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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 Silence of the world without a sound; And beside the winter faggot Joan and Darby sit and dose and dream and wake— Dream they hear the flowing, singing river, See the berries in the island brake; Dream they hear the weir, See the gliding shallop mar the stream.
Age
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From this reading Now the halcyon days are over, Age and winter close us slowly round, And these sounds at fall of even Dim the sight and muffle all the sound.
all
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From this reading Now the halcyon days are over, Age and winter close us slowly round, And these sounds at fall of even Dim the sight and muffle all the sound.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now the halcyon days are over, Age and winter close us slowly round, And these sounds at fall of even Dim the sight and muffle all the sound.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now the halcyon days are over, Age and winter close us slowly round, And these sounds at fall of even Dim the sight and muffle all the sound.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now the halcyon days are over, Age and winter close us slowly round, And these sounds at fall of even Dim the sight and muffle all the sound.
berries
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From this reading Silence of the world without a sound; And beside the winter faggot Joan and Darby sit and dose and dream and wake— Dream they hear the flowing, singing river, See the berries in the island brake; Dream they hear the weir, See the gliding shallop mar the stream.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Silence of the world without a sound; And beside the winter faggot Joan and Darby sit and dose and dream and wake— Dream they hear the flowing, singing river, See the berries in the island brake; Dream they hear the weir, See the gliding shallop mar the stream.
brake
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From this reading Silence of the world without a sound; And beside the winter faggot Joan and Darby sit and dose and dream and wake— Dream they hear the flowing, singing river, See the berries in the island brake; Dream they hear the weir, See the gliding shallop mar the stream.
close
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From this reading Now the halcyon days are over, Age and winter close us slowly round, And these sounds at fall of even Dim the sight and muffle all the sound.
Darby
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From this reading And at the married fireside, sleep of soul and sleep of fancy, Joan and Darby.
days
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From this reading Now the halcyon days are over, Age and winter close us slowly round, And these sounds at fall of even Dim the sight and muffle all the sound.
Dim
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From this reading Now the halcyon days are over, Age and winter close us slowly round, And these sounds at fall of even Dim the sight and muffle all the sound.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Hark! in your dreams do you hear?
dose
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From this reading Silence of the world without a sound; And beside the winter faggot Joan and Darby sit and dose and dream and wake— Dream they hear the flowing, singing river, See the berries in the island brake; Dream they hear the weir, See the gliding shallop mar the stream.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Silence of the world without a sound; And beside the winter faggot Joan and Darby sit and dose and dream and wake— Dream they hear the flowing, singing river, See the berries in the island brake; Dream they hear the weir, See the gliding shallop mar the stream.
dreams
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From this reading Hark! in your dreams do you hear?
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now the halcyon days are over, Age and winter close us slowly round, And these sounds at fall of even Dim the sight and muffle all the sound.
faggot
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From this reading Silence of the world without a sound; And beside the winter faggot Joan and Darby sit and dose and dream and wake— Dream they hear the flowing, singing river, See the berries in the island brake; Dream they hear the weir, See the gliding shallop mar the stream.
fall
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From this reading Now the halcyon days are over, Age and winter close us slowly round, And these sounds at fall of even Dim the sight and muffle all the sound.
fancy
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From this reading And at the married fireside, sleep of soul and sleep of fancy, Joan and Darby.
fireside
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From this reading And at the married fireside, sleep of soul and sleep of fancy, Joan and Darby.
flowing
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From this reading Silence of the world without a sound; And beside the winter faggot Joan and Darby sit and dose and dream and wake— Dream they hear the flowing, singing river, See the berries in the island brake; Dream they hear the weir, See the gliding shallop mar the stream.
gliding
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From this reading Silence of the world without a sound; And beside the winter faggot Joan and Darby sit and dose and dream and wake— Dream they hear the flowing, singing river, See the berries in the island brake; Dream they hear the weir, See the gliding shallop mar the stream.
grew
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From this reading O half in vain they grew old.
halcyon
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From this reading Now the halcyon days are over, Age and winter close us slowly round, And these sounds at fall of even Dim the sight and muffle all the sound.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading O half in vain they grew old.
Hark
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From this reading Hark! in your dreams do you hear?
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Silence of the world without a sound; And beside the winter faggot Joan and Darby sit and dose and dream and wake— Dream they hear the flowing, singing river, See the berries in the island brake; Dream they hear the weir, See the gliding shallop mar the stream.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading O half in vain they grew old.
island
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From this reading Silence of the world without a sound; And beside the winter faggot Joan and Darby sit and dose and dream and wake— Dream they hear the flowing, singing river, See the berries in the island brake; Dream they hear the weir, See the gliding shallop mar the stream.
Joan
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From this reading And at the married fireside, sleep of soul and sleep of fancy, Joan and Darby.
mar
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From this reading Silence of the world without a sound; And beside the winter faggot Joan and Darby sit and dose and dream and wake— Dream they hear the flowing, singing river, See the berries in the island brake; Dream they hear the weir, See the gliding shallop mar the stream.
married
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From this reading And at the married fireside, sleep of soul and sleep of fancy, Joan and Darby.
muffle
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From this reading Now the halcyon days are over, Age and winter close us slowly round, And these sounds at fall of even Dim the sight and muffle all the sound.
