænti/

small or barely sufficient in amount

From this reading How narrow-how shallow and scanty too—is the stream of thought that has been flowing from my pen, compared with the broad tide of dim emotions, ideas, and associations which swell around me from that portion of my existence!

shallow

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From this reading How narrow-how shallow and scanty too—is the stream of thought that has been flowing from my pen, compared with the broad tide of dim emotions, ideas, and associations which swell around me from that portion of my existence!

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading And now I begin to feel—and perhaps should have sooner felt—that we have talked enough of the Old Manse.

sister

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From this reading My conscience, however, does not reproach me with betraying anything too sacredly individual to be revealed by a human spirit to its brother or sister spirit.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.

sooner

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From this reading And now I begin to feel—and perhaps should have sooner felt—that we have talked enough of the Old Manse.

sources

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From this reading Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.

spirit

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From this reading My conscience, however, does not reproach me with betraying anything too sacredly individual to be revealed by a human spirit to its brother or sister spirit.

stream

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From this reading How narrow-how shallow and scanty too—is the stream of thought that has been flowing from my pen, compared with the broad tide of dim emotions, ideas, and associations which swell around me from that portion of my existence!

swell

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From this reading How narrow-how shallow and scanty too—is the stream of thought that has been flowing from my pen, compared with the broad tide of dim emotions, ideas, and associations which swell around me from that portion of my existence!

talked

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From this reading And now I begin to feel—and perhaps should have sooner felt—that we have talked enough of the Old Manse.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And now I begin to feel—and perhaps should have sooner felt—that we have talked enough of the Old Manse.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading And now I begin to feel—and perhaps should have sooner felt—that we have talked enough of the Old Manse.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.

thoughtnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading How narrow-how shallow and scanty too—is the stream of thought that has been flowing from my pen, compared with the broad tide of dim emotions, ideas, and associations which swell around me from that portion of my existence!

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.

tide

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From this reading How narrow-how shallow and scanty too—is the stream of thought that has been flowing from my pen, compared with the broad tide of dim emotions, ideas, and associations which swell around me from that portion of my existence!

tinctured

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From this reading How little have I told! and of that little, how almost nothing is even tinctured with any quality that makes it exclusively my own!

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading And now I begin to feel—and perhaps should have sooner felt—that we have talked enough of the Old Manse.

toldnounUS /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading How little have I told! and of that little, how almost nothing is even tinctured with any quality that makes it exclusively my own!

too

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From this reading My conscience, however, does not reproach me with betraying anything too sacredly individual to be revealed by a human spirit to its brother or sister spirit.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.

vilify

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From this reading Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.

walls

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From this reading Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading And now I begin to feel—and perhaps should have sooner felt—that we have talked enough of the Old Manse.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading How narrow-how shallow and scanty too—is the stream of thought that has been flowing from my pen, compared with the broad tide of dim emotions, ideas, and associations which swell around me from that portion of my existence!

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading My conscience, however, does not reproach me with betraying anything too sacredly individual to be revealed by a human spirit to its brother or sister spirit.

withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.

woods

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From this reading Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.

wrought

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From this reading Mine honored reader, it may be, will vilify the poor author as an egotist for babbling through so many pages about a mossgrown country parsonage, and his life within its walls, and on the river, and in the woods, and the influences that wrought upon him from all these sources.