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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 His _Harz-reise im Winter_ gives no hint of it, for that is a diluted reminiscence of Greek tragic choruses and the Book of Job in nearly equal parts.
amiability
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From this reading But I find in Cowper the first recognition of a general amiability in Winter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Err I? or do the powers of song return To me, and genius too, the gifts of Spring?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Goethe, so far as I remember, was the first to notice the cheerfulness of snow in sunshine.
back
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From this reading In one of the singularly interesting and characteristic letters to Frau von Stein, however, written during the journey, he says: “It is beautiful indeed; the mist heaps itself together in light snow-clouds, the sun looks through, and the snow over everything gives back a feeling of gayety.”
beautiful
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From this reading In one of the singularly interesting and characteristic letters to Frau von Stein, however, written during the journey, he says: “It is beautiful indeed; the mist heaps itself together in light snow-clouds, the sun looks through, and the snow over everything gives back a feeling of gayety.”
Book
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From this reading His _Harz-reise im Winter_ gives no hint of it, for that is a diluted reminiscence of Greek tragic choruses and the Book of Job in nearly equal parts.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I find in Cowper the first recognition of a general amiability in Winter.
characteristic
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From this reading In one of the singularly interesting and characteristic letters to Frau von Stein, however, written during the journey, he says: “It is beautiful indeed; the mist heaps itself together in light snow-clouds, the sun looks through, and the snow over everything gives back a feeling of gayety.”
cheerfulness
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From this reading Goethe, so far as I remember, was the first to notice the cheerfulness of snow in sunshine.
choruses
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From this reading His _Harz-reise im Winter_ gives no hint of it, for that is a diluted reminiscence of Greek tragic choruses and the Book of Job in nearly equal parts.
Cowper
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From this reading But I find in Cowper the first recognition of a general amiability in Winter.
diluted
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From this reading His _Harz-reise im Winter_ gives no hint of it, for that is a diluted reminiscence of Greek tragic choruses and the Book of Job in nearly equal parts.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Err I? or do the powers of song return To me, and genius too, the gifts of Spring?
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading In one of the singularly interesting and characteristic letters to Frau von Stein, however, written during the journey, he says: “It is beautiful indeed; the mist heaps itself together in light snow-clouds, the sun looks through, and the snow over everything gives back a feeling of gayety.”
equal
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From this reading His _Harz-reise im Winter_ gives no hint of it, for that is a diluted reminiscence of Greek tragic choruses and the Book of Job in nearly equal parts.
Err
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From this reading Err I? or do the powers of song return To me, and genius too, the gifts of Spring?
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading In one of the singularly interesting and characteristic letters to Frau von Stein, however, written during the journey, he says: “It is beautiful indeed; the mist heaps itself together in light snow-clouds, the sun looks through, and the snow over everything gives back a feeling of gayety.”
far
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From this reading Goethe, so far as I remember, was the first to notice the cheerfulness of snow in sunshine.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In one of the singularly interesting and characteristic letters to Frau von Stein, however, written during the journey, he says: “It is beautiful indeed; the mist heaps itself together in light snow-clouds, the sun looks through, and the snow over everything gives back a feeling of gayety.”
find
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From this reading But I find in Cowper the first recognition of a general amiability in Winter.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Goethe, so far as I remember, was the first to notice the cheerfulness of snow in sunshine.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His _Harz-reise im Winter_ gives no hint of it, for that is a diluted reminiscence of Greek tragic choruses and the Book of Job in nearly equal parts.
Frau
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From this reading In one of the singularly interesting and characteristic letters to Frau von Stein, however, written during the journey, he says: “It is beautiful indeed; the mist heaps itself together in light snow-clouds, the sun looks through, and the snow over everything gives back a feeling of gayety.”
gayety
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From this reading In one of the singularly interesting and characteristic letters to Frau von Stein, however, written during the journey, he says: “It is beautiful indeed; the mist heaps itself together in light snow-clouds, the sun looks through, and the snow over everything gives back a feeling of gayety.”
general
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From this reading But I find in Cowper the first recognition of a general amiability in Winter.
genius
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From this reading Err I? or do the powers of song return To me, and genius too, the gifts of Spring?
gifts
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gives
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From this reading His _Harz-reise im Winter_ gives no hint of it, for that is a diluted reminiscence of Greek tragic choruses and the Book of Job in nearly equal parts.
Goethe
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From this reading Goethe, so far as I remember, was the first to notice the cheerfulness of snow in sunshine.
Greek
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From this reading His _Harz-reise im Winter_ gives no hint of it, for that is a diluted reminiscence of Greek tragic choruses and the Book of Job in nearly equal parts.
