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1913
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From this reading South Kensington -- Makaweli, 1913 Other Poems The Busy Heart Now that we've done our best and worst, and parted, I would fill my mind with thoughts that will not rend.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading (O heart, I do not dare go empty-hearted) I'll think of Love in books, Love without end; Women with child, content; and old men sleeping; And wet strong ploughlands, scarred for certain grain; And babes that weep, and so forget their weeping; And the young heavens, forgetful after rain; And evening hush, broken by homing wings; And Song's nobility, and Wisdom holy, That live, we dead.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dear, we know only that we sigh, kiss, smile; Each kiss lasts but the kissing; and grief goes over; Love has no habitation but the heart.
apart
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From this reading Poor straws! on the dark flood we catch awhile, Cling, and are borne into the night apart.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Poor straws! on the dark flood we catch awhile, Cling, and are borne into the night apart.
awhile
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From this reading Poor straws! on the dark flood we catch awhile, Cling, and are borne into the night apart.
babes
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From this reading (O heart, I do not dare go empty-hearted) I'll think of Love in books, Love without end; Women with child, content; and old men sleeping; And wet strong ploughlands, scarred for certain grain; And babes that weep, and so forget their weeping; And the young heavens, forgetful after rain; And evening hush, broken by homing wings; And Song's nobility, and Wisdom holy, That live, we dead.
best
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From this reading South Kensington -- Makaweli, 1913 Other Poems The Busy Heart Now that we've done our best and worst, and parted, I would fill my mind with thoughts that will not rend.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading (O heart, I do not dare go empty-hearted) I'll think of Love in books, Love without end; Women with child, content; and old men sleeping; And wet strong ploughlands, scarred for certain grain; And babes that weep, and so forget their weeping; And the young heavens, forgetful after rain; And evening hush, broken by homing wings; And Song's nobility, and Wisdom holy, That live, we dead.
borne
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From this reading Poor straws! on the dark flood we catch awhile, Cling, and are borne into the night apart.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (O heart, I do not dare go empty-hearted) I'll think of Love in books, Love without end; Women with child, content; and old men sleeping; And wet strong ploughlands, scarred for certain grain; And babes that weep, and so forget their weeping; And the young heavens, forgetful after rain; And evening hush, broken by homing wings; And Song's nobility, and Wisdom holy, That live, we dead.
Busy
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From this reading South Kensington -- Makaweli, 1913 Other Poems The Busy Heart Now that we've done our best and worst, and parted, I would fill my mind with thoughts that will not rend.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Dear, we know only that we sigh, kiss, smile; Each kiss lasts but the kissing; and grief goes over; Love has no habitation but the heart.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading (O heart, I do not dare go empty-hearted) I'll think of Love in books, Love without end; Women with child, content; and old men sleeping; And wet strong ploughlands, scarred for certain grain; And babes that weep, and so forget their weeping; And the young heavens, forgetful after rain; And evening hush, broken by homing wings; And Song's nobility, and Wisdom holy, That live, we dead.
catch
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From this reading Poor straws! on the dark flood we catch awhile, Cling, and are borne into the night apart.
certain
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From this reading (O heart, I do not dare go empty-hearted) I'll think of Love in books, Love without end; Women with child, content; and old men sleeping; And wet strong ploughlands, scarred for certain grain; And babes that weep, and so forget their weeping; And the young heavens, forgetful after rain; And evening hush, broken by homing wings; And Song's nobility, and Wisdom holy, That live, we dead.
child
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From this reading (O heart, I do not dare go empty-hearted) I'll think of Love in books, Love without end; Women with child, content; and old men sleeping; And wet strong ploughlands, scarred for certain grain; And babes that weep, and so forget their weeping; And the young heavens, forgetful after rain; And evening hush, broken by homing wings; And Song's nobility, and Wisdom holy, That live, we dead.
