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From this reading [Footnote 5: In the county of Armagh.--_F_.]
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ON BURNING A DULL POEM An ass's hoof alone can hold That poisonous juice, which kills by cold.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ON BURNING A DULL POEM An ass's hoof alone can hold That poisonous juice, which kills by cold.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ON BURNING A DULL POEM An ass's hoof alone can hold That poisonous juice, which kills by cold.
Armagh
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From this reading [Footnote 5: In the county of Armagh.--_F_.]
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In haste, with imprecations dire, I threw the volume in the fire; When, (who could think?) though cold as ice, It burnt to ashes in a trice.
ashesnounUS /ˈæʃ.ɪz/
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading In haste, with imprecations dire, I threw the volume in the fire; When, (who could think?) though cold as ice, It burnt to ashes in a trice.
ass's
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From this reading ON BURNING A DULL POEM An ass's hoof alone can hold That poisonous juice, which kills by cold.
begin
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From this reading The cold conceits, the chilling thoughts, Went down like stupifying draughts; I found my head begin to swim, A numbness crept through every limb.
brain
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From this reading Methought, when I this poem read, No vessel but an ass's head Such frigid fustian could contain; I mean, the head without the brain.
BURNING
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From this reading ON BURNING A DULL POEM An ass's hoof alone can hold That poisonous juice, which kills by cold.
burnt
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From this reading In haste, with imprecations dire, I threw the volume in the fire; When, (who could think?) though cold as ice, It burnt to ashes in a trice.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Methought, when I this poem read, No vessel but an ass's head Such frigid fustian could contain; I mean, the head without the brain.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ON BURNING A DULL POEM An ass's hoof alone can hold That poisonous juice, which kills by cold.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading ON BURNING A DULL POEM An ass's hoof alone can hold That poisonous juice, which kills by cold.
chilling
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From this reading The cold conceits, the chilling thoughts, Went down like stupifying draughts; I found my head begin to swim, A numbness crept through every limb.
cold
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conceits
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From this reading The cold conceits, the chilling thoughts, Went down like stupifying draughts; I found my head begin to swim, A numbness crept through every limb.
contain
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From this reading Methought, when I this poem read, No vessel but an ass's head Such frigid fustian could contain; I mean, the head without the brain.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Methought, when I this poem read, No vessel but an ass's head Such frigid fustian could contain; I mean, the head without the brain.
county
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From this reading [Footnote 5: In the county of Armagh.--_F_.]
crept
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From this reading The cold conceits, the chilling thoughts, Went down like stupifying draughts; I found my head begin to swim, A numbness crept through every limb.
dire
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From this reading In haste, with imprecations dire, I threw the volume in the fire; When, (who could think?) though cold as ice, It burnt to ashes in a trice.
down
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From this reading The cold conceits, the chilling thoughts, Went down like stupifying draughts; I found my head begin to swim, A numbness crept through every limb.
draughts
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From this reading The cold conceits, the chilling thoughts, Went down like stupifying draughts; I found my head begin to swim, A numbness crept through every limb.
DULL
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From this reading ON BURNING A DULL POEM An ass's hoof alone can hold That poisonous juice, which kills by cold.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The cold conceits, the chilling thoughts, Went down like stupifying draughts; I found my head begin to swim, A numbness crept through every limb.
F
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From this reading [Footnote 5: In the county of Armagh.--_F_.]
fire
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From this reading In haste, with imprecations dire, I threw the volume in the fire; When, (who could think?) though cold as ice, It burnt to ashes in a trice.
Footnote
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From this reading [Footnote 5: In the county of Armagh.--_F_.]
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cold conceits, the chilling thoughts, Went down like stupifying draughts; I found my head begin to swim, A numbness crept through every limb.
frigid
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From this reading Methought, when I this poem read, No vessel but an ass's head Such frigid fustian could contain; I mean, the head without the brain.
fustian
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From this reading Methought, when I this poem read, No vessel but an ass's head Such frigid fustian could contain; I mean, the head without the brain.
haste
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From this reading In haste, with imprecations dire, I threw the volume in the fire; When, (who could think?) though cold as ice, It burnt to ashes in a trice.
head
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From this reading Methought, when I this poem read, No vessel but an ass's head Such frigid fustian could contain; I mean, the head without the brain.
hold
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From this reading ON BURNING A DULL POEM An ass's hoof alone can hold That poisonous juice, which kills by cold.
hoof
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From this reading ON BURNING A DULL POEM An ass's hoof alone can hold That poisonous juice, which kills by cold.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Methought, when I this poem read, No vessel but an ass's head Such frigid fustian could contain; I mean, the head without the brain.
ice
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From this reading In haste, with imprecations dire, I threw the volume in the fire; When, (who could think?) though cold as ice, It burnt to ashes in a trice.
imprecations
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From this reading In haste, with imprecations dire, I threw the volume in the fire; When, (who could think?) though cold as ice, It burnt to ashes in a trice.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [Footnote 5: In the county of Armagh.--_F_.]