Harz-reise
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From this reading His _Harz-reise im Winter_ gives no hint of it, for that is a diluted reminiscence of Greek tragic choruses and the Book of Job in nearly equal parts.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In one of the singularly interesting and characteristic letters to Frau von Stein, however, written during the journey, he says: “It is beautiful indeed; the mist heaps itself together in light snow-clouds, the sun looks through, and the snow over everything gives back a feeling of gayety.”
heaps
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From this reading In one of the singularly interesting and characteristic letters to Frau von Stein, however, written during the journey, he says: “It is beautiful indeed; the mist heaps itself together in light snow-clouds, the sun looks through, and the snow over everything gives back a feeling of gayety.”
hint
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From this reading His _Harz-reise im Winter_ gives no hint of it, for that is a diluted reminiscence of Greek tragic choruses and the Book of Job in nearly equal parts.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His _Harz-reise im Winter_ gives no hint of it, for that is a diluted reminiscence of Greek tragic choruses and the Book of Job in nearly equal parts.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading In one of the singularly interesting and characteristic letters to Frau von Stein, however, written during the journey, he says: “It is beautiful indeed; the mist heaps itself together in light snow-clouds, the sun looks through, and the snow over everything gives back a feeling of gayety.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Err I? or do the powers of song return To me, and genius too, the gifts of Spring?
im
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From this reading His _Harz-reise im Winter_ gives no hint of it, for that is a diluted reminiscence of Greek tragic choruses and the Book of Job in nearly equal parts.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Goethe, so far as I remember, was the first to notice the cheerfulness of snow in sunshine.
indeed
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From this reading In one of the singularly interesting and characteristic letters to Frau von Stein, however, written during the journey, he says: “It is beautiful indeed; the mist heaps itself together in light snow-clouds, the sun looks through, and the snow over everything gives back a feeling of gayety.”
interesting
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From this reading In one of the singularly interesting and characteristic letters to Frau von Stein, however, written during the journey, he says: “It is beautiful indeed; the mist heaps itself together in light snow-clouds, the sun looks through, and the snow over everything gives back a feeling of gayety.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His _Harz-reise im Winter_ gives no hint of it, for that is a diluted reminiscence of Greek tragic choruses and the Book of Job in nearly equal parts.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His _Harz-reise im Winter_ gives no hint of it, for that is a diluted reminiscence of Greek tragic choruses and the Book of Job in nearly equal parts.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading In one of the singularly interesting and characteristic letters to Frau von Stein, however, written during the journey, he says: “It is beautiful indeed; the mist heaps itself together in light snow-clouds, the sun looks through, and the snow over everything gives back a feeling of gayety.”
Job
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From this reading His _Harz-reise im Winter_ gives no hint of it, for that is a diluted reminiscence of Greek tragic choruses and the Book of Job in nearly equal parts.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In one of the singularly interesting and characteristic letters to Frau von Stein, however, written during the journey, he says: “It is beautiful indeed; the mist heaps itself together in light snow-clouds, the sun looks through, and the snow over everything gives back a feeling of gayety.”
letters
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From this reading In one of the singularly interesting and characteristic letters to Frau von Stein, however, written during the journey, he says: “It is beautiful indeed; the mist heaps itself together in light snow-clouds, the sun looks through, and the snow over everything gives back a feeling of gayety.”
light
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From this reading In one of the singularly interesting and characteristic letters to Frau von Stein, however, written during the journey, he says: “It is beautiful indeed; the mist heaps itself together in light snow-clouds, the sun looks through, and the snow over everything gives back a feeling of gayety.”
looks
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From this reading In one of the singularly interesting and characteristic letters to Frau von Stein, however, written during the journey, he says: “It is beautiful indeed; the mist heaps itself together in light snow-clouds, the sun looks through, and the snow over everything gives back a feeling of gayety.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Err I? or do the powers of song return To me, and genius too, the gifts of Spring?
mist
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From this reading In one of the singularly interesting and characteristic letters to Frau von Stein, however, written during the journey, he says: “It is beautiful indeed; the mist heaps itself together in light snow-clouds, the sun looks through, and the snow over everything gives back a feeling of gayety.”
nearly
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From this reading His _Harz-reise im Winter_ gives no hint of it, for that is a diluted reminiscence of Greek tragic choruses and the Book of Job in nearly equal parts.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading His _Harz-reise im Winter_ gives no hint of it, for that is a diluted reminiscence of Greek tragic choruses and the Book of Job in nearly equal parts.
