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The wonders of science

Chapter I

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OR, YOUNG HUMPHRY DAVY (THE CORNISH APOTHECARY’S BOY, WHO TAUGHT HIMSELF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, AND EVENTUALLY BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY).
The Life of a Wonderful Boy _WRITTEN FOR BOYS._ BY HENRY MAYHEW, AUTHOR OF “THE STORY OF THE PEASANT-BOY PHILOSOPHER,” ETC.
“Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.
Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.”
DAVY’S _Ode to St. Michael’s Mount in Cornwall_.
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The wonders of science

Chapter I

Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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OR, YOUNG HUMPHRY DAVY (THE CORNISH APOTHECARY’S BOY, WHO TAUGHT HIMSELF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, AND EVENTUALLY BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY).
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The Life of a Wonderful Boy _WRITTEN FOR BOYS._ BY HENRY MAYHEW, AUTHOR OF “THE STORY OF THE PEASANT-BOY PHILOSOPHER,” ETC.
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“Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.
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Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.”
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DAVY’S _Ode to St. Michael’s Mount in Cornwall_.

Learner Dictionary

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

Among preposition US /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading ““Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.”

Burn verb US /bɜːrn/

To consume or be consumed by fire.

From this reading “Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.””

Flame noun US /fleɪm/

A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.

From this reading “Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.””

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.””

HIMSELF pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “OR, YOUNG HUMPHRY DAVY (THE CORNISH APOTHECARY’S BOY, WHO TAUGHT HIMSELF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, AND EVENTUALLY BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY).”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The Life of a Wonderful Boy _WRITTEN FOR BOYS._ BY HENRY MAYHEW, AUTHOR OF “THE STORY OF THE PEASANT-BOY PHILOSOPHER,” ETC.”

PHILOSOPHY noun US /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/

The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)

From this reading “OR, YOUNG HUMPHRY DAVY (THE CORNISH APOTHECARY’S BOY, WHO TAUGHT HIMSELF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, AND EVENTUALLY BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY).”

Step noun US /step/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.”

Thy determiner US /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading ““Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.”

Wonderful noun US /ˈwonderful/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “The Life of a Wonderful Boy _WRITTEN FOR BOYS._ BY HENRY MAYHEW, AUTHOR OF “THE STORY OF THE PEASANT-BOY PHILOSOPHER,” ETC.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading ““Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The Life of a Wonderful Boy _WRITTEN FOR BOYS._ BY HENRY MAYHEW, AUTHOR OF “THE STORY OF THE PEASANT-BOY PHILOSOPHER,” ETC.

ah

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From this reading “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.

All

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From this reading Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.”

amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading OR, YOUNG HUMPHRY DAVY (THE CORNISH APOTHECARY’S BOY, WHO TAUGHT HIMSELF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, AND EVENTUALLY BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY).

APOTHECARY'S

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From this reading OR, YOUNG HUMPHRY DAVY (THE CORNISH APOTHECARY’S BOY, WHO TAUGHT HIMSELF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, AND EVENTUALLY BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY).

AUTHOR

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From this reading The Life of a Wonderful Boy _WRITTEN FOR BOYS._ BY HENRY MAYHEW, AUTHOR OF “THE STORY OF THE PEASANT-BOY PHILOSOPHER,” ETC.

bade

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From this reading Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.”

BECAME

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From this reading OR, YOUNG HUMPHRY DAVY (THE CORNISH APOTHECARY’S BOY, WHO TAUGHT HIMSELF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, AND EVENTUALLY BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY).

bosom

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From this reading Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.”

BOY

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From this reading OR, YOUNG HUMPHRY DAVY (THE CORNISH APOTHECARY’S BOY, WHO TAUGHT HIMSELF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, AND EVENTUALLY BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY).

BOYS

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From this reading The Life of a Wonderful Boy _WRITTEN FOR BOYS._ BY HENRY MAYHEW, AUTHOR OF “THE STORY OF THE PEASANT-BOY PHILOSOPHER,” ETC.

burnverbUS /bɜːrn/

To consume or be consumed by fire.

