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The meaning of Lovelace was, “the fire _that_ raved.”
But what Mr. Hazlitt would make with “reaved o’er my purer thoughts,” we cannot conceive.
On the whole, we think he must have written the note merely to make his surprising glossological suggestion.
All that Worcester does for the etymology, by the way, is to cite Richardson, no safe guide.
“Where now one _so so_ spatters, t’other: no!” (p.
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Chapter X

Reading 1/74 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The meaning of Lovelace was, “the fire _that_ raved.”
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But what Mr. Hazlitt would make with “reaved o’er my purer thoughts,” we cannot conceive.
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On the whole, we think he must have written the note merely to make his surprising glossological suggestion.
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All that Worcester does for the etymology, by the way, is to cite Richardson, no safe guide.
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“Where now one _so so_ spatters, t’other: no!” (p.

Learner Dictionary

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

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “On the whole, we think he must have written the note merely to make his surprising glossological suggestion.”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But what Mr. Hazlitt would make with “reaved o’er my purer thoughts,” we cannot conceive.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “On the whole, we think he must have written the note merely to make his surprising glossological suggestion.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading ““Where now one _so so_ spatters, t’other: no!” (p.”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “On the whole, we think he must have written the note merely to make his surprising glossological suggestion.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “But what Mr. Hazlitt would make with “reaved o’er my purer thoughts,” we cannot conceive.”

All words in this reading · 57

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All

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From this reading All that Worcester does for the etymology, by the way, is to cite Richardson, no safe guide.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But what Mr. Hazlitt would make with “reaved o’er my purer thoughts,” we cannot conceive.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading All that Worcester does for the etymology, by the way, is to cite Richardson, no safe guide.

cannot

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From this reading But what Mr. Hazlitt would make with “reaved o’er my purer thoughts,” we cannot conceive.

cite

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From this reading All that Worcester does for the etymology, by the way, is to cite Richardson, no safe guide.

conceive

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From this reading But what Mr. Hazlitt would make with “reaved o’er my purer thoughts,” we cannot conceive.

doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/

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

From this reading All that Worcester does for the etymology, by the way, is to cite Richardson, no safe guide.

etymology

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From this reading All that Worcester does for the etymology, by the way, is to cite Richardson, no safe guide.

fire

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From this reading The meaning of Lovelace was, “the fire _that_ raved.”

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading All that Worcester does for the etymology, by the way, is to cite Richardson, no safe guide.

glossological

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From this reading On the whole, we think he must have written the note merely to make his surprising glossological suggestion.

guide

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From this reading All that Worcester does for the etymology, by the way, is to cite Richardson, no safe guide.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading On the whole, we think he must have written the note merely to make his surprising glossological suggestion.

Hazlitt

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From this reading But what Mr. Hazlitt would make with “reaved o’er my purer thoughts,” we cannot conceive.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading On the whole, we think he must have written the note merely to make his surprising glossological suggestion.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading On the whole, we think he must have written the note merely to make his surprising glossological suggestion.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading All that Worcester does for the etymology, by the way, is to cite Richardson, no safe guide.

Lovelace

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From this reading The meaning of Lovelace was, “the fire _that_ raved.”

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But what Mr. Hazlitt would make with “reaved o’er my purer thoughts,” we cannot conceive.

meaning

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From this reading The meaning of Lovelace was, “the fire _that_ raved.”

merely

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From this reading On the whole, we think he must have written the note merely to make his surprising glossological suggestion.

Mr

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From this reading But what Mr. Hazlitt would make with “reaved o’er my purer thoughts,” we cannot conceive.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading On the whole, we think he must have written the note merely to make his surprising glossological suggestion.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading But what Mr. Hazlitt would make with “reaved o’er my purer thoughts,” we cannot conceive.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading All that Worcester does for the etymology, by the way, is to cite Richardson, no safe guide.

note

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From this reading On the whole, we think he must have written the note merely to make his surprising glossological suggestion.

now

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From this reading “Where now one _so so_ spatters, t’other: no!” (p.

o'er

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From this reading But what Mr. Hazlitt would make with “reaved o’er my purer thoughts,” we cannot conceive.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The meaning of Lovelace was, “the fire _that_ raved.”

OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the whole, we think he must have written the note merely to make his surprising glossological suggestion.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Where now one _so so_ spatters, t’other: no!” (p.

p

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From this reading “Where now one _so so_ spatters, t’other: no!” (p.

purer

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From this reading But what Mr. Hazlitt would make with “reaved o’er my purer thoughts,” we cannot conceive.

raved

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From this reading The meaning of Lovelace was, “the fire _that_ raved.”

reaved

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From this reading But what Mr. Hazlitt would make with “reaved o’er my purer thoughts,” we cannot conceive.

Richardson

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From this reading All that Worcester does for the etymology, by the way, is to cite Richardson, no safe guide.

safe

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From this reading All that Worcester does for the etymology, by the way, is to cite Richardson, no safe guide.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “Where now one _so so_ spatters, t’other: no!” (p.

spatters

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From this reading “Where now one _so so_ spatters, t’other: no!” (p.

suggestion

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From this reading On the whole, we think he must have written the note merely to make his surprising glossological suggestion.

surprising

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From this reading On the whole, we think he must have written the note merely to make his surprising glossological suggestion.

t'other

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From this reading “Where now one _so so_ spatters, t’other: no!” (p.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The meaning of Lovelace was, “the fire _that_ raved.”

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The meaning of Lovelace was, “the fire _that_ raved.”

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading On the whole, we think he must have written the note merely to make his surprising glossological suggestion.

thoughts

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From this reading But what Mr. Hazlitt would make with “reaved o’er my purer thoughts,” we cannot conceive.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading On the whole, we think he must have written the note merely to make his surprising glossological suggestion.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading The meaning of Lovelace was, “the fire _that_ raved.”

way

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From this reading All that Worcester does for the etymology, by the way, is to cite Richardson, no safe guide.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading But what Mr. Hazlitt would make with “reaved o’er my purer thoughts,” we cannot conceive.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading But what Mr. Hazlitt would make with “reaved o’er my purer thoughts,” we cannot conceive.

WhereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading “Where now one _so so_ spatters, t’other: no!” (p.

whole

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From this reading On the whole, we think he must have written the note merely to make his surprising glossological suggestion.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading But what Mr. Hazlitt would make with “reaved o’er my purer thoughts,” we cannot conceive.

Worcester

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From this reading All that Worcester does for the etymology, by the way, is to cite Richardson, no safe guide.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading But what Mr. Hazlitt would make with “reaved o’er my purer thoughts,” we cannot conceive.

written

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From this reading On the whole, we think he must have written the note merely to make his surprising glossological suggestion.