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The Complete Poetic and Dramatic Works of Robert Browning
The Complete Poetic and Dramatic Works of Robert Browning

Chapter II

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A point to solve, My masters, moralists, whate'er your style!
When you discover why I push myself Into a pitfall you'd pass safely by, Impart to me among the rest!
No matter.
Prompt are the righteous ever with their rede To us the wrongful: lesson them this once!
For safe among the wicked are you set, D'Ormea!
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The Complete Poetic and Dramatic Works of Robert Browning

Chapter II

Reading 1/171 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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A point to solve, My masters, moralists, whate'er your style!
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When you discover why I push myself Into a pitfall you'd pass safely by, Impart to me among the rest!
Line 3
No matter.
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Prompt are the righteous ever with their rede To us the wrongful: lesson them this once!
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For safe among the wicked are you set, D'Ormea!

Learner Dictionary

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

Among preposition US /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading “When you discover why I push myself Into a pitfall you'd pass safely by, Impart to me among the rest!”

Ever noun US /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Prompt are the righteous ever with their rede To us the wrongful: lesson them this once!”

Myself pronoun US /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading “When you discover why I push myself Into a pitfall you'd pass safely by, Impart to me among the rest!”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Prompt are the righteous ever with their rede To us the wrongful: lesson them this once!”

Point noun US /pɔɪnt/

the main matter or purpose being discussed

From this reading “A point to solve, My masters, moralists, whate'er your style!”

Rest noun US /rest/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “When you discover why I push myself Into a pitfall you'd pass safely by, Impart to me among the rest!”

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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 A point to solve, My masters, moralists, whate'er your style!

amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading When you discover why I push myself Into a pitfall you'd pass safely by, Impart to me among the rest!

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading Prompt are the righteous ever with their rede To us the wrongful: lesson them this once!

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading When you discover why I push myself Into a pitfall you'd pass safely by, Impart to me among the rest!

D'Ormea

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From this reading For safe among the wicked are you set, D'Ormea!

discover

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From this reading When you discover why I push myself Into a pitfall you'd pass safely by, Impart to me among the rest!

evernounUS /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Prompt are the righteous ever with their rede To us the wrongful: lesson them this once!

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For safe among the wicked are you set, D'Ormea!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading When you discover why I push myself Into a pitfall you'd pass safely by, Impart to me among the rest!

Impart

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From this reading When you discover why I push myself Into a pitfall you'd pass safely by, Impart to me among the rest!

IntoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading When you discover why I push myself Into a pitfall you'd pass safely by, Impart to me among the rest!

lesson

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From this reading Prompt are the righteous ever with their rede To us the wrongful: lesson them this once!

masters

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From this reading A point to solve, My masters, moralists, whate'er your style!

matter

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From this reading No matter.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading When you discover why I push myself Into a pitfall you'd pass safely by, Impart to me among the rest!

moralists

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From this reading A point to solve, My masters, moralists, whate'er your style!

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading A point to solve, My masters, moralists, whate'er your style!

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading When you discover why I push myself Into a pitfall you'd pass safely by, Impart to me among the rest!

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading No matter.

once

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From this reading Prompt are the righteous ever with their rede To us the wrongful: lesson them this once!

pass

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From this reading When you discover why I push myself Into a pitfall you'd pass safely by, Impart to me among the rest!

pitfall

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From this reading When you discover why I push myself Into a pitfall you'd pass safely by, Impart to me among the rest!

pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/

the main matter or purpose being discussed

From this reading A point to solve, My masters, moralists, whate'er your style!

Prompt

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From this reading Prompt are the righteous ever with their rede To us the wrongful: lesson them this once!

push

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From this reading When you discover why I push myself Into a pitfall you'd pass safely by, Impart to me among the rest!

rede

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From this reading Prompt are the righteous ever with their rede To us the wrongful: lesson them this once!

restnounUS /rest/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading When you discover why I push myself Into a pitfall you'd pass safely by, Impart to me among the rest!

righteous

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From this reading Prompt are the righteous ever with their rede To us the wrongful: lesson them this once!

safe

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From this reading For safe among the wicked are you set, D'Ormea!

safely

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From this reading When you discover why I push myself Into a pitfall you'd pass safely by, Impart to me among the rest!

set

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From this reading For safe among the wicked are you set, D'Ormea!

solve

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From this reading A point to solve, My masters, moralists, whate'er your style!

style

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From this reading A point to solve, My masters, moralists, whate'er your style!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading When you discover why I push myself Into a pitfall you'd pass safely by, Impart to me among the rest!

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Prompt are the righteous ever with their rede To us the wrongful: lesson them this once!

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Prompt are the righteous ever with their rede To us the wrongful: lesson them this once!

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Prompt are the righteous ever with their rede To us the wrongful: lesson them this once!

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading A point to solve, My masters, moralists, whate'er your style!

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Prompt are the righteous ever with their rede To us the wrongful: lesson them this once!

whate'er

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From this reading A point to solve, My masters, moralists, whate'er your style!

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When you discover why I push myself Into a pitfall you'd pass safely by, Impart to me among the rest!

why

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From this reading When you discover why I push myself Into a pitfall you'd pass safely by, Impart to me among the rest!

wicked

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From this reading For safe among the wicked are you set, D'Ormea!

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Prompt are the righteous ever with their rede To us the wrongful: lesson them this once!

wrongful

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From this reading Prompt are the righteous ever with their rede To us the wrongful: lesson them this once!

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading When you discover why I push myself Into a pitfall you'd pass safely by, Impart to me among the rest!

you'd

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From this reading When you discover why I push myself Into a pitfall you'd pass safely by, Impart to me among the rest!

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading A point to solve, My masters, moralists, whate'er your style!