From this reading Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.”

BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The Life of a Wonderful Boy _WRITTEN FOR BOYS._ BY HENRY MAYHEW, AUTHOR OF “THE STORY OF THE PEASANT-BOY PHILOSOPHER,” ETC.

child

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From this reading Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.”

CORNISH

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From this reading OR, YOUNG HUMPHRY DAVY (THE CORNISH APOTHECARY’S BOY, WHO TAUGHT HIMSELF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, AND EVENTUALLY BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY).

Cornwall

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From this reading DAVY’S _Ode to St. Michael’s Mount in Cornwall_.

DAVY

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From this reading OR, YOUNG HUMPHRY DAVY (THE CORNISH APOTHECARY’S BOY, WHO TAUGHT HIMSELF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, AND EVENTUALLY BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY).

DAVY'S

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From this reading DAVY’S _Ode to St. Michael’s Mount in Cornwall_.

Enthusiasm

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From this reading Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.”

ETC

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From this reading The Life of a Wonderful Boy _WRITTEN FOR BOYS._ BY HENRY MAYHEW, AUTHOR OF “THE STORY OF THE PEASANT-BOY PHILOSOPHER,” ETC.

EVENTUALLY

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From this reading OR, YOUNG HUMPHRY DAVY (THE CORNISH APOTHECARY’S BOY, WHO TAUGHT HIMSELF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, AND EVENTUALLY BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY).

fame

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From this reading Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.”

felt

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From this reading Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.”

fire

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From this reading Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.”

flamenounUS /fleɪm/

A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.

From this reading Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.”

FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The Life of a Wonderful Boy _WRITTEN FOR BOYS._ BY HENRY MAYHEW, AUTHOR OF “THE STORY OF THE PEASANT-BOY PHILOSOPHER,” ETC.

former

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From this reading “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.

gay

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From this reading “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.

HENRY

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From this reading The Life of a Wonderful Boy _WRITTEN FOR BOYS._ BY HENRY MAYHEW, AUTHOR OF “THE STORY OF THE PEASANT-BOY PHILOSOPHER,” ETC.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.”

HerenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.”

HIMSELFpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading OR, YOUNG HUMPHRY DAVY (THE CORNISH APOTHECARY’S BOY, WHO TAUGHT HIMSELF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, AND EVENTUALLY BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY).

HUMPHRY

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From this reading OR, YOUNG HUMPHRY DAVY (THE CORNISH APOTHECARY’S BOY, WHO TAUGHT HIMSELF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, AND EVENTUALLY BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY).

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading DAVY’S _Ode to St. Michael’s Mount in Cornwall_.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.”

ivied

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From this reading “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.

LifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The Life of a Wonderful Boy _WRITTEN FOR BOYS._ BY HENRY MAYHEW, AUTHOR OF “THE STORY OF THE PEASANT-BOY PHILOSOPHER,” ETC.

lingering

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From this reading “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.

love

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From this reading “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.

lyre

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From this reading Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.”

Majestic

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From this reading “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.

many

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From this reading “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.

MAYHEW

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From this reading The Life of a Wonderful Boy _WRITTEN FOR BOYS._ BY HENRY MAYHEW, AUTHOR OF “THE STORY OF THE PEASANT-BOY PHILOSOPHER,” ETC.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.”

Michael's

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From this reading DAVY’S _Ode to St. Michael’s Mount in Cornwall_.

Mount

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From this reading DAVY’S _Ode to St. Michael’s Mount in Cornwall_.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.

native

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From this reading Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.”

NATURAL

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From this reading OR, YOUNG HUMPHRY DAVY (THE CORNISH APOTHECARY’S BOY, WHO TAUGHT HIMSELF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, AND EVENTUALLY BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY).

Nature's

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From this reading Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.”

Ode

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From this reading DAVY’S _Ode to St. Michael’s Mount in Cornwall_.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading OR, YOUNG HUMPHRY DAVY (THE CORNISH APOTHECARY’S BOY, WHO TAUGHT HIMSELF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, AND EVENTUALLY BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY).

ORconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading OR, YOUNG HUMPHRY DAVY (THE CORNISH APOTHECARY’S BOY, WHO TAUGHT HIMSELF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, AND EVENTUALLY BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY).

PEASANT-BOY

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From this reading The Life of a Wonderful Boy _WRITTEN FOR BOYS._ BY HENRY MAYHEW, AUTHOR OF “THE STORY OF THE PEASANT-BOY PHILOSOPHER,” ETC.

PHILOSOPHER

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From this reading The Life of a Wonderful Boy _WRITTEN FOR BOYS._ BY HENRY MAYHEW, AUTHOR OF “THE STORY OF THE PEASANT-BOY PHILOSOPHER,” ETC.

PHILOSOPHYnounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/

The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)

From this reading OR, YOUNG HUMPHRY DAVY (THE CORNISH APOTHECARY’S BOY, WHO TAUGHT HIMSELF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, AND EVENTUALLY BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY).

pleasures

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From this reading “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.

PRESIDENT

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From this reading OR, YOUNG HUMPHRY DAVY (THE CORNISH APOTHECARY’S BOY, WHO TAUGHT HIMSELF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, AND EVENTUALLY BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY).

recall

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From this reading “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.

rocks

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From this reading “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.

rove

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From this reading “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.

ROYAL

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From this reading OR, YOUNG HUMPHRY DAVY (THE CORNISH APOTHECARY’S BOY, WHO TAUGHT HIMSELF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, AND EVENTUALLY BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY).

SOCIETY

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From this reading OR, YOUNG HUMPHRY DAVY (THE CORNISH APOTHECARY’S BOY, WHO TAUGHT HIMSELF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, AND EVENTUALLY BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY).

soul

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From this reading “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.

soul-awakening

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From this reading Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.”

St

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From this reading DAVY’S _Ode to St. Michael’s Mount in Cornwall_.

steep

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From this reading “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.

stepnounUS /step/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.

STORY

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From this reading The Life of a Wonderful Boy _WRITTEN FOR BOYS._ BY HENRY MAYHEW, AUTHOR OF “THE STORY OF THE PEASANT-BOY PHILOSOPHER,” ETC.

strike

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From this reading Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.”

sung

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From this reading Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.”

TAUGHT

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From this reading OR, YOUNG HUMPHRY DAVY (THE CORNISH APOTHECARY’S BOY, WHO TAUGHT HIMSELF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, AND EVENTUALLY BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY).

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading OR, YOUNG HUMPHRY DAVY (THE CORNISH APOTHECARY’S BOY, WHO TAUGHT HIMSELF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, AND EVENTUALLY BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY).

ThydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.

warm

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From this reading Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.”

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.

wave-beat

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From this reading “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.

WHOpronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading OR, YOUNG HUMPHRY DAVY (THE CORNISH APOTHECARY’S BOY, WHO TAUGHT HIMSELF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, AND EVENTUALLY BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY).

wild

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From this reading Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.”

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.

WonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading The Life of a Wonderful Boy _WRITTEN FOR BOYS._ BY HENRY MAYHEW, AUTHOR OF “THE STORY OF THE PEASANT-BOY PHILOSOPHER,” ETC.

wood-songs

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From this reading Enthusiasm—Nature’s child— Here sung to me her wood-songs wild, All warm with native fire; I felt her soul-awakening flame, It bade my bosom burn for fame, It bade me strike the lyre.”

WRITTEN

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From this reading The Life of a Wonderful Boy _WRITTEN FOR BOYS._ BY HENRY MAYHEW, AUTHOR OF “THE STORY OF THE PEASANT-BOY PHILOSOPHER,” ETC.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “Majestic steep! ah, yet I love, With many a lingering step to rove, Thy ivied rocks among; Thy ivied, wave-beat rocks recall The former pleasures of my soul, When life was gay and young.

YOUNG

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From this reading OR, YOUNG HUMPHRY DAVY (THE CORNISH APOTHECARY’S BOY, WHO TAUGHT HIMSELF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, AND EVENTUALLY BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY).