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Selections from Poe
Selections from Poe

Chapter VII

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Context Illustration Reading 1/82 · 5 lines
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6, 7.
Auber rhymes with October, Weir with year; the names were coined by Poe for rhyme and tone color.
Note the resemblance of "Weir" to "weird."
8. tarn: a small mountain lake.
It is used provincially in England to mean a boggy or marshy tract.
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Selections from Poe

Chapter VII

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
6, 7.
Line 2
Auber rhymes with October, Weir with year; the names were coined by Poe for rhyme and tone color.
Line 3
Note the resemblance of "Weir" to "weird."
Line 4
8. tarn: a small mountain lake.
Line 5
It is used provincially in England to mean a boggy or marshy tract.
All words in this reading · 41

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6

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From this reading 6, 7.

7

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From this reading 6, 7.

8

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From this reading 8. tarn: a small mountain lake.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading 8. tarn: a small mountain lake.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Auber rhymes with October, Weir with year; the names were coined by Poe for rhyme and tone color.

Auber

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From this reading Auber rhymes with October, Weir with year; the names were coined by Poe for rhyme and tone color.

boggy

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From this reading It is used provincially in England to mean a boggy or marshy tract.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Auber rhymes with October, Weir with year; the names were coined by Poe for rhyme and tone color.

coined

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From this reading Auber rhymes with October, Weir with year; the names were coined by Poe for rhyme and tone color.

color

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From this reading Auber rhymes with October, Weir with year; the names were coined by Poe for rhyme and tone color.

England

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From this reading It is used provincially in England to mean a boggy or marshy tract.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Auber rhymes with October, Weir with year; the names were coined by Poe for rhyme and tone color.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading It is used provincially in England to mean a boggy or marshy tract.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading It is used provincially in England to mean a boggy or marshy tract.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is used provincially in England to mean a boggy or marshy tract.

lake

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From this reading 8. tarn: a small mountain lake.

marshy

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From this reading It is used provincially in England to mean a boggy or marshy tract.

mean

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From this reading It is used provincially in England to mean a boggy or marshy tract.

mountain

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From this reading 8. tarn: a small mountain lake.

names

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From this reading Auber rhymes with October, Weir with year; the names were coined by Poe for rhyme and tone color.

Note

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From this reading Note the resemblance of "Weir" to "weird."

October

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From this reading Auber rhymes with October, Weir with year; the names were coined by Poe for rhyme and tone color.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Note the resemblance of "Weir" to "weird."

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading It is used provincially in England to mean a boggy or marshy tract.

Poe

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From this reading Auber rhymes with October, Weir with year; the names were coined by Poe for rhyme and tone color.

provincially

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From this reading It is used provincially in England to mean a boggy or marshy tract.

resemblance

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From this reading Note the resemblance of "Weir" to "weird."

rhyme

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From this reading Auber rhymes with October, Weir with year; the names were coined by Poe for rhyme and tone color.

rhymes

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From this reading Auber rhymes with October, Weir with year; the names were coined by Poe for rhyme and tone color.

small

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From this reading 8. tarn: a small mountain lake.

tarn

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From this reading 8. tarn: a small mountain lake.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Auber rhymes with October, Weir with year; the names were coined by Poe for rhyme and tone color.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Note the resemblance of "Weir" to "weird."

tone

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From this reading Auber rhymes with October, Weir with year; the names were coined by Poe for rhyme and tone color.

tract

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From this reading It is used provincially in England to mean a boggy or marshy tract.

used

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From this reading It is used provincially in England to mean a boggy or marshy tract.

Weir

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From this reading Auber rhymes with October, Weir with year; the names were coined by Poe for rhyme and tone color.

weird

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From this reading Note the resemblance of "Weir" to "weird."

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Auber rhymes with October, Weir with year; the names were coined by Poe for rhyme and tone color.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Auber rhymes with October, Weir with year; the names were coined by Poe for rhyme and tone color.

year

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From this reading Auber rhymes with October, Weir with year; the names were coined by Poe for rhyme and tone color.