Cling
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From this reading Poor straws! on the dark flood we catch awhile, Cling, and are borne into the night apart.
content
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From this reading (O heart, I do not dare go empty-hearted) I'll think of Love in books, Love without end; Women with child, content; and old men sleeping; And wet strong ploughlands, scarred for certain grain; And babes that weep, and so forget their weeping; And the young heavens, forgetful after rain; And evening hush, broken by homing wings; And Song's nobility, and Wisdom holy, That live, we dead.
dare
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From this reading (O heart, I do not dare go empty-hearted) I'll think of Love in books, Love without end; Women with child, content; and old men sleeping; And wet strong ploughlands, scarred for certain grain; And babes that weep, and so forget their weeping; And the young heavens, forgetful after rain; And evening hush, broken by homing wings; And Song's nobility, and Wisdom holy, That live, we dead.
dark
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From this reading Poor straws! on the dark flood we catch awhile, Cling, and are borne into the night apart.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (O heart, I do not dare go empty-hearted) I'll think of Love in books, Love without end; Women with child, content; and old men sleeping; And wet strong ploughlands, scarred for certain grain; And babes that weep, and so forget their weeping; And the young heavens, forgetful after rain; And evening hush, broken by homing wings; And Song's nobility, and Wisdom holy, That live, we dead.
Dear
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From this reading Dear, we know only that we sigh, kiss, smile; Each kiss lasts but the kissing; and grief goes over; Love has no habitation but the heart.
dies
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From this reading The laugh dies with the lips, 'Love' with the lover.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading (O heart, I do not dare go empty-hearted) I'll think of Love in books, Love without end; Women with child, content; and old men sleeping; And wet strong ploughlands, scarred for certain grain; And babes that weep, and so forget their weeping; And the young heavens, forgetful after rain; And evening hush, broken by homing wings; And Song's nobility, and Wisdom holy, That live, we dead.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading South Kensington -- Makaweli, 1913 Other Poems The Busy Heart Now that we've done our best and worst, and parted, I would fill my mind with thoughts that will not rend.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Dear, we know only that we sigh, kiss, smile; Each kiss lasts but the kissing; and grief goes over; Love has no habitation but the heart.
empty-hearted
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From this reading (O heart, I do not dare go empty-hearted) I'll think of Love in books, Love without end; Women with child, content; and old men sleeping; And wet strong ploughlands, scarred for certain grain; And babes that weep, and so forget their weeping; And the young heavens, forgetful after rain; And evening hush, broken by homing wings; And Song's nobility, and Wisdom holy, That live, we dead.
end
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From this reading (O heart, I do not dare go empty-hearted) I'll think of Love in books, Love without end; Women with child, content; and old men sleeping; And wet strong ploughlands, scarred for certain grain; And babes that weep, and so forget their weeping; And the young heavens, forgetful after rain; And evening hush, broken by homing wings; And Song's nobility, and Wisdom holy, That live, we dead.
evening
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From this reading (O heart, I do not dare go empty-hearted) I'll think of Love in books, Love without end; Women with child, content; and old men sleeping; And wet strong ploughlands, scarred for certain grain; And babes that weep, and so forget their weeping; And the young heavens, forgetful after rain; And evening hush, broken by homing wings; And Song's nobility, and Wisdom holy, That live, we dead.
fill
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From this reading South Kensington -- Makaweli, 1913 Other Poems The Busy Heart Now that we've done our best and worst, and parted, I would fill my mind with thoughts that will not rend.
flood
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From this reading Poor straws! on the dark flood we catch awhile, Cling, and are borne into the night apart.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading (O heart, I do not dare go empty-hearted) I'll think of Love in books, Love without end; Women with child, content; and old men sleeping; And wet strong ploughlands, scarred for certain grain; And babes that weep, and so forget their weeping; And the young heavens, forgetful after rain; And evening hush, broken by homing wings; And Song's nobility, and Wisdom holy, That live, we dead.
forget
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From this reading (O heart, I do not dare go empty-hearted) I'll think of Love in books, Love without end; Women with child, content; and old men sleeping; And wet strong ploughlands, scarred for certain grain; And babes that weep, and so forget their weeping; And the young heavens, forgetful after rain; And evening hush, broken by homing wings; And Song's nobility, and Wisdom holy, That live, we dead.
forgetful
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From this reading (O heart, I do not dare go empty-hearted) I'll think of Love in books, Love without end; Women with child, content; and old men sleeping; And wet strong ploughlands, scarred for certain grain; And babes that weep, and so forget their weeping; And the young heavens, forgetful after rain; And evening hush, broken by homing wings; And Song's nobility, and Wisdom holy, That live, we dead.
go
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From this reading (O heart, I do not dare go empty-hearted) I'll think of Love in books, Love without end; Women with child, content; and old men sleeping; And wet strong ploughlands, scarred for certain grain; And babes that weep, and so forget their weeping; And the young heavens, forgetful after rain; And evening hush, broken by homing wings; And Song's nobility, and Wisdom holy, That live, we dead.