notice
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From this reading Goethe, so far as I remember, was the first to notice the cheerfulness of snow in sunshine.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Err I? or do the powers of song return To me, and genius too, the gifts of Spring?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In one of the singularly interesting and characteristic letters to Frau von Stein, however, written during the journey, he says: “It is beautiful indeed; the mist heaps itself together in light snow-clouds, the sun looks through, and the snow over everything gives back a feeling of gayety.”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Err I? or do the powers of song return To me, and genius too, the gifts of Spring?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In one of the singularly interesting and characteristic letters to Frau von Stein, however, written during the journey, he says: “It is beautiful indeed; the mist heaps itself together in light snow-clouds, the sun looks through, and the snow over everything gives back a feeling of gayety.”
parts
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From this reading His _Harz-reise im Winter_ gives no hint of it, for that is a diluted reminiscence of Greek tragic choruses and the Book of Job in nearly equal parts.
powersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Err I? or do the powers of song return To me, and genius too, the gifts of Spring?
recognition
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From this reading But I find in Cowper the first recognition of a general amiability in Winter.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading Goethe, so far as I remember, was the first to notice the cheerfulness of snow in sunshine.
reminiscence
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From this reading His _Harz-reise im Winter_ gives no hint of it, for that is a diluted reminiscence of Greek tragic choruses and the Book of Job in nearly equal parts.
return
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From this reading Err I? or do the powers of song return To me, and genius too, the gifts of Spring?
says
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From this reading In one of the singularly interesting and characteristic letters to Frau von Stein, however, written during the journey, he says: “It is beautiful indeed; the mist heaps itself together in light snow-clouds, the sun looks through, and the snow over everything gives back a feeling of gayety.”
singularly
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From this reading In one of the singularly interesting and characteristic letters to Frau von Stein, however, written during the journey, he says: “It is beautiful indeed; the mist heaps itself together in light snow-clouds, the sun looks through, and the snow over everything gives back a feeling of gayety.”
snow
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From this reading Goethe, so far as I remember, was the first to notice the cheerfulness of snow in sunshine.
snow-clouds
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From this reading In one of the singularly interesting and characteristic letters to Frau von Stein, however, written during the journey, he says: “It is beautiful indeed; the mist heaps itself together in light snow-clouds, the sun looks through, and the snow over everything gives back a feeling of gayety.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Goethe, so far as I remember, was the first to notice the cheerfulness of snow in sunshine.
song
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From this reading Err I? or do the powers of song return To me, and genius too, the gifts of Spring?
Spring
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Stein
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From this reading In one of the singularly interesting and characteristic letters to Frau von Stein, however, written during the journey, he says: “It is beautiful indeed; the mist heaps itself together in light snow-clouds, the sun looks through, and the snow over everything gives back a feeling of gayety.”
sun
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From this reading In one of the singularly interesting and characteristic letters to Frau von Stein, however, written during the journey, he says: “It is beautiful indeed; the mist heaps itself together in light snow-clouds, the sun looks through, and the snow over everything gives back a feeling of gayety.”
sunshine
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From this reading Goethe, so far as I remember, was the first to notice the cheerfulness of snow in sunshine.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His _Harz-reise im Winter_ gives no hint of it, for that is a diluted reminiscence of Greek tragic choruses and the Book of Job in nearly equal parts.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Err I? or do the powers of song return To me, and genius too, the gifts of Spring?
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In one of the singularly interesting and characteristic letters to Frau von Stein, however, written during the journey, he says: “It is beautiful indeed; the mist heaps itself together in light snow-clouds, the sun looks through, and the snow over everything gives back a feeling of gayety.”
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Err I? or do the powers of song return To me, and genius too, the gifts of Spring?
together
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From this reading In one of the singularly interesting and characteristic letters to Frau von Stein, however, written during the journey, he says: “It is beautiful indeed; the mist heaps itself together in light snow-clouds, the sun looks through, and the snow over everything gives back a feeling of gayety.”
too
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From this reading Err I? or do the powers of song return To me, and genius too, the gifts of Spring?
tragic
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From this reading His _Harz-reise im Winter_ gives no hint of it, for that is a diluted reminiscence of Greek tragic choruses and the Book of Job in nearly equal parts.
von
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From this reading In one of the singularly interesting and characteristic letters to Frau von Stein, however, written during the journey, he says: “It is beautiful indeed; the mist heaps itself together in light snow-clouds, the sun looks through, and the snow over everything gives back a feeling of gayety.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Goethe, so far as I remember, was the first to notice the cheerfulness of snow in sunshine.
Winter
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From this reading His _Harz-reise im Winter_ gives no hint of it, for that is a diluted reminiscence of Greek tragic choruses and the Book of Job in nearly equal parts.
written
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From this reading In one of the singularly interesting and characteristic letters to Frau von Stein, however, written during the journey, he says: “It is beautiful indeed; the mist heaps itself together in light snow-clouds, the sun looks through, and the snow over everything gives back a feeling of gayety.”
