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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 AGATHA'S PIER The night is still, the moon looks kind, The dew hangs jewels in the heath, An ivy climbs across thy blind, And throws a light and misty wreath.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading AGATHA'S PIER The night is still, the moon looks kind, The dew hangs jewels in the heath, An ivy climbs across thy blind, And throws a light and misty wreath.
AGATHA'S
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From this reading AGATHA'S PIER The night is still, the moon looks kind, The dew hangs jewels in the heath, An ivy climbs across thy blind, And throws a light and misty wreath.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The dew hangs jewels in the heath, Buds bloom for which the bee has pined; I haste along, I quicker breathe, The night is still, the moon looks kind.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AGATHA'S PIER The night is still, the moon looks kind, The dew hangs jewels in the heath, An ivy climbs across thy blind, And throws a light and misty wreath.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AGATHA'S PIER The night is still, the moon looks kind, The dew hangs jewels in the heath, An ivy climbs across thy blind, And throws a light and misty wreath.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Buds bloom for which the bee has pined, The primrose slips its jealous sheath, As up the flower-watched path I wind And come thy window-ledge beneath.
bee
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From this reading The dew hangs jewels in the heath, Buds bloom for which the bee has pined; I haste along, I quicker breathe, The night is still, the moon looks kind.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Buds bloom for which the bee has pined, The primrose slips its jealous sheath, As up the flower-watched path I wind And come thy window-ledge beneath.
blind
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From this reading AGATHA'S PIER The night is still, the moon looks kind, The dew hangs jewels in the heath, An ivy climbs across thy blind, And throws a light and misty wreath.
bloom
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From this reading The dew hangs jewels in the heath, Buds bloom for which the bee has pined; I haste along, I quicker breathe, The night is still, the moon looks kind.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
to speak or reveal information, especially secretly
From this reading The dew hangs jewels in the heath, Buds bloom for which the bee has pined; I haste along, I quicker breathe, The night is still, the moon looks kind.
Buds
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From this reading The dew hangs jewels in the heath, Buds bloom for which the bee has pined; I haste along, I quicker breathe, The night is still, the moon looks kind.
churlish
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From this reading The primrose slips its jealous sheath,-- Then open wide that churlish blind, And kiss me through the ivy wreath!
climbs
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From this reading AGATHA'S PIER The night is still, the moon looks kind, The dew hangs jewels in the heath, An ivy climbs across thy blind, And throws a light and misty wreath.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Buds bloom for which the bee has pined, The primrose slips its jealous sheath, As up the flower-watched path I wind And come thy window-ledge beneath.
dew
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From this reading AGATHA'S PIER The night is still, the moon looks kind, The dew hangs jewels in the heath, An ivy climbs across thy blind, And throws a light and misty wreath.
flower-watched
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From this reading Buds bloom for which the bee has pined, The primrose slips its jealous sheath, As up the flower-watched path I wind And come thy window-ledge beneath.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The dew hangs jewels in the heath, Buds bloom for which the bee has pined; I haste along, I quicker breathe, The night is still, the moon looks kind.
hangs
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From this reading AGATHA'S PIER The night is still, the moon looks kind, The dew hangs jewels in the heath, An ivy climbs across thy blind, And throws a light and misty wreath.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The dew hangs jewels in the heath, Buds bloom for which the bee has pined; I haste along, I quicker breathe, The night is still, the moon looks kind.
haste
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From this reading The dew hangs jewels in the heath, Buds bloom for which the bee has pined; I haste along, I quicker breathe, The night is still, the moon looks kind.
heathnounUS /hiːθ/
open uncultivated land covered with low plants
From this reading AGATHA'S PIER The night is still, the moon looks kind, The dew hangs jewels in the heath, An ivy climbs across thy blind, And throws a light and misty wreath.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The dew hangs jewels in the heath, Buds bloom for which the bee has pined; I haste along, I quicker breathe, The night is still, the moon looks kind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AGATHA'S PIER The night is still, the moon looks kind, The dew hangs jewels in the heath, An ivy climbs across thy blind, And throws a light and misty wreath.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AGATHA'S PIER The night is still, the moon looks kind, The dew hangs jewels in the heath, An ivy climbs across thy blind, And throws a light and misty wreath.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Buds bloom for which the bee has pined, The primrose slips its jealous sheath, As up the flower-watched path I wind And come thy window-ledge beneath.
ivy
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From this reading AGATHA'S PIER The night is still, the moon looks kind, The dew hangs jewels in the heath, An ivy climbs across thy blind, And throws a light and misty wreath.
jealous
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From this reading Buds bloom for which the bee has pined, The primrose slips its jealous sheath, As up the flower-watched path I wind And come thy window-ledge beneath.
jewels
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From this reading AGATHA'S PIER The night is still, the moon looks kind, The dew hangs jewels in the heath, An ivy climbs across thy blind, And throws a light and misty wreath.
kind
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From this reading AGATHA'S PIER The night is still, the moon looks kind, The dew hangs jewels in the heath, An ivy climbs across thy blind, And throws a light and misty wreath.
kiss
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From this reading The primrose slips its jealous sheath,-- Then open wide that churlish blind, And kiss me through the ivy wreath!
light
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From this reading AGATHA'S PIER The night is still, the moon looks kind, The dew hangs jewels in the heath, An ivy climbs across thy blind, And throws a light and misty wreath.
