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Phantasmagoria and Other Poems
Phantasmagoria and Other Poems

Chapter V

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ATALANTA IN CAMDEN-TOWN Ay, ’twas here, on this spot, In that summer of yore, Atalanta did not Vote my presence a bore, Nor reply to my tenderest talk “She had heard all that nonsense before.”
She’d the brooch I had bought And the necklace and sash on, And her heart, as I thought, Was alive to my passion; And she’d done up her hair in the style that the Empress had brought into fashion.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Phantasmagoria and Other Poems

Chapter V

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ATALANTA IN CAMDEN-TOWN Ay, ’twas here, on this spot, In that summer of yore, Atalanta did not Vote my presence a bore, Nor reply to my tenderest talk “She had heard all that nonsense before.”
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She’d the brooch I had bought And the necklace and sash on, And her heart, as I thought, Was alive to my passion; And she’d done up her hair in the style that the Empress had brought into fashion.

Learner Dictionary

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

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “ATALANTA IN CAMDEN-TOWN Ay, ’twas here, on this spot, In that summer of yore, Atalanta did not Vote my presence a bore, Nor reply to my tenderest talk “She had heard all that nonsense before.””

Brought noun US /ˈbrought/

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

From this reading “She’d the brooch I had bought And the necklace and sash on, And her heart, as I thought, Was alive to my passion; And she’d done up her hair in the style that the Empress had brought into fashion.”

Done noun US /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She’d the brooch I had bought And the necklace and sash on, And her heart, as I thought, Was alive to my passion; And she’d done up her hair in the style that the Empress had brought into fashion.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “ATALANTA IN CAMDEN-TOWN Ay, ’twas here, on this spot, In that summer of yore, Atalanta did not Vote my presence a bore, Nor reply to my tenderest talk “She had heard all that nonsense before.””

Thought noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She’d the brooch I had bought And the necklace and sash on, And her heart, as I thought, Was alive to my passion; And she’d done up her hair in the style that the Empress had brought into fashion.”

Yours pronoun US /jʊrz/

the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to

From this reading “[Picture: For such a weight as yours .”

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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 [Picture: For such a weight as yours .

alive

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From this reading She’d the brooch I had bought And the necklace and sash on, And her heart, as I thought, Was alive to my passion; And she’d done up her hair in the style that the Empress had brought into fashion.

all

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From this reading ATALANTA IN CAMDEN-TOWN Ay, ’twas here, on this spot, In that summer of yore, Atalanta did not Vote my presence a bore, Nor reply to my tenderest talk “She had heard all that nonsense before.”

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading She’d the brooch I had bought And the necklace and sash on, And her heart, as I thought, Was alive to my passion; And she’d done up her hair in the style that the Empress had brought into fashion.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading [Picture: For such a weight as yours .

ATALANTA

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From this reading ATALANTA IN CAMDEN-TOWN Ay, ’twas here, on this spot, In that summer of yore, Atalanta did not Vote my presence a bore, Nor reply to my tenderest talk “She had heard all that nonsense before.”

Ay

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From this reading ATALANTA IN CAMDEN-TOWN Ay, ’twas here, on this spot, In that summer of yore, Atalanta did not Vote my presence a bore, Nor reply to my tenderest talk “She had heard all that nonsense before.”

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading ATALANTA IN CAMDEN-TOWN Ay, ’twas here, on this spot, In that summer of yore, Atalanta did not Vote my presence a bore, Nor reply to my tenderest talk “She had heard all that nonsense before.”

bore

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From this reading ATALANTA IN CAMDEN-TOWN Ay, ’twas here, on this spot, In that summer of yore, Atalanta did not Vote my presence a bore, Nor reply to my tenderest talk “She had heard all that nonsense before.”

bought

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From this reading She’d the brooch I had bought And the necklace and sash on, And her heart, as I thought, Was alive to my passion; And she’d done up her hair in the style that the Empress had brought into fashion.

brooch

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From this reading She’d the brooch I had bought And the necklace and sash on, And her heart, as I thought, Was alive to my passion; And she’d done up her hair in the style that the Empress had brought into fashion.

broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/

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

From this reading She’d the brooch I had bought And the necklace and sash on, And her heart, as I thought, Was alive to my passion; And she’d done up her hair in the style that the Empress had brought into fashion.

CAMDEN-TOWN

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From this reading ATALANTA IN CAMDEN-TOWN Ay, ’twas here, on this spot, In that summer of yore, Atalanta did not Vote my presence a bore, Nor reply to my tenderest talk “She had heard all that nonsense before.”