goes
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From this reading Dear, we know only that we sigh, kiss, smile; Each kiss lasts but the kissing; and grief goes over; Love has no habitation but the heart.
grain
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From this reading (O heart, I do not dare go empty-hearted) I'll think of Love in books, Love without end; Women with child, content; and old men sleeping; And wet strong ploughlands, scarred for certain grain; And babes that weep, and so forget their weeping; And the young heavens, forgetful after rain; And evening hush, broken by homing wings; And Song's nobility, and Wisdom holy, That live, we dead.
grief
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From this reading Dear, we know only that we sigh, kiss, smile; Each kiss lasts but the kissing; and grief goes over; Love has no habitation but the heart.
habitation
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From this reading Dear, we know only that we sigh, kiss, smile; Each kiss lasts but the kissing; and grief goes over; Love has no habitation but the heart.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dear, we know only that we sigh, kiss, smile; Each kiss lasts but the kissing; and grief goes over; Love has no habitation but the heart.
heart
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From this reading Dear, we know only that we sigh, kiss, smile; Each kiss lasts but the kissing; and grief goes over; Love has no habitation but the heart.
heavens
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From this reading (O heart, I do not dare go empty-hearted) I'll think of Love in books, Love without end; Women with child, content; and old men sleeping; And wet strong ploughlands, scarred for certain grain; And babes that weep, and so forget their weeping; And the young heavens, forgetful after rain; And evening hush, broken by homing wings; And Song's nobility, and Wisdom holy, That live, we dead.
holy
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From this reading (O heart, I do not dare go empty-hearted) I'll think of Love in books, Love without end; Women with child, content; and old men sleeping; And wet strong ploughlands, scarred for certain grain; And babes that weep, and so forget their weeping; And the young heavens, forgetful after rain; And evening hush, broken by homing wings; And Song's nobility, and Wisdom holy, That live, we dead.
homing
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From this reading (O heart, I do not dare go empty-hearted) I'll think of Love in books, Love without end; Women with child, content; and old men sleeping; And wet strong ploughlands, scarred for certain grain; And babes that weep, and so forget their weeping; And the young heavens, forgetful after rain; And evening hush, broken by homing wings; And Song's nobility, and Wisdom holy, That live, we dead.
hush
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From this reading (O heart, I do not dare go empty-hearted) I'll think of Love in books, Love without end; Women with child, content; and old men sleeping; And wet strong ploughlands, scarred for certain grain; And babes that weep, and so forget their weeping; And the young heavens, forgetful after rain; And evening hush, broken by homing wings; And Song's nobility, and Wisdom holy, That live, we dead.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading South Kensington -- Makaweli, 1913 Other Poems The Busy Heart Now that we've done our best and worst, and parted, I would fill my mind with thoughts that will not rend.
I'll
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From this reading (O heart, I do not dare go empty-hearted) I'll think of Love in books, Love without end; Women with child, content; and old men sleeping; And wet strong ploughlands, scarred for certain grain; And babes that weep, and so forget their weeping; And the young heavens, forgetful after rain; And evening hush, broken by homing wings; And Song's nobility, and Wisdom holy, That live, we dead.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading (O heart, I do not dare go empty-hearted) I'll think of Love in books, Love without end; Women with child, content; and old men sleeping; And wet strong ploughlands, scarred for certain grain; And babes that weep, and so forget their weeping; And the young heavens, forgetful after rain; And evening hush, broken by homing wings; And Song's nobility, and Wisdom holy, That live, we dead.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Poor straws! on the dark flood we catch awhile, Cling, and are borne into the night apart.
Kensington
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From this reading South Kensington -- Makaweli, 1913 Other Poems The Busy Heart Now that we've done our best and worst, and parted, I would fill my mind with thoughts that will not rend.
kiss
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From this reading Dear, we know only that we sigh, kiss, smile; Each kiss lasts but the kissing; and grief goes over; Love has no habitation but the heart.
kissing
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From this reading Dear, we know only that we sigh, kiss, smile; Each kiss lasts but the kissing; and grief goes over; Love has no habitation but the heart.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dear, we know only that we sigh, kiss, smile; Each kiss lasts but the kissing; and grief goes over; Love has no habitation but the heart.
lasts
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From this reading Dear, we know only that we sigh, kiss, smile; Each kiss lasts but the kissing; and grief goes over; Love has no habitation but the heart.
laugh
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From this reading The laugh dies with the lips, 'Love' with the lover.
lips
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From this reading The laugh dies with the lips, 'Love' with the lover.
live
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From this reading (O heart, I do not dare go empty-hearted) I'll think of Love in books, Love without end; Women with child, content; and old men sleeping; And wet strong ploughlands, scarred for certain grain; And babes that weep, and so forget their weeping; And the young heavens, forgetful after rain; And evening hush, broken by homing wings; And Song's nobility, and Wisdom holy, That live, we dead.
