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1678
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From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The upper story gabled and raftered hung then as now quite askew above its lower companion, and the door even in those days was in perpetual warfare with its own arched lintel, and refused to meet it in a spirit of friendly propinquity.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
all
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From this reading Love that keeps all the choir of lives in chime Love that is blood within the veins of time.
always
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From this reading The Seine winds its turgid curves in the rear of the building with nothing between it and the outer walls only the tow path always ankle deep in mud.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
ankle
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From this reading The Seine winds its turgid curves in the rear of the building with nothing between it and the outer walls only the tow path always ankle deep in mud.
April
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From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
arched
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From this reading The upper story gabled and raftered hung then as now quite askew above its lower companion, and the door even in those days was in perpetual warfare with its own arched lintel, and refused to meet it in a spirit of friendly propinquity.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
askew
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From this reading The upper story gabled and raftered hung then as now quite askew above its lower companion, and the door even in those days was in perpetual warfare with its own arched lintel, and refused to meet it in a spirit of friendly propinquity.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
battered
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From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Love that keeps all the choir of lives in chime Love that is blood within the veins of time.
bouquet
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From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
building
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From this reading The Seine winds its turgid curves in the rear of the building with nothing between it and the outer walls only the tow path always ankle deep in mud.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
chime
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From this reading Love that keeps all the choir of lives in chime Love that is blood within the veins of time.
choir
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From this reading Love that keeps all the choir of lives in chime Love that is blood within the veins of time.
companion
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From this reading The upper story gabled and raftered hung then as now quite askew above its lower companion, and the door even in those days was in perpetual warfare with its own arched lintel, and refused to meet it in a spirit of friendly propinquity.
curves
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From this reading The Seine winds its turgid curves in the rear of the building with nothing between it and the outer walls only the tow path always ankle deep in mud.
days
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From this reading The upper story gabled and raftered hung then as now quite askew above its lower companion, and the door even in those days was in perpetual warfare with its own arched lintel, and refused to meet it in a spirit of friendly propinquity.
deep
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From this reading The Seine winds its turgid curves in the rear of the building with nothing between it and the outer walls only the tow path always ankle deep in mud.
Denis
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From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
door
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From this reading The upper story gabled and raftered hung then as now quite askew above its lower companion, and the door even in those days was in perpetual warfare with its own arched lintel, and refused to meet it in a spirit of friendly propinquity.
east
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From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The upper story gabled and raftered hung then as now quite askew above its lower companion, and the door even in those days was in perpetual warfare with its own arched lintel, and refused to meet it in a spirit of friendly propinquity.
friendly
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From this reading The upper story gabled and raftered hung then as now quite askew above its lower companion, and the door even in those days was in perpetual warfare with its own arched lintel, and refused to meet it in a spirit of friendly propinquity.
funny
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From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
gabled
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From this reading The upper story gabled and raftered hung then as now quite askew above its lower companion, and the door even in those days was in perpetual warfare with its own arched lintel, and refused to meet it in a spirit of friendly propinquity.
gnarled
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From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
Havre
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From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
hung
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From this reading The upper story gabled and raftered hung then as now quite askew above its lower companion, and the door even in those days was in perpetual warfare with its own arched lintel, and refused to meet it in a spirit of friendly propinquity.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Love that keeps all the choir of lives in chime Love that is blood within the veins of time.
inn
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From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Love that keeps all the choir of lives in chime Love that is blood within the veins of time.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The upper story gabled and raftered hung then as now quite askew above its lower companion, and the door even in those days was in perpetual warfare with its own arched lintel, and refused to meet it in a spirit of friendly propinquity.
keeps
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From this reading Love that keeps all the choir of lives in chime Love that is blood within the veins of time.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
lintel
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From this reading The upper story gabled and raftered hung then as now quite askew above its lower companion, and the door even in those days was in perpetual warfare with its own arched lintel, and refused to meet it in a spirit of friendly propinquity.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
lives
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From this reading Love that keeps all the choir of lives in chime Love that is blood within the veins of time.