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In haste, with imprecations dire, I threw the volume in the fire; When, (who could think?) though cold as ice, It burnt to ashes in a trice.
juice
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From this reading ON BURNING A DULL POEM An ass's hoof alone can hold That poisonous juice, which kills by cold.
kills
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From this reading ON BURNING A DULL POEM An ass's hoof alone can hold That poisonous juice, which kills by cold.
like
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From this reading The cold conceits, the chilling thoughts, Went down like stupifying draughts; I found my head begin to swim, A numbness crept through every limb.
limb
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From this reading The cold conceits, the chilling thoughts, Went down like stupifying draughts; I found my head begin to swim, A numbness crept through every limb.
mean
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From this reading Methought, when I this poem read, No vessel but an ass's head Such frigid fustian could contain; I mean, the head without the brain.
Methought
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From this reading Methought, when I this poem read, No vessel but an ass's head Such frigid fustian could contain; I mean, the head without the brain.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The cold conceits, the chilling thoughts, Went down like stupifying draughts; I found my head begin to swim, A numbness crept through every limb.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Methought, when I this poem read, No vessel but an ass's head Such frigid fustian could contain; I mean, the head without the brain.
numbness
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From this reading The cold conceits, the chilling thoughts, Went down like stupifying draughts; I found my head begin to swim, A numbness crept through every limb.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [Footnote 5: In the county of Armagh.--_F_.]
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON BURNING A DULL POEM An ass's hoof alone can hold That poisonous juice, which kills by cold.
POEM
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From this reading ON BURNING A DULL POEM An ass's hoof alone can hold That poisonous juice, which kills by cold.
poisonous
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From this reading ON BURNING A DULL POEM An ass's hoof alone can hold That poisonous juice, which kills by cold.
read
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From this reading Methought, when I this poem read, No vessel but an ass's head Such frigid fustian could contain; I mean, the head without the brain.
stupifying
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From this reading The cold conceits, the chilling thoughts, Went down like stupifying draughts; I found my head begin to swim, A numbness crept through every limb.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Methought, when I this poem read, No vessel but an ass's head Such frigid fustian could contain; I mean, the head without the brain.
swim
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From this reading The cold conceits, the chilling thoughts, Went down like stupifying draughts; I found my head begin to swim, A numbness crept through every limb.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ON BURNING A DULL POEM An ass's hoof alone can hold That poisonous juice, which kills by cold.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Footnote 5: In the county of Armagh.--_F_.]
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In haste, with imprecations dire, I threw the volume in the fire; When, (who could think?) though cold as ice, It burnt to ashes in a trice.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Methought, when I this poem read, No vessel but an ass's head Such frigid fustian could contain; I mean, the head without the brain.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading In haste, with imprecations dire, I threw the volume in the fire; When, (who could think?) though cold as ice, It burnt to ashes in a trice.
thoughts
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From this reading The cold conceits, the chilling thoughts, Went down like stupifying draughts; I found my head begin to swim, A numbness crept through every limb.
threw
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From this reading In haste, with imprecations dire, I threw the volume in the fire; When, (who could think?) though cold as ice, It burnt to ashes in a trice.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The cold conceits, the chilling thoughts, Went down like stupifying draughts; I found my head begin to swim, A numbness crept through every limb.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The cold conceits, the chilling thoughts, Went down like stupifying draughts; I found my head begin to swim, A numbness crept through every limb.
trice
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From this reading In haste, with imprecations dire, I threw the volume in the fire; When, (who could think?) though cold as ice, It burnt to ashes in a trice.
vessel
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From this reading Methought, when I this poem read, No vessel but an ass's head Such frigid fustian could contain; I mean, the head without the brain.
volume
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From this reading In haste, with imprecations dire, I threw the volume in the fire; When, (who could think?) though cold as ice, It burnt to ashes in a trice.
WentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cold conceits, the chilling thoughts, Went down like stupifying draughts; I found my head begin to swim, A numbness crept through every limb.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Methought, when I this poem read, No vessel but an ass's head Such frigid fustian could contain; I mean, the head without the brain.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ON BURNING A DULL POEM An ass's hoof alone can hold That poisonous juice, which kills by cold.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In haste, with imprecations dire, I threw the volume in the fire; When, (who could think?) though cold as ice, It burnt to ashes in a trice.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In haste, with imprecations dire, I threw the volume in the fire; When, (who could think?) though cold as ice, It burnt to ashes in a trice.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Methought, when I this poem read, No vessel but an ass's head Such frigid fustian could contain; I mean, the head without the brain.