LIGHTS
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From this reading THE LIGHTS ON ST.
looks
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From this reading AGATHA'S PIER The night is still, the moon looks kind, The dew hangs jewels in the heath, An ivy climbs across thy blind, And throws a light and misty wreath.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The primrose slips its jealous sheath,-- Then open wide that churlish blind, And kiss me through the ivy wreath!
misty
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From this reading AGATHA'S PIER The night is still, the moon looks kind, The dew hangs jewels in the heath, An ivy climbs across thy blind, And throws a light and misty wreath.
moon
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From this reading AGATHA'S PIER The night is still, the moon looks kind, The dew hangs jewels in the heath, An ivy climbs across thy blind, And throws a light and misty wreath.
night
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From this reading AGATHA'S PIER The night is still, the moon looks kind, The dew hangs jewels in the heath, An ivy climbs across thy blind, And throws a light and misty wreath.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE LIGHTS ON ST.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The primrose slips its jealous sheath,-- Then open wide that churlish blind, And kiss me through the ivy wreath!
path
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From this reading Buds bloom for which the bee has pined, The primrose slips its jealous sheath, As up the flower-watched path I wind And come thy window-ledge beneath.
PIER
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From this reading AGATHA'S PIER The night is still, the moon looks kind, The dew hangs jewels in the heath, An ivy climbs across thy blind, And throws a light and misty wreath.
pined
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From this reading The dew hangs jewels in the heath, Buds bloom for which the bee has pined; I haste along, I quicker breathe, The night is still, the moon looks kind.
primrose
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From this reading Buds bloom for which the bee has pined, The primrose slips its jealous sheath, As up the flower-watched path I wind And come thy window-ledge beneath.
quicker
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From this reading The dew hangs jewels in the heath, Buds bloom for which the bee has pined; I haste along, I quicker breathe, The night is still, the moon looks kind.
sheath
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From this reading Buds bloom for which the bee has pined, The primrose slips its jealous sheath, As up the flower-watched path I wind And come thy window-ledge beneath.
slips
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From this reading Buds bloom for which the bee has pined, The primrose slips its jealous sheath, As up the flower-watched path I wind And come thy window-ledge beneath.
ST
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From this reading THE LIGHTS ON ST.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AGATHA'S PIER The night is still, the moon looks kind, The dew hangs jewels in the heath, An ivy climbs across thy blind, And throws a light and misty wreath.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The primrose slips its jealous sheath,-- Then open wide that churlish blind, And kiss me through the ivy wreath!
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LIGHTS ON ST.
Then
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From this reading The primrose slips its jealous sheath,-- Then open wide that churlish blind, And kiss me through the ivy wreath!
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The primrose slips its jealous sheath,-- Then open wide that churlish blind, And kiss me through the ivy wreath!
throws
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From this reading AGATHA'S PIER The night is still, the moon looks kind, The dew hangs jewels in the heath, An ivy climbs across thy blind, And throws a light and misty wreath.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading AGATHA'S PIER The night is still, the moon looks kind, The dew hangs jewels in the heath, An ivy climbs across thy blind, And throws a light and misty wreath.
up
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From this reading Buds bloom for which the bee has pined, The primrose slips its jealous sheath, As up the flower-watched path I wind And come thy window-ledge beneath.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The dew hangs jewels in the heath, Buds bloom for which the bee has pined; I haste along, I quicker breathe, The night is still, the moon looks kind.
wide
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From this reading The primrose slips its jealous sheath,-- Then open wide that churlish blind, And kiss me through the ivy wreath!
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Buds bloom for which the bee has pined, The primrose slips its jealous sheath, As up the flower-watched path I wind And come thy window-ledge beneath.
window-ledge
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From this reading Buds bloom for which the bee has pined, The primrose slips its jealous sheath, As up the flower-watched path I wind And come thy window-ledge beneath.
wreath
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From this reading AGATHA'S PIER The night is still, the moon looks kind, The dew hangs jewels in the heath, An ivy climbs across thy blind, And throws a light and misty wreath.
