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18
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1903
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
1907
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
1908
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
1909
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
1910
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
1911
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
1912
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
1913
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
1914
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
2
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
36
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From this reading 36 ESSEX STREET W.C.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
aid
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all
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
all-caps
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alphabetical
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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading METHUEN AND CO., LTD.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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Bracketed
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breaks
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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C
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From this reading 36 ESSEX STREET W.C.
changed
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CO
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From this reading METHUEN AND CO., LTD.
Contents
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cry
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
DistressnounUS /dɪˈstrɛs/
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
Drive
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
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Edition
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
Editions
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
Eighth
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
Eleventh
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
enclosed
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EreconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
ESSEX
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From this reading 36 ESSEX STREET W.C.
ExceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
Fifteenth
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
Fifth
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
flood
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
Fourteenth
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
FourthnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
greater
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
gusts
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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herded
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
houseless
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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inform
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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Italic
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knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
land
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
league
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
loosed
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
LTD
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From this reading METHUEN AND CO., LTD.
METHUEN
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From this reading METHUEN AND CO., LTD.
midnight
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
Ninth
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
number
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numbers
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O'ercame
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
page
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path
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
piratry
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
Poem
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prophets
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
Published
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
rather
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rivers
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
sea
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
Search
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Second
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
seldom
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
September
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
sequence
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Seventh
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
SixthnounUS /sixth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
sky
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
slip
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
small-caps
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
stand
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
storm
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
STREET
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From this reading 36 ESSEX STREET W.C.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
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Table
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tempest's
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
Tenth
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
text
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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
ThirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
ThirteenthadjectiveUS /ˈθɜːr.tiːnθ/
Constituting number thirteen in a sequence.
From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
TillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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Transcriber
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Twelfth
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
underscores
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unhinting
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
vols
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
W
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From this reading 36 ESSEX STREET W.C.
water
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
waters
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
wavering
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
wrath
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From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
YepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading _First Published_ _September 1903_ _Second Edition_ _1903_ _Third Edition_ _1907_ _Fourth Edition_ _1908_ _Fifth and Sixth Editions_ _1909_ _Seventh Edition_ _1910_ _Eighth Edition_ _1911_ _Ninth Edition_ _1912_ _Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Editions_ _1913_ _Fourteenth Edition_ _1914_ _Fifteenth Edition (2 vols.)_ _1914_ _Before a midnight breaks in storm, Or herded sea in wrath, Ye know what wavering gusts inform The greater tempest’s path; Till the loosed wind Drive all from mind, Except Distress, which, so will prophets cry, O’ercame them, houseless, from the unhinting sky._ _Ere rivers league against the land In piratry of flood, Ye know what waters slip and stand Where seldom water stood.
