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Sylvie and Bruno Concluded (Illustrated)
Sylvie and Bruno Concluded (Illustrated)

Chapter I

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_New York_ MACMILLAN AND CO.
AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.
Thou delicious Fay— The guardian of a Sprite that lives to tease thee— Loving in earnest, chiding but in play The merry mocking Bruno!
Who, that sees thee, Can fail to love thee, Darling, even as I?— My sweetest Sylvie, we must say ‘Good-bye!’
PREFACE.
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Sylvie and Bruno Concluded (Illustrated)

Chapter I

Reading 1/54 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_New York_ MACMILLAN AND CO.
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AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.
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Thou delicious Fay— The guardian of a Sprite that lives to tease thee— Loving in earnest, chiding but in play The merry mocking Bruno!
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Who, that sees thee, Can fail to love thee, Darling, even as I?— My sweetest Sylvie, we must say ‘Good-bye!’
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PREFACE.

Learner Dictionary

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

Dead noun US /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Who, that sees thee, Can fail to love thee, Darling, even as I?— My sweetest Sylvie, we must say ‘Good-bye!’”

Grasp noun US /ɡræsp/

a firm hold in a specific situation in this story

From this reading “AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.”

Hands plural noun US /hændz/

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading “AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.”

Merry noun US /merry/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Thou delicious Fay— The guardian of a Sprite that lives to tease thee— Loving in earnest, chiding but in play The merry mocking Bruno!”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “Who, that sees thee, Can fail to love thee, Darling, even as I?— My sweetest Sylvie, we must say ‘Good-bye!’”

Rest noun US /rest/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.”

Thee pronoun US /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading “Thou delicious Fay— The guardian of a Sprite that lives to tease thee— Loving in earnest, chiding but in play The merry mocking Bruno!”

Thou pronoun US /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading “Thou delicious Fay— The guardian of a Sprite that lives to tease thee— Loving in earnest, chiding but in play The merry mocking Bruno!”

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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 LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading _New York_ MACMILLAN AND CO.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Who, that sees thee, Can fail to love thee, Darling, even as I?— My sweetest Sylvie, we must say ‘Good-bye!’

breast

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From this reading AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.

Bruno

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From this reading Thou delicious Fay— The guardian of a Sprite that lives to tease thee— Loving in earnest, chiding but in play The merry mocking Bruno!

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Thou delicious Fay— The guardian of a Sprite that lives to tease thee— Loving in earnest, chiding but in play The merry mocking Bruno!

Canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Who, that sees thee, Can fail to love thee, Darling, even as I?— My sweetest Sylvie, we must say ‘Good-bye!’

chiding

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From this reading Thou delicious Fay— The guardian of a Sprite that lives to tease thee— Loving in earnest, chiding but in play The merry mocking Bruno!

Child

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From this reading AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.

clasp

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From this reading AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.

CO

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From this reading _New York_ MACMILLAN AND CO.

Darling

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From this reading Who, that sees thee, Can fail to love thee, Darling, even as I?— My sweetest Sylvie, we must say ‘Good-bye!’

deadnounUS /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.

deftly

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From this reading AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.

delicious

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From this reading Thou delicious Fay— The guardian of a Sprite that lives to tease thee— Loving in earnest, chiding but in play The merry mocking Bruno!

Dreams

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From this reading AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.

earnest

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From this reading Thou delicious Fay— The guardian of a Sprite that lives to tease thee— Loving in earnest, chiding but in play The merry mocking Bruno!

elude

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From this reading AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.

ended

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From this reading AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.

evennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Who, that sees thee, Can fail to love thee, Darling, even as I?— My sweetest Sylvie, we must say ‘Good-bye!’

fail

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From this reading Who, that sees thee, Can fail to love thee, Darling, even as I?— My sweetest Sylvie, we must say ‘Good-bye!’

Fay

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From this reading Thou delicious Fay— The guardian of a Sprite that lives to tease thee— Loving in earnest, chiding but in play The merry mocking Bruno!

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.

forms

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From this reading AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.

frenzied

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From this reading AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.

