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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 There was a crowd watching along the parapet of Westminster Bridge just above.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading There was a crowd watching along the parapet of Westminster Bridge just above.
Ah
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From this reading "Ah! woe that youth should love to be Like this swift Thames that speeds so fast, And is so fain to find the sea,-- That leaves this maze of shadow and sleep, These creeks down which blown blossoms creep, For breakers of the homeless deep."
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading There was a crowd watching along the parapet of Westminster Bridge just above.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Ah! woe that youth should love to be Like this swift Thames that speeds so fast, And is so fain to find the sea,-- That leaves this maze of shadow and sleep, These creeks down which blown blossoms creep, For breakers of the homeless deep."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Lestranges were standing at the gangway welcoming their guests.
awning
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From this reading The little river steamer, with its gay awning, was hitched up to the Speaker's Stairs.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Ah! woe that youth should love to be Like this swift Thames that speeds so fast, And is so fain to find the sea,-- That leaves this maze of shadow and sleep, These creeks down which blown blossoms creep, For breakers of the homeless deep."
blossoms
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From this reading "Ah! woe that youth should love to be Like this swift Thames that speeds so fast, And is so fain to find the sea,-- That leaves this maze of shadow and sleep, These creeks down which blown blossoms creep, For breakers of the homeless deep."
blown
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From this reading "Ah! woe that youth should love to be Like this swift Thames that speeds so fast, And is so fain to find the sea,-- That leaves this maze of shadow and sleep, These creeks down which blown blossoms creep, For breakers of the homeless deep."
breakers
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From this reading "Ah! woe that youth should love to be Like this swift Thames that speeds so fast, And is so fain to find the sea,-- That leaves this maze of shadow and sleep, These creeks down which blown blossoms creep, For breakers of the homeless deep."
Bridge
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From this reading There was a crowd watching along the parapet of Westminster Bridge just above.
creeks
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From this reading "Ah! woe that youth should love to be Like this swift Thames that speeds so fast, And is so fain to find the sea,-- That leaves this maze of shadow and sleep, These creeks down which blown blossoms creep, For breakers of the homeless deep."
creep
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From this reading "Ah! woe that youth should love to be Like this swift Thames that speeds so fast, And is so fain to find the sea,-- That leaves this maze of shadow and sleep, These creeks down which blown blossoms creep, For breakers of the homeless deep."
crowd
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From this reading There was a crowd watching along the parapet of Westminster Bridge just above.
deep
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From this reading "Ah! woe that youth should love to be Like this swift Thames that speeds so fast, And is so fain to find the sea,-- That leaves this maze of shadow and sleep, These creeks down which blown blossoms creep, For breakers of the homeless deep."
down
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From this reading "Ah! woe that youth should love to be Like this swift Thames that speeds so fast, And is so fain to find the sea,-- That leaves this maze of shadow and sleep, These creeks down which blown blossoms creep, For breakers of the homeless deep."
EDMUND
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From this reading --EDMUND GOSSE.
fain
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From this reading "Ah! woe that youth should love to be Like this swift Thames that speeds so fast, And is so fain to find the sea,-- That leaves this maze of shadow and sleep, These creeks down which blown blossoms creep, For breakers of the homeless deep."
fast
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From this reading "Ah! woe that youth should love to be Like this swift Thames that speeds so fast, And is so fain to find the sea,-- That leaves this maze of shadow and sleep, These creeks down which blown blossoms creep, For breakers of the homeless deep."
find
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From this reading "Ah! woe that youth should love to be Like this swift Thames that speeds so fast, And is so fain to find the sea,-- That leaves this maze of shadow and sleep, These creeks down which blown blossoms creep, For breakers of the homeless deep."
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Ah! woe that youth should love to be Like this swift Thames that speeds so fast, And is so fain to find the sea,-- That leaves this maze of shadow and sleep, These creeks down which blown blossoms creep, For breakers of the homeless deep."
gangway
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From this reading The Lestranges were standing at the gangway welcoming their guests.
gay
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From this reading The little river steamer, with its gay awning, was hitched up to the Speaker's Stairs.
GOSSE
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From this reading --EDMUND GOSSE.
guests
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From this reading The Lestranges were standing at the gangway welcoming their guests.
hitched
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From this reading The little river steamer, with its gay awning, was hitched up to the Speaker's Stairs.
homeless
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From this reading "Ah! woe that youth should love to be Like this swift Thames that speeds so fast, And is so fain to find the sea,-- That leaves this maze of shadow and sleep, These creeks down which blown blossoms creep, For breakers of the homeless deep."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Ah! woe that youth should love to be Like this swift Thames that speeds so fast, And is so fain to find the sea,-- That leaves this maze of shadow and sleep, These creeks down which blown blossoms creep, For breakers of the homeless deep."
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The little river steamer, with its gay awning, was hitched up to the Speaker's Stairs.
just
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From this reading There was a crowd watching along the parapet of Westminster Bridge just above.
leaves
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From this reading "Ah! woe that youth should love to be Like this swift Thames that speeds so fast, And is so fain to find the sea,-- That leaves this maze of shadow and sleep, These creeks down which blown blossoms creep, For breakers of the homeless deep."
Lestranges
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From this reading The Lestranges were standing at the gangway welcoming their guests.