Now
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From this reading Now the halcyon days are over, Age and winter close us slowly round, And these sounds at fall of even Dim the sight and muffle all the sound.
O
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From this reading O half in vain they grew old.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now the halcyon days are over, Age and winter close us slowly round, And these sounds at fall of even Dim the sight and muffle all the sound.
old
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From this reading O half in vain they grew old.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Now the halcyon days are over, Age and winter close us slowly round, And these sounds at fall of even Dim the sight and muffle all the sound.
river
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From this reading Silence of the world without a sound; And beside the winter faggot Joan and Darby sit and dose and dream and wake— Dream they hear the flowing, singing river, See the berries in the island brake; Dream they hear the weir, See the gliding shallop mar the stream.
round
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From this reading Now the halcyon days are over, Age and winter close us slowly round, And these sounds at fall of even Dim the sight and muffle all the sound.
See
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From this reading Silence of the world without a sound; And beside the winter faggot Joan and Darby sit and dose and dream and wake— Dream they hear the flowing, singing river, See the berries in the island brake; Dream they hear the weir, See the gliding shallop mar the stream.
shallop
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From this reading Silence of the world without a sound; And beside the winter faggot Joan and Darby sit and dose and dream and wake— Dream they hear the flowing, singing river, See the berries in the island brake; Dream they hear the weir, See the gliding shallop mar the stream.
sight
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From this reading Now the halcyon days are over, Age and winter close us slowly round, And these sounds at fall of even Dim the sight and muffle all the sound.
SilencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Silence of the world without a sound; And beside the winter faggot Joan and Darby sit and dose and dream and wake— Dream they hear the flowing, singing river, See the berries in the island brake; Dream they hear the weir, See the gliding shallop mar the stream.
singing
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From this reading Silence of the world without a sound; And beside the winter faggot Joan and Darby sit and dose and dream and wake— Dream they hear the flowing, singing river, See the berries in the island brake; Dream they hear the weir, See the gliding shallop mar the stream.
sit
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From this reading Silence of the world without a sound; And beside the winter faggot Joan and Darby sit and dose and dream and wake— Dream they hear the flowing, singing river, See the berries in the island brake; Dream they hear the weir, See the gliding shallop mar the stream.
sleep
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From this reading And at the married fireside, sleep of soul and sleep of fancy, Joan and Darby.
slowly
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From this reading Now the halcyon days are over, Age and winter close us slowly round, And these sounds at fall of even Dim the sight and muffle all the sound.
soul
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From this reading And at the married fireside, sleep of soul and sleep of fancy, Joan and Darby.
sound
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From this reading Now the halcyon days are over, Age and winter close us slowly round, And these sounds at fall of even Dim the sight and muffle all the sound.
sounds
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From this reading Now the halcyon days are over, Age and winter close us slowly round, And these sounds at fall of even Dim the sight and muffle all the sound.
stream
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From this reading Silence of the world without a sound; And beside the winter faggot Joan and Darby sit and dose and dream and wake— Dream they hear the flowing, singing river, See the berries in the island brake; Dream they hear the weir, See the gliding shallop mar the stream.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now the halcyon days are over, Age and winter close us slowly round, And these sounds at fall of even Dim the sight and muffle all the sound.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Now the halcyon days are over, Age and winter close us slowly round, And these sounds at fall of even Dim the sight and muffle all the sound.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading O half in vain they grew old.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now the halcyon days are over, Age and winter close us slowly round, And these sounds at fall of even Dim the sight and muffle all the sound.
vain
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From this reading O half in vain they grew old.
wake
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From this reading Silence of the world without a sound; And beside the winter faggot Joan and Darby sit and dose and dream and wake— Dream they hear the flowing, singing river, See the berries in the island brake; Dream they hear the weir, See the gliding shallop mar the stream.
weir
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From this reading Silence of the world without a sound; And beside the winter faggot Joan and Darby sit and dose and dream and wake— Dream they hear the flowing, singing river, See the berries in the island brake; Dream they hear the weir, See the gliding shallop mar the stream.
winter
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From this reading Now the halcyon days are over, Age and winter close us slowly round, And these sounds at fall of even Dim the sight and muffle all the sound.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Silence of the world without a sound; And beside the winter faggot Joan and Darby sit and dose and dream and wake— Dream they hear the flowing, singing river, See the berries in the island brake; Dream they hear the weir, See the gliding shallop mar the stream.
world
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From this reading Silence of the world without a sound; And beside the winter faggot Joan and Darby sit and dose and dream and wake— Dream they hear the flowing, singing river, See the berries in the island brake; Dream they hear the weir, See the gliding shallop mar the stream.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Hark! in your dreams do you hear?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Hark! in your dreams do you hear?