Good-bye

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From this reading Who, that sees thee, Can fail to love thee, Darling, even as I?— My sweetest Sylvie, we must say ‘Good-bye!’

graspnounUS /ɡræsp/

a firm hold in a specific situation in this story

From this reading AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.

guardian

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From this reading Thou delicious Fay— The guardian of a Sprite that lives to tease thee— Loving in earnest, chiding but in play The merry mocking Bruno!

Handsplural nounUS /hændz/

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Who, that sees thee, Can fail to love thee, Darling, even as I?— My sweetest Sylvie, we must say ‘Good-bye!’

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.

listeth

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From this reading AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.

lives

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From this reading Thou delicious Fay— The guardian of a Sprite that lives to tease thee— Loving in earnest, chiding but in play The merry mocking Bruno!

LONDON

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From this reading AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.

love

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From this reading Who, that sees thee, Can fail to love thee, Darling, even as I?— My sweetest Sylvie, we must say ‘Good-bye!’

Loving

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From this reading Thou delicious Fay— The guardian of a Sprite that lives to tease thee— Loving in earnest, chiding but in play The merry mocking Bruno!

MACMILLAN

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From this reading _New York_ MACMILLAN AND CO.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.

merry

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From this reading Thou delicious Fay— The guardian of a Sprite that lives to tease thee— Loving in earnest, chiding but in play The merry mocking Bruno!

mocking

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From this reading Thou delicious Fay— The guardian of a Sprite that lives to tease thee— Loving in earnest, chiding but in play The merry mocking Bruno!

Mother's

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From this reading AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Who, that sees thee, Can fail to love thee, Darling, even as I?— My sweetest Sylvie, we must say ‘Good-bye!’

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.

nevermore

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From this reading AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.

New

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From this reading _New York_ MACMILLAN AND CO.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.

OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.

play

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From this reading Thou delicious Fay— The guardian of a Sprite that lives to tease thee— Loving in earnest, chiding but in play The merry mocking Bruno!

portray

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From this reading AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.

PREFACE

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From this reading PREFACE.

render

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From this reading AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.

Reproduction

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From this reading AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.

Reserved

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From this reading AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.

restnounUS /rest/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.

RightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.

say

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From this reading Who, that sees thee, Can fail to love thee, Darling, even as I?— My sweetest Sylvie, we must say ‘Good-bye!’

sees

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From this reading Who, that sees thee, Can fail to love thee, Darling, even as I?— My sweetest Sylvie, we must say ‘Good-bye!’

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.

soothe

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From this reading AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.

Sprite

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From this reading Thou delicious Fay— The guardian of a Sprite that lives to tease thee— Loving in earnest, chiding but in play The merry mocking Bruno!

stark

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From this reading AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.

suchlike

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From this reading AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.

sweetest

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From this reading Who, that sees thee, Can fail to love thee, Darling, even as I?— My sweetest Sylvie, we must say ‘Good-bye!’

Sylvie

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From this reading Who, that sees thee, Can fail to love thee, Darling, even as I?— My sweetest Sylvie, we must say ‘Good-bye!’

Tale

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From this reading AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.

tease

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From this reading Thou delicious Fay— The guardian of a Sprite that lives to tease thee— Loving in earnest, chiding but in play The merry mocking Bruno!

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading Thou delicious Fay— The guardian of a Sprite that lives to tease thee— Loving in earnest, chiding but in play The merry mocking Bruno!

ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading Thou delicious Fay— The guardian of a Sprite that lives to tease thee— Loving in earnest, chiding but in play The merry mocking Bruno!

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.

Translation

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From this reading AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.

Waker's

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From this reading AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Who, that sees thee, Can fail to love thee, Darling, even as I?— My sweetest Sylvie, we must say ‘Good-bye!’

weeping

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From this reading AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.

WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading AND LONDON _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved_ Dreams, that elude the Waker’s frenzied grasp— Hands, stark and still, on a dead Mother’s breast, Which nevermore shall render clasp for clasp, Or deftly soothe a weeping Child to rest— In suchlike forms me listeth to portray My Tale, here ended.

WhopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Who, that sees thee, Can fail to love thee, Darling, even as I?— My sweetest Sylvie, we must say ‘Good-bye!’

York

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From this reading _New York_ MACMILLAN AND CO.