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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 And wandering through the tangled pines That break the gold of Arno’s stream, To see the purple mist and gleam Of morning on the Apennines By many a vineyard-hidden home, Orchard and olive-garden grey, Till from the drear Campagna’s way The seven hills bear up the dome!
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AND yet what joy it were for me To turn my feet unto the south, And journeying towards the Tiber mouth To kneel again at Fiesole!
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A PILGRIM from the northern seas— What joy for me to seek alone The wondrous temple and the throne Of him who holds the awful keys!
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AND yet what joy it were for me To turn my feet unto the south, And journeying towards the Tiber mouth To kneel again at Fiesole!
Apennines
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From this reading And wandering through the tangled pines That break the gold of Arno’s stream, To see the purple mist and gleam Of morning on the Apennines By many a vineyard-hidden home, Orchard and olive-garden grey, Till from the drear Campagna’s way The seven hills bear up the dome!
Arno's
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From this reading And wandering through the tangled pines That break the gold of Arno’s stream, To see the purple mist and gleam Of morning on the Apennines By many a vineyard-hidden home, Orchard and olive-garden grey, Till from the drear Campagna’s way The seven hills bear up the dome!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AND yet what joy it were for me To turn my feet unto the south, And journeying towards the Tiber mouth To kneel again at Fiesole!
awful
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From this reading A PILGRIM from the northern seas— What joy for me to seek alone The wondrous temple and the throne Of him who holds the awful keys!
bear
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From this reading And wandering through the tangled pines That break the gold of Arno’s stream, To see the purple mist and gleam Of morning on the Apennines By many a vineyard-hidden home, Orchard and olive-garden grey, Till from the drear Campagna’s way The seven hills bear up the dome!
break
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From this reading And wandering through the tangled pines That break the gold of Arno’s stream, To see the purple mist and gleam Of morning on the Apennines By many a vineyard-hidden home, Orchard and olive-garden grey, Till from the drear Campagna’s way The seven hills bear up the dome!
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And wandering through the tangled pines That break the gold of Arno’s stream, To see the purple mist and gleam Of morning on the Apennines By many a vineyard-hidden home, Orchard and olive-garden grey, Till from the drear Campagna’s way The seven hills bear up the dome!
Campagna's
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From this reading And wandering through the tangled pines That break the gold of Arno’s stream, To see the purple mist and gleam Of morning on the Apennines By many a vineyard-hidden home, Orchard and olive-garden grey, Till from the drear Campagna’s way The seven hills bear up the dome!
dome
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From this reading And wandering through the tangled pines That break the gold of Arno’s stream, To see the purple mist and gleam Of morning on the Apennines By many a vineyard-hidden home, Orchard and olive-garden grey, Till from the drear Campagna’s way The seven hills bear up the dome!
drear
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From this reading And wandering through the tangled pines That break the gold of Arno’s stream, To see the purple mist and gleam Of morning on the Apennines By many a vineyard-hidden home, Orchard and olive-garden grey, Till from the drear Campagna’s way The seven hills bear up the dome!
feet
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From this reading AND yet what joy it were for me To turn my feet unto the south, And journeying towards the Tiber mouth To kneel again at Fiesole!
Fiesole
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From this reading AND yet what joy it were for me To turn my feet unto the south, And journeying towards the Tiber mouth To kneel again at Fiesole!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AND yet what joy it were for me To turn my feet unto the south, And journeying towards the Tiber mouth To kneel again at Fiesole!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And wandering through the tangled pines That break the gold of Arno’s stream, To see the purple mist and gleam Of morning on the Apennines By many a vineyard-hidden home, Orchard and olive-garden grey, Till from the drear Campagna’s way The seven hills bear up the dome!
gleam
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From this reading And wandering through the tangled pines That break the gold of Arno’s stream, To see the purple mist and gleam Of morning on the Apennines By many a vineyard-hidden home, Orchard and olive-garden grey, Till from the drear Campagna’s way The seven hills bear up the dome!
gold
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From this reading And wandering through the tangled pines That break the gold of Arno’s stream, To see the purple mist and gleam Of morning on the Apennines By many a vineyard-hidden home, Orchard and olive-garden grey, Till from the drear Campagna’s way The seven hills bear up the dome!
grey
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From this reading And wandering through the tangled pines That break the gold of Arno’s stream, To see the purple mist and gleam Of morning on the Apennines By many a vineyard-hidden home, Orchard and olive-garden grey, Till from the drear Campagna’s way The seven hills bear up the dome!
hills
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From this reading And wandering through the tangled pines That break the gold of Arno’s stream, To see the purple mist and gleam Of morning on the Apennines By many a vineyard-hidden home, Orchard and olive-garden grey, Till from the drear Campagna’s way The seven hills bear up the dome!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A PILGRIM from the northern seas— What joy for me to seek alone The wondrous temple and the throne Of him who holds the awful keys!
holds
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From this reading A PILGRIM from the northern seas— What joy for me to seek alone The wondrous temple and the throne Of him who holds the awful keys!
home
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From this reading And wandering through the tangled pines That break the gold of Arno’s stream, To see the purple mist and gleam Of morning on the Apennines By many a vineyard-hidden home, Orchard and olive-garden grey, Till from the drear Campagna’s way The seven hills bear up the dome!