Love
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From this reading Dear, we know only that we sigh, kiss, smile; Each kiss lasts but the kissing; and grief goes over; Love has no habitation but the heart.
lover
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From this reading The laugh dies with the lips, 'Love' with the lover.
Makaweli
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From this reading South Kensington -- Makaweli, 1913 Other Poems The Busy Heart Now that we've done our best and worst, and parted, I would fill my mind with thoughts that will not rend.
men
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From this reading (O heart, I do not dare go empty-hearted) I'll think of Love in books, Love without end; Women with child, content; and old men sleeping; And wet strong ploughlands, scarred for certain grain; And babes that weep, and so forget their weeping; And the young heavens, forgetful after rain; And evening hush, broken by homing wings; And Song's nobility, and Wisdom holy, That live, we dead.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading South Kensington -- Makaweli, 1913 Other Poems The Busy Heart Now that we've done our best and worst, and parted, I would fill my mind with thoughts that will not rend.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading South Kensington -- Makaweli, 1913 Other Poems The Busy Heart Now that we've done our best and worst, and parted, I would fill my mind with thoughts that will not rend.
night
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From this reading Poor straws! on the dark flood we catch awhile, Cling, and are borne into the night apart.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Dear, we know only that we sigh, kiss, smile; Each kiss lasts but the kissing; and grief goes over; Love has no habitation but the heart.
nobility
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From this reading (O heart, I do not dare go empty-hearted) I'll think of Love in books, Love without end; Women with child, content; and old men sleeping; And wet strong ploughlands, scarred for certain grain; And babes that weep, and so forget their weeping; And the young heavens, forgetful after rain; And evening hush, broken by homing wings; And Song's nobility, and Wisdom holy, That live, we dead.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading South Kensington -- Makaweli, 1913 Other Poems The Busy Heart Now that we've done our best and worst, and parted, I would fill my mind with thoughts that will not rend.
Now
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From this reading South Kensington -- Makaweli, 1913 Other Poems The Busy Heart Now that we've done our best and worst, and parted, I would fill my mind with thoughts that will not rend.
O
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From this reading (O heart, I do not dare go empty-hearted) I'll think of Love in books, Love without end; Women with child, content; and old men sleeping; And wet strong ploughlands, scarred for certain grain; And babes that weep, and so forget their weeping; And the young heavens, forgetful after rain; And evening hush, broken by homing wings; And Song's nobility, and Wisdom holy, That live, we dead.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (O heart, I do not dare go empty-hearted) I'll think of Love in books, Love without end; Women with child, content; and old men sleeping; And wet strong ploughlands, scarred for certain grain; And babes that weep, and so forget their weeping; And the young heavens, forgetful after rain; And evening hush, broken by homing wings; And Song's nobility, and Wisdom holy, That live, we dead.
old
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From this reading (O heart, I do not dare go empty-hearted) I'll think of Love in books, Love without end; Women with child, content; and old men sleeping; And wet strong ploughlands, scarred for certain grain; And babes that weep, and so forget their weeping; And the young heavens, forgetful after rain; And evening hush, broken by homing wings; And Song's nobility, and Wisdom holy, That live, we dead.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Poor straws! on the dark flood we catch awhile, Cling, and are borne into the night apart.
only
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From this reading Dear, we know only that we sigh, kiss, smile; Each kiss lasts but the kissing; and grief goes over; Love has no habitation but the heart.