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading ATALANTA IN CAMDEN-TOWN Ay, ’twas here, on this spot, In that summer of yore, Atalanta did not Vote my presence a bore, Nor reply to my tenderest talk “She had heard all that nonsense before.”

donenounUS /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She’d the brooch I had bought And the necklace and sash on, And her heart, as I thought, Was alive to my passion; And she’d done up her hair in the style that the Empress had brought into fashion.

Empress

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From this reading She’d the brooch I had bought And the necklace and sash on, And her heart, as I thought, Was alive to my passion; And she’d done up her hair in the style that the Empress had brought into fashion.

fashion

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From this reading She’d the brooch I had bought And the necklace and sash on, And her heart, as I thought, Was alive to my passion; And she’d done up her hair in the style that the Empress had brought into fashion.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading [Picture: For such a weight as yours .

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading ATALANTA IN CAMDEN-TOWN Ay, ’twas here, on this spot, In that summer of yore, Atalanta did not Vote my presence a bore, Nor reply to my tenderest talk “She had heard all that nonsense before.”

hair

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From this reading She’d the brooch I had bought And the necklace and sash on, And her heart, as I thought, Was alive to my passion; And she’d done up her hair in the style that the Empress had brought into fashion.

heard

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From this reading ATALANTA IN CAMDEN-TOWN Ay, ’twas here, on this spot, In that summer of yore, Atalanta did not Vote my presence a bore, Nor reply to my tenderest talk “She had heard all that nonsense before.”

heart

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From this reading She’d the brooch I had bought And the necklace and sash on, And her heart, as I thought, Was alive to my passion; And she’d done up her hair in the style that the Empress had brought into fashion.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She’d the brooch I had bought And the necklace and sash on, And her heart, as I thought, Was alive to my passion; And she’d done up her hair in the style that the Empress had brought into fashion.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ATALANTA IN CAMDEN-TOWN Ay, ’twas here, on this spot, In that summer of yore, Atalanta did not Vote my presence a bore, Nor reply to my tenderest talk “She had heard all that nonsense before.”

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading She’d the brooch I had bought And the necklace and sash on, And her heart, as I thought, Was alive to my passion; And she’d done up her hair in the style that the Empress had brought into fashion.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading ATALANTA IN CAMDEN-TOWN Ay, ’twas here, on this spot, In that summer of yore, Atalanta did not Vote my presence a bore, Nor reply to my tenderest talk “She had heard all that nonsense before.”

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading She’d the brooch I had bought And the necklace and sash on, And her heart, as I thought, Was alive to my passion; And she’d done up her hair in the style that the Empress had brought into fashion.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading ATALANTA IN CAMDEN-TOWN Ay, ’twas here, on this spot, In that summer of yore, Atalanta did not Vote my presence a bore, Nor reply to my tenderest talk “She had heard all that nonsense before.”

necklace

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From this reading She’d the brooch I had bought And the necklace and sash on, And her heart, as I thought, Was alive to my passion; And she’d done up her hair in the style that the Empress had brought into fashion.

nonsense

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From this reading ATALANTA IN CAMDEN-TOWN Ay, ’twas here, on this spot, In that summer of yore, Atalanta did not Vote my presence a bore, Nor reply to my tenderest talk “She had heard all that nonsense before.”

NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading ATALANTA IN CAMDEN-TOWN Ay, ’twas here, on this spot, In that summer of yore, Atalanta did not Vote my presence a bore, Nor reply to my tenderest talk “She had heard all that nonsense before.”

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading ATALANTA IN CAMDEN-TOWN Ay, ’twas here, on this spot, In that summer of yore, Atalanta did not Vote my presence a bore, Nor reply to my tenderest talk “She had heard all that nonsense before.”

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading ATALANTA IN CAMDEN-TOWN Ay, ’twas here, on this spot, In that summer of yore, Atalanta did not Vote my presence a bore, Nor reply to my tenderest talk “She had heard all that nonsense before.”

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading ATALANTA IN CAMDEN-TOWN Ay, ’twas here, on this spot, In that summer of yore, Atalanta did not Vote my presence a bore, Nor reply to my tenderest talk “She had heard all that nonsense before.”

passion

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From this reading She’d the brooch I had bought And the necklace and sash on, And her heart, as I thought, Was alive to my passion; And she’d done up her hair in the style that the Empress had brought into fashion.