II
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From this reading II.
III
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From this reading III.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AND yet what joy it were for me To turn my feet unto the south, And journeying towards the Tiber mouth To kneel again at Fiesole!
journeying
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From this reading AND yet what joy it were for me To turn my feet unto the south, And journeying towards the Tiber mouth To kneel again at Fiesole!
joy
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From this reading AND yet what joy it were for me To turn my feet unto the south, And journeying towards the Tiber mouth To kneel again at Fiesole!
keys
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From this reading A PILGRIM from the northern seas— What joy for me to seek alone The wondrous temple and the throne Of him who holds the awful keys!
kneel
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From this reading AND yet what joy it were for me To turn my feet unto the south, And journeying towards the Tiber mouth To kneel again at Fiesole!
many
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From this reading And wandering through the tangled pines That break the gold of Arno’s stream, To see the purple mist and gleam Of morning on the Apennines By many a vineyard-hidden home, Orchard and olive-garden grey, Till from the drear Campagna’s way The seven hills bear up the dome!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AND yet what joy it were for me To turn my feet unto the south, And journeying towards the Tiber mouth To kneel again at Fiesole!
mist
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From this reading And wandering through the tangled pines That break the gold of Arno’s stream, To see the purple mist and gleam Of morning on the Apennines By many a vineyard-hidden home, Orchard and olive-garden grey, Till from the drear Campagna’s way The seven hills bear up the dome!
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And wandering through the tangled pines That break the gold of Arno’s stream, To see the purple mist and gleam Of morning on the Apennines By many a vineyard-hidden home, Orchard and olive-garden grey, Till from the drear Campagna’s way The seven hills bear up the dome!
mouth
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From this reading AND yet what joy it were for me To turn my feet unto the south, And journeying towards the Tiber mouth To kneel again at Fiesole!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading AND yet what joy it were for me To turn my feet unto the south, And journeying towards the Tiber mouth To kneel again at Fiesole!
northern
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From this reading A PILGRIM from the northern seas— What joy for me to seek alone The wondrous temple and the throne Of him who holds the awful keys!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And wandering through the tangled pines That break the gold of Arno’s stream, To see the purple mist and gleam Of morning on the Apennines By many a vineyard-hidden home, Orchard and olive-garden grey, Till from the drear Campagna’s way The seven hills bear up the dome!
olive-garden
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From this reading And wandering through the tangled pines That break the gold of Arno’s stream, To see the purple mist and gleam Of morning on the Apennines By many a vineyard-hidden home, Orchard and olive-garden grey, Till from the drear Campagna’s way The seven hills bear up the dome!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And wandering through the tangled pines That break the gold of Arno’s stream, To see the purple mist and gleam Of morning on the Apennines By many a vineyard-hidden home, Orchard and olive-garden grey, Till from the drear Campagna’s way The seven hills bear up the dome!
Orchard
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From this reading And wandering through the tangled pines That break the gold of Arno’s stream, To see the purple mist and gleam Of morning on the Apennines By many a vineyard-hidden home, Orchard and olive-garden grey, Till from the drear Campagna’s way The seven hills bear up the dome!
PILGRIM
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From this reading A PILGRIM from the northern seas— What joy for me to seek alone The wondrous temple and the throne Of him who holds the awful keys!
pines
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From this reading And wandering through the tangled pines That break the gold of Arno’s stream, To see the purple mist and gleam Of morning on the Apennines By many a vineyard-hidden home, Orchard and olive-garden grey, Till from the drear Campagna’s way The seven hills bear up the dome!
purple
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From this reading And wandering through the tangled pines That break the gold of Arno’s stream, To see the purple mist and gleam Of morning on the Apennines By many a vineyard-hidden home, Orchard and olive-garden grey, Till from the drear Campagna’s way The seven hills bear up the dome!
seas
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From this reading A PILGRIM from the northern seas— What joy for me to seek alone The wondrous temple and the throne Of him who holds the awful keys!
see
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From this reading And wandering through the tangled pines That break the gold of Arno’s stream, To see the purple mist and gleam Of morning on the Apennines By many a vineyard-hidden home, Orchard and olive-garden grey, Till from the drear Campagna’s way The seven hills bear up the dome!
seek
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From this reading A PILGRIM from the northern seas— What joy for me to seek alone The wondrous temple and the throne Of him who holds the awful keys!
seven
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From this reading And wandering through the tangled pines That break the gold of Arno’s stream, To see the purple mist and gleam Of morning on the Apennines By many a vineyard-hidden home, Orchard and olive-garden grey, Till from the drear Campagna’s way The seven hills bear up the dome!
south
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From this reading AND yet what joy it were for me To turn my feet unto the south, And journeying towards the Tiber mouth To kneel again at Fiesole!
stream
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From this reading And wandering through the tangled pines That break the gold of Arno’s stream, To see the purple mist and gleam Of morning on the Apennines By many a vineyard-hidden home, Orchard and olive-garden grey, Till from the drear Campagna’s way The seven hills bear up the dome!
tangled
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From this reading And wandering through the tangled pines That break the gold of Arno’s stream, To see the purple mist and gleam Of morning on the Apennines By many a vineyard-hidden home, Orchard and olive-garden grey, Till from the drear Campagna’s way The seven hills bear up the dome!
temple
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From this reading A PILGRIM from the northern seas— What joy for me to seek alone The wondrous temple and the throne Of him who holds the awful keys!
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And wandering through the tangled pines That break the gold of Arno’s stream, To see the purple mist and gleam Of morning on the Apennines By many a vineyard-hidden home, Orchard and olive-garden grey, Till from the drear Campagna’s way The seven hills bear up the dome!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AND yet what joy it were for me To turn my feet unto the south, And journeying towards the Tiber mouth To kneel again at Fiesole!
throne
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From this reading A PILGRIM from the northern seas— What joy for me to seek alone The wondrous temple and the throne Of him who holds the awful keys!
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And wandering through the tangled pines That break the gold of Arno’s stream, To see the purple mist and gleam Of morning on the Apennines By many a vineyard-hidden home, Orchard and olive-garden grey, Till from the drear Campagna’s way The seven hills bear up the dome!
Tiber
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From this reading AND yet what joy it were for me To turn my feet unto the south, And journeying towards the Tiber mouth To kneel again at Fiesole!
TillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading And wandering through the tangled pines That break the gold of Arno’s stream, To see the purple mist and gleam Of morning on the Apennines By many a vineyard-hidden home, Orchard and olive-garden grey, Till from the drear Campagna’s way The seven hills bear up the dome!
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AND yet what joy it were for me To turn my feet unto the south, And journeying towards the Tiber mouth To kneel again at Fiesole!
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading AND yet what joy it were for me To turn my feet unto the south, And journeying towards the Tiber mouth To kneel again at Fiesole!
turn
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From this reading AND yet what joy it were for me To turn my feet unto the south, And journeying towards the Tiber mouth To kneel again at Fiesole!
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading AND yet what joy it were for me To turn my feet unto the south, And journeying towards the Tiber mouth To kneel again at Fiesole!
up
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From this reading And wandering through the tangled pines That break the gold of Arno’s stream, To see the purple mist and gleam Of morning on the Apennines By many a vineyard-hidden home, Orchard and olive-garden grey, Till from the drear Campagna’s way The seven hills bear up the dome!
vineyard-hidden
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From this reading And wandering through the tangled pines That break the gold of Arno’s stream, To see the purple mist and gleam Of morning on the Apennines By many a vineyard-hidden home, Orchard and olive-garden grey, Till from the drear Campagna’s way The seven hills bear up the dome!
wandering
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From this reading And wandering through the tangled pines That break the gold of Arno’s stream, To see the purple mist and gleam Of morning on the Apennines By many a vineyard-hidden home, Orchard and olive-garden grey, Till from the drear Campagna’s way The seven hills bear up the dome!
way
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From this reading And wandering through the tangled pines That break the gold of Arno’s stream, To see the purple mist and gleam Of morning on the Apennines By many a vineyard-hidden home, Orchard and olive-garden grey, Till from the drear Campagna’s way The seven hills bear up the dome!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading AND yet what joy it were for me To turn my feet unto the south, And journeying towards the Tiber mouth To kneel again at Fiesole!
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading AND yet what joy it were for me To turn my feet unto the south, And journeying towards the Tiber mouth To kneel again at Fiesole!
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A PILGRIM from the northern seas— What joy for me to seek alone The wondrous temple and the throne Of him who holds the awful keys!
wondrousadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndrəs/
strange, beautiful, and impressive
From this reading A PILGRIM from the northern seas— What joy for me to seek alone The wondrous temple and the throne Of him who holds the awful keys!
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading AND yet what joy it were for me To turn my feet unto the south, And journeying towards the Tiber mouth To kneel again at Fiesole!