Like
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From this reading "Ah! woe that youth should love to be Like this swift Thames that speeds so fast, And is so fain to find the sea,-- That leaves this maze of shadow and sleep, These creeks down which blown blossoms creep, For breakers of the homeless deep."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little river steamer, with its gay awning, was hitched up to the Speaker's Stairs.
love
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From this reading "Ah! woe that youth should love to be Like this swift Thames that speeds so fast, And is so fain to find the sea,-- That leaves this maze of shadow and sleep, These creeks down which blown blossoms creep, For breakers of the homeless deep."
maze
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From this reading "Ah! woe that youth should love to be Like this swift Thames that speeds so fast, And is so fain to find the sea,-- That leaves this maze of shadow and sleep, These creeks down which blown blossoms creep, For breakers of the homeless deep."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Ah! woe that youth should love to be Like this swift Thames that speeds so fast, And is so fain to find the sea,-- That leaves this maze of shadow and sleep, These creeks down which blown blossoms creep, For breakers of the homeless deep."
parapet
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From this reading There was a crowd watching along the parapet of Westminster Bridge just above.
river
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From this reading The little river steamer, with its gay awning, was hitched up to the Speaker's Stairs.
sea
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From this reading "Ah! woe that youth should love to be Like this swift Thames that speeds so fast, And is so fain to find the sea,-- That leaves this maze of shadow and sleep, These creeks down which blown blossoms creep, For breakers of the homeless deep."
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading "Ah! woe that youth should love to be Like this swift Thames that speeds so fast, And is so fain to find the sea,-- That leaves this maze of shadow and sleep, These creeks down which blown blossoms creep, For breakers of the homeless deep."
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Ah! woe that youth should love to be Like this swift Thames that speeds so fast, And is so fain to find the sea,-- That leaves this maze of shadow and sleep, These creeks down which blown blossoms creep, For breakers of the homeless deep."
sleep
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From this reading "Ah! woe that youth should love to be Like this swift Thames that speeds so fast, And is so fain to find the sea,-- That leaves this maze of shadow and sleep, These creeks down which blown blossoms creep, For breakers of the homeless deep."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Ah! woe that youth should love to be Like this swift Thames that speeds so fast, And is so fain to find the sea,-- That leaves this maze of shadow and sleep, These creeks down which blown blossoms creep, For breakers of the homeless deep."
Speaker's
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From this reading The little river steamer, with its gay awning, was hitched up to the Speaker's Stairs.
speeds
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From this reading "Ah! woe that youth should love to be Like this swift Thames that speeds so fast, And is so fain to find the sea,-- That leaves this maze of shadow and sleep, These creeks down which blown blossoms creep, For breakers of the homeless deep."
Stairs
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From this reading The little river steamer, with its gay awning, was hitched up to the Speaker's Stairs.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Lestranges were standing at the gangway welcoming their guests.
steamer
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From this reading The little river steamer, with its gay awning, was hitched up to the Speaker's Stairs.
swift
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From this reading "Ah! woe that youth should love to be Like this swift Thames that speeds so fast, And is so fain to find the sea,-- That leaves this maze of shadow and sleep, These creeks down which blown blossoms creep, For breakers of the homeless deep."
Thames
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From this reading "Ah! woe that youth should love to be Like this swift Thames that speeds so fast, And is so fain to find the sea,-- That leaves this maze of shadow and sleep, These creeks down which blown blossoms creep, For breakers of the homeless deep."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Ah! woe that youth should love to be Like this swift Thames that speeds so fast, And is so fain to find the sea,-- That leaves this maze of shadow and sleep, These creeks down which blown blossoms creep, For breakers of the homeless deep."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Ah! woe that youth should love to be Like this swift Thames that speeds so fast, And is so fain to find the sea,-- That leaves this maze of shadow and sleep, These creeks down which blown blossoms creep, For breakers of the homeless deep."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Lestranges were standing at the gangway welcoming their guests.
There
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From this reading There was a crowd watching along the parapet of Westminster Bridge just above.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Ah! woe that youth should love to be Like this swift Thames that speeds so fast, And is so fain to find the sea,-- That leaves this maze of shadow and sleep, These creeks down which blown blossoms creep, For breakers of the homeless deep."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Ah! woe that youth should love to be Like this swift Thames that speeds so fast, And is so fain to find the sea,-- That leaves this maze of shadow and sleep, These creeks down which blown blossoms creep, For breakers of the homeless deep."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Ah! woe that youth should love to be Like this swift Thames that speeds so fast, And is so fain to find the sea,-- That leaves this maze of shadow and sleep, These creeks down which blown blossoms creep, For breakers of the homeless deep."
up
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From this reading The little river steamer, with its gay awning, was hitched up to the Speaker's Stairs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The little river steamer, with its gay awning, was hitched up to the Speaker's Stairs.
watching
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From this reading There was a crowd watching along the parapet of Westminster Bridge just above.
welcoming
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From this reading The Lestranges were standing at the gangway welcoming their guests.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Lestranges were standing at the gangway welcoming their guests.
Westminster
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From this reading There was a crowd watching along the parapet of Westminster Bridge just above.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Ah! woe that youth should love to be Like this swift Thames that speeds so fast, And is so fain to find the sea,-- That leaves this maze of shadow and sleep, These creeks down which blown blossoms creep, For breakers of the homeless deep."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The little river steamer, with its gay awning, was hitched up to the Speaker's Stairs.
woe
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From this reading "Ah! woe that youth should love to be Like this swift Thames that speeds so fast, And is so fain to find the sea,-- That leaves this maze of shadow and sleep, These creeks down which blown blossoms creep, For breakers of the homeless deep."
youth
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From this reading "Ah! woe that youth should love to be Like this swift Thames that speeds so fast, And is so fain to find the sea,-- That leaves this maze of shadow and sleep, These creeks down which blown blossoms creep, For breakers of the homeless deep."