Love
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From this reading Love that keeps all the choir of lives in chime Love that is blood within the veins of time.
lower
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From this reading The upper story gabled and raftered hung then as now quite askew above its lower companion, and the door even in those days was in perpetual warfare with its own arched lintel, and refused to meet it in a spirit of friendly propinquity.
main
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From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
mayhap
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From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
meet
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From this reading The upper story gabled and raftered hung then as now quite askew above its lower companion, and the door even in those days was in perpetual warfare with its own arched lintel, and refused to meet it in a spirit of friendly propinquity.
mighty
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From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
mud
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From this reading The Seine winds its turgid curves in the rear of the building with nothing between it and the outer walls only the tow path always ankle deep in mud.
north
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From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The Seine winds its turgid curves in the rear of the building with nothing between it and the outer walls only the tow path always ankle deep in mud.
now
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From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
oaks
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From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Love that keeps all the choir of lives in chime Love that is blood within the veins of time.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
only
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From this reading The Seine winds its turgid curves in the rear of the building with nothing between it and the outer walls only the tow path always ankle deep in mud.
outer
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From this reading The Seine winds its turgid curves in the rear of the building with nothing between it and the outer walls only the tow path always ankle deep in mud.
own
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From this reading The upper story gabled and raftered hung then as now quite askew above its lower companion, and the door even in those days was in perpetual warfare with its own arched lintel, and refused to meet it in a spirit of friendly propinquity.
Paris
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From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
path
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From this reading The Seine winds its turgid curves in the rear of the building with nothing between it and the outer walls only the tow path always ankle deep in mud.
perpetual
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From this reading The upper story gabled and raftered hung then as now quite askew above its lower companion, and the door even in those days was in perpetual warfare with its own arched lintel, and refused to meet it in a spirit of friendly propinquity.
propinquity
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From this reading The upper story gabled and raftered hung then as now quite askew above its lower companion, and the door even in those days was in perpetual warfare with its own arched lintel, and refused to meet it in a spirit of friendly propinquity.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
raftered
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From this reading The upper story gabled and raftered hung then as now quite askew above its lower companion, and the door even in those days was in perpetual warfare with its own arched lintel, and refused to meet it in a spirit of friendly propinquity.
rear
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From this reading The Seine winds its turgid curves in the rear of the building with nothing between it and the outer walls only the tow path always ankle deep in mud.
refused
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From this reading The upper story gabled and raftered hung then as now quite askew above its lower companion, and the door even in those days was in perpetual warfare with its own arched lintel, and refused to meet it in a spirit of friendly propinquity.
road
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From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
Seine
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From this reading The Seine winds its turgid curves in the rear of the building with nothing between it and the outer walls only the tow path always ankle deep in mud.
sheltered
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From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
spirit
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From this reading The upper story gabled and raftered hung then as now quite askew above its lower companion, and the door even in those days was in perpetual warfare with its own arched lintel, and refused to meet it in a spirit of friendly propinquity.
St
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From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
stands
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From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
storms
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From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
story
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From this reading The upper story gabled and raftered hung then as now quite askew above its lower companion, and the door even in those days was in perpetual warfare with its own arched lintel, and refused to meet it in a spirit of friendly propinquity.
SWINBURNE
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From this reading --SWINBURNE.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Love that keeps all the choir of lives in chime Love that is blood within the veins of time.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Love that keeps all the choir of lives in chime Love that is blood within the veins of time.
then
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From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
there
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From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The upper story gabled and raftered hung then as now quite askew above its lower companion, and the door even in those days was in perpetual warfare with its own arched lintel, and refused to meet it in a spirit of friendly propinquity.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
thundernounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Love that keeps all the choir of lives in chime Love that is blood within the veins of time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The upper story gabled and raftered hung then as now quite askew above its lower companion, and the door even in those days was in perpetual warfare with its own arched lintel, and refused to meet it in a spirit of friendly propinquity.
tow
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From this reading The Seine winds its turgid curves in the rear of the building with nothing between it and the outer walls only the tow path always ankle deep in mud.
towering
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From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
turgid
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From this reading The Seine winds its turgid curves in the rear of the building with nothing between it and the outer walls only the tow path always ankle deep in mud.
upper
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From this reading The upper story gabled and raftered hung then as now quite askew above its lower companion, and the door even in those days was in perpetual warfare with its own arched lintel, and refused to meet it in a spirit of friendly propinquity.
veins
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From this reading Love that keeps all the choir of lives in chime Love that is blood within the veins of time.
walls
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From this reading The Seine winds its turgid curves in the rear of the building with nothing between it and the outer walls only the tow path always ankle deep in mud.
warfare
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From this reading The upper story gabled and raftered hung then as now quite askew above its lower companion, and the door even in those days was in perpetual warfare with its own arched lintel, and refused to meet it in a spirit of friendly propinquity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
winds
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From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The upper story gabled and raftered hung then as now quite askew above its lower companion, and the door even in those days was in perpetual warfare with its own arched lintel, and refused to meet it in a spirit of friendly propinquity.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Love that keeps all the choir of lives in chime Love that is blood within the veins of time.
year
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From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You all know that funny little inn at St. Denis, on what was then the main road between Paris and Havre; it stands sheltered against north and east winds by a towering bouquet of mighty oaks, which were there, believe me--though mayhap not quite so gnarled and so battered by storms of wind and thunder as they are now--in the April of that year 1678.