Other
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From this reading South Kensington -- Makaweli, 1913 Other Poems The Busy Heart Now that we've done our best and worst, and parted, I would fill my mind with thoughts that will not rend.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading South Kensington -- Makaweli, 1913 Other Poems The Busy Heart Now that we've done our best and worst, and parted, I would fill my mind with thoughts that will not rend.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Dear, we know only that we sigh, kiss, smile; Each kiss lasts but the kissing; and grief goes over; Love has no habitation but the heart.
parted
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From this reading South Kensington -- Makaweli, 1913 Other Poems The Busy Heart Now that we've done our best and worst, and parted, I would fill my mind with thoughts that will not rend.
ploughlands
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From this reading (O heart, I do not dare go empty-hearted) I'll think of Love in books, Love without end; Women with child, content; and old men sleeping; And wet strong ploughlands, scarred for certain grain; And babes that weep, and so forget their weeping; And the young heavens, forgetful after rain; And evening hush, broken by homing wings; And Song's nobility, and Wisdom holy, That live, we dead.
Poems
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From this reading South Kensington -- Makaweli, 1913 Other Poems The Busy Heart Now that we've done our best and worst, and parted, I would fill my mind with thoughts that will not rend.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor straws! on the dark flood we catch awhile, Cling, and are borne into the night apart.
rain
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From this reading (O heart, I do not dare go empty-hearted) I'll think of Love in books, Love without end; Women with child, content; and old men sleeping; And wet strong ploughlands, scarred for certain grain; And babes that weep, and so forget their weeping; And the young heavens, forgetful after rain; And evening hush, broken by homing wings; And Song's nobility, and Wisdom holy, That live, we dead.
rend
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From this reading South Kensington -- Makaweli, 1913 Other Poems The Busy Heart Now that we've done our best and worst, and parted, I would fill my mind with thoughts that will not rend.
scarred
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From this reading (O heart, I do not dare go empty-hearted) I'll think of Love in books, Love without end; Women with child, content; and old men sleeping; And wet strong ploughlands, scarred for certain grain; And babes that weep, and so forget their weeping; And the young heavens, forgetful after rain; And evening hush, broken by homing wings; And Song's nobility, and Wisdom holy, That live, we dead.
sigh
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From this reading Dear, we know only that we sigh, kiss, smile; Each kiss lasts but the kissing; and grief goes over; Love has no habitation but the heart.
sleeping
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From this reading (O heart, I do not dare go empty-hearted) I'll think of Love in books, Love without end; Women with child, content; and old men sleeping; And wet strong ploughlands, scarred for certain grain; And babes that weep, and so forget their weeping; And the young heavens, forgetful after rain; And evening hush, broken by homing wings; And Song's nobility, and Wisdom holy, That live, we dead.
smile
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From this reading Dear, we know only that we sigh, kiss, smile; Each kiss lasts but the kissing; and grief goes over; Love has no habitation but the heart.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading (O heart, I do not dare go empty-hearted) I'll think of Love in books, Love without end; Women with child, content; and old men sleeping; And wet strong ploughlands, scarred for certain grain; And babes that weep, and so forget their weeping; And the young heavens, forgetful after rain; And evening hush, broken by homing wings; And Song's nobility, and Wisdom holy, That live, we dead.
Song's
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From this reading (O heart, I do not dare go empty-hearted) I'll think of Love in books, Love without end; Women with child, content; and old men sleeping; And wet strong ploughlands, scarred for certain grain; And babes that weep, and so forget their weeping; And the young heavens, forgetful after rain; And evening hush, broken by homing wings; And Song's nobility, and Wisdom holy, That live, we dead.
South
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From this reading South Kensington -- Makaweli, 1913 Other Poems The Busy Heart Now that we've done our best and worst, and parted, I would fill my mind with thoughts that will not rend.
straws
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From this reading Poor straws! on the dark flood we catch awhile, Cling, and are borne into the night apart.
strong
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From this reading (O heart, I do not dare go empty-hearted) I'll think of Love in books, Love without end; Women with child, content; and old men sleeping; And wet strong ploughlands, scarred for certain grain; And babes that weep, and so forget their weeping; And the young heavens, forgetful after rain; And evening hush, broken by homing wings; And Song's nobility, and Wisdom holy, That live, we dead.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dear, we know only that we sigh, kiss, smile; Each kiss lasts but the kissing; and grief goes over; Love has no habitation but the heart.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dear, we know only that we sigh, kiss, smile; Each kiss lasts but the kissing; and grief goes over; Love has no habitation but the heart.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading (O heart, I do not dare go empty-hearted) I'll think of Love in books, Love without end; Women with child, content; and old men sleeping; And wet strong ploughlands, scarred for certain grain; And babes that weep, and so forget their weeping; And the young heavens, forgetful after rain; And evening hush, broken by homing wings; And Song's nobility, and Wisdom holy, That live, we dead.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (O heart, I do not dare go empty-hearted) I'll think of Love in books, Love without end; Women with child, content; and old men sleeping; And wet strong ploughlands, scarred for certain grain; And babes that weep, and so forget their weeping; And the young heavens, forgetful after rain; And evening hush, broken by homing wings; And Song's nobility, and Wisdom holy, That live, we dead.