Picture

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From this reading [Picture: For such a weight as yours .

presence

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From this reading ATALANTA IN CAMDEN-TOWN Ay, ’twas here, on this spot, In that summer of yore, Atalanta did not Vote my presence a bore, Nor reply to my tenderest talk “She had heard all that nonsense before.”

reply

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From this reading ATALANTA IN CAMDEN-TOWN Ay, ’twas here, on this spot, In that summer of yore, Atalanta did not Vote my presence a bore, Nor reply to my tenderest talk “She had heard all that nonsense before.”

sash

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From this reading She’d the brooch I had bought And the necklace and sash on, And her heart, as I thought, Was alive to my passion; And she’d done up her hair in the style that the Empress had brought into fashion.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading ATALANTA IN CAMDEN-TOWN Ay, ’twas here, on this spot, In that summer of yore, Atalanta did not Vote my presence a bore, Nor reply to my tenderest talk “She had heard all that nonsense before.”

She'd

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From this reading She’d the brooch I had bought And the necklace and sash on, And her heart, as I thought, Was alive to my passion; And she’d done up her hair in the style that the Empress had brought into fashion.

spot

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From this reading ATALANTA IN CAMDEN-TOWN Ay, ’twas here, on this spot, In that summer of yore, Atalanta did not Vote my presence a bore, Nor reply to my tenderest talk “She had heard all that nonsense before.”

style

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From this reading She’d the brooch I had bought And the necklace and sash on, And her heart, as I thought, Was alive to my passion; And she’d done up her hair in the style that the Empress had brought into fashion.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading [Picture: For such a weight as yours .

summer

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From this reading ATALANTA IN CAMDEN-TOWN Ay, ’twas here, on this spot, In that summer of yore, Atalanta did not Vote my presence a bore, Nor reply to my tenderest talk “She had heard all that nonsense before.”

talk

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From this reading ATALANTA IN CAMDEN-TOWN Ay, ’twas here, on this spot, In that summer of yore, Atalanta did not Vote my presence a bore, Nor reply to my tenderest talk “She had heard all that nonsense before.”

tenderest

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From this reading ATALANTA IN CAMDEN-TOWN Ay, ’twas here, on this spot, In that summer of yore, Atalanta did not Vote my presence a bore, Nor reply to my tenderest talk “She had heard all that nonsense before.”

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading ATALANTA IN CAMDEN-TOWN Ay, ’twas here, on this spot, In that summer of yore, Atalanta did not Vote my presence a bore, Nor reply to my tenderest talk “She had heard all that nonsense before.”

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading She’d the brooch I had bought And the necklace and sash on, And her heart, as I thought, Was alive to my passion; And she’d done up her hair in the style that the Empress had brought into fashion.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading ATALANTA IN CAMDEN-TOWN Ay, ’twas here, on this spot, In that summer of yore, Atalanta did not Vote my presence a bore, Nor reply to my tenderest talk “She had heard all that nonsense before.”

thoughtnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She’d the brooch I had bought And the necklace and sash on, And her heart, as I thought, Was alive to my passion; And she’d done up her hair in the style that the Empress had brought into fashion.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading ATALANTA IN CAMDEN-TOWN Ay, ’twas here, on this spot, In that summer of yore, Atalanta did not Vote my presence a bore, Nor reply to my tenderest talk “She had heard all that nonsense before.”

twas

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From this reading ATALANTA IN CAMDEN-TOWN Ay, ’twas here, on this spot, In that summer of yore, Atalanta did not Vote my presence a bore, Nor reply to my tenderest talk “She had heard all that nonsense before.”

up

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From this reading She’d the brooch I had bought And the necklace and sash on, And her heart, as I thought, Was alive to my passion; And she’d done up her hair in the style that the Empress had brought into fashion.

Vote

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From this reading ATALANTA IN CAMDEN-TOWN Ay, ’twas here, on this spot, In that summer of yore, Atalanta did not Vote my presence a bore, Nor reply to my tenderest talk “She had heard all that nonsense before.”

Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading She’d the brooch I had bought And the necklace and sash on, And her heart, as I thought, Was alive to my passion; And she’d done up her hair in the style that the Empress had brought into fashion.

weight

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From this reading [Picture: For such a weight as yours .

yore

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From this reading ATALANTA IN CAMDEN-TOWN Ay, ’twas here, on this spot, In that summer of yore, Atalanta did not Vote my presence a bore, Nor reply to my tenderest talk “She had heard all that nonsense before.”

yourspronounUS /jʊrz/

the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to

From this reading [Picture: For such a weight as yours .