thoughts
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From this reading South Kensington -- Makaweli, 1913 Other Poems The Busy Heart Now that we've done our best and worst, and parted, I would fill my mind with thoughts that will not rend.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Dear, we know only that we sigh, kiss, smile; Each kiss lasts but the kissing; and grief goes over; Love has no habitation but the heart.
we've
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From this reading South Kensington -- Makaweli, 1913 Other Poems The Busy Heart Now that we've done our best and worst, and parted, I would fill my mind with thoughts that will not rend.
weep
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From this reading (O heart, I do not dare go empty-hearted) I'll think of Love in books, Love without end; Women with child, content; and old men sleeping; And wet strong ploughlands, scarred for certain grain; And babes that weep, and so forget their weeping; And the young heavens, forgetful after rain; And evening hush, broken by homing wings; And Song's nobility, and Wisdom holy, That live, we dead.
weeping
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From this reading (O heart, I do not dare go empty-hearted) I'll think of Love in books, Love without end; Women with child, content; and old men sleeping; And wet strong ploughlands, scarred for certain grain; And babes that weep, and so forget their weeping; And the young heavens, forgetful after rain; And evening hush, broken by homing wings; And Song's nobility, and Wisdom holy, That live, we dead.
wet
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From this reading (O heart, I do not dare go empty-hearted) I'll think of Love in books, Love without end; Women with child, content; and old men sleeping; And wet strong ploughlands, scarred for certain grain; And babes that weep, and so forget their weeping; And the young heavens, forgetful after rain; And evening hush, broken by homing wings; And Song's nobility, and Wisdom holy, That live, we dead.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading South Kensington -- Makaweli, 1913 Other Poems The Busy Heart Now that we've done our best and worst, and parted, I would fill my mind with thoughts that will not rend.
wings
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From this reading (O heart, I do not dare go empty-hearted) I'll think of Love in books, Love without end; Women with child, content; and old men sleeping; And wet strong ploughlands, scarred for certain grain; And babes that weep, and so forget their weeping; And the young heavens, forgetful after rain; And evening hush, broken by homing wings; And Song's nobility, and Wisdom holy, That live, we dead.
Wisdom
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From this reading (O heart, I do not dare go empty-hearted) I'll think of Love in books, Love without end; Women with child, content; and old men sleeping; And wet strong ploughlands, scarred for certain grain; And babes that weep, and so forget their weeping; And the young heavens, forgetful after rain; And evening hush, broken by homing wings; And Song's nobility, and Wisdom holy, That live, we dead.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The laugh dies with the lips, 'Love' with the lover.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading (O heart, I do not dare go empty-hearted) I'll think of Love in books, Love without end; Women with child, content; and old men sleeping; And wet strong ploughlands, scarred for certain grain; And babes that weep, and so forget their weeping; And the young heavens, forgetful after rain; And evening hush, broken by homing wings; And Song's nobility, and Wisdom holy, That live, we dead.
Women
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From this reading (O heart, I do not dare go empty-hearted) I'll think of Love in books, Love without end; Women with child, content; and old men sleeping; And wet strong ploughlands, scarred for certain grain; And babes that weep, and so forget their weeping; And the young heavens, forgetful after rain; And evening hush, broken by homing wings; And Song's nobility, and Wisdom holy, That live, we dead.
worst
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From this reading South Kensington -- Makaweli, 1913 Other Poems The Busy Heart Now that we've done our best and worst, and parted, I would fill my mind with thoughts that will not rend.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading South Kensington -- Makaweli, 1913 Other Poems The Busy Heart Now that we've done our best and worst, and parted, I would fill my mind with thoughts that will not rend.
young
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From this reading (O heart, I do not dare go empty-hearted) I'll think of Love in books, Love without end; Women with child, content; and old men sleeping; And wet strong ploughlands, scarred for certain grain; And babes that weep, and so forget their weeping; And the young heavens, forgetful after rain; And evening hush, broken by homing wings; And Song's nobility, and Wisdom holy, That live, we dead.
