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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 As she finished this jeremiad, wailing like a calf that is being slaughtered, she beheld the blushing face of the young priest, who had hidden himself, peeping at her from behind her large Venetian mirror.
Ah
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From this reading "Ah!" said she, "Thou art the most perfect monk that ever dwelt in this blessed and amorous town of Constance.
amorous
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From this reading "Ah!" said she, "Thou art the most perfect monk that ever dwelt in this blessed and amorous town of Constance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Ah!" said she, "Thou art the most perfect monk that ever dwelt in this blessed and amorous town of Constance.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Ah!" said she, "Thou art the most perfect monk that ever dwelt in this blessed and amorous town of Constance.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she finished this jeremiad, wailing like a calf that is being slaughtered, she beheld the blushing face of the young priest, who had hidden himself, peeping at her from behind her large Venetian mirror.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As she finished this jeremiad, wailing like a calf that is being slaughtered, she beheld the blushing face of the young priest, who had hidden himself, peeping at her from behind her large Venetian mirror.
beheld
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From this reading As she finished this jeremiad, wailing like a calf that is being slaughtered, she beheld the blushing face of the young priest, who had hidden himself, peeping at her from behind her large Venetian mirror.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading As she finished this jeremiad, wailing like a calf that is being slaughtered, she beheld the blushing face of the young priest, who had hidden himself, peeping at her from behind her large Venetian mirror.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading As she finished this jeremiad, wailing like a calf that is being slaughtered, she beheld the blushing face of the young priest, who had hidden himself, peeping at her from behind her large Venetian mirror.
blessed
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From this reading "Ah!" said she, "Thou art the most perfect monk that ever dwelt in this blessed and amorous town of Constance.
blushing
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From this reading As she finished this jeremiad, wailing like a calf that is being slaughtered, she beheld the blushing face of the young priest, who had hidden himself, peeping at her from behind her large Venetian mirror.
boy
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From this reading Come my gentle cavalier, my dear boy, my little charm, my paradise of delectation, let me drink thine eyes, eat thee, kill thee with my love.
calf
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From this reading As she finished this jeremiad, wailing like a calf that is being slaughtered, she beheld the blushing face of the young priest, who had hidden himself, peeping at her from behind her large Venetian mirror.
cavalier
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From this reading Come my gentle cavalier, my dear boy, my little charm, my paradise of delectation, let me drink thine eyes, eat thee, kill thee with my love.
charm
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From this reading Come my gentle cavalier, my dear boy, my little charm, my paradise of delectation, let me drink thine eyes, eat thee, kill thee with my love.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come my gentle cavalier, my dear boy, my little charm, my paradise of delectation, let me drink thine eyes, eat thee, kill thee with my love.
Constance
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From this reading "Ah!" said she, "Thou art the most perfect monk that ever dwelt in this blessed and amorous town of Constance.
dear
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From this reading Come my gentle cavalier, my dear boy, my little charm, my paradise of delectation, let me drink thine eyes, eat thee, kill thee with my love.
delectation
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From this reading Come my gentle cavalier, my dear boy, my little charm, my paradise of delectation, let me drink thine eyes, eat thee, kill thee with my love.
drink
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From this reading Come my gentle cavalier, my dear boy, my little charm, my paradise of delectation, let me drink thine eyes, eat thee, kill thee with my love.
dwelt
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From this reading "Ah!" said she, "Thou art the most perfect monk that ever dwelt in this blessed and amorous town of Constance.
eat
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From this reading Come my gentle cavalier, my dear boy, my little charm, my paradise of delectation, let me drink thine eyes, eat thee, kill thee with my love.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Oh! my ever-flourishing, ever-green, sempiternal god; from a little monk I would make a king, emperor, pope, and happier than either.
emperor
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From this reading Oh! my ever-flourishing, ever-green, sempiternal god; from a little monk I would make a king, emperor, pope, and happier than either.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ah!" said she, "Thou art the most perfect monk that ever dwelt in this blessed and amorous town of Constance.
ever-flourishing
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From this reading Oh! my ever-flourishing, ever-green, sempiternal god; from a little monk I would make a king, emperor, pope, and happier than either.
ever-green
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From this reading Oh! my ever-flourishing, ever-green, sempiternal god; from a little monk I would make a king, emperor, pope, and happier than either.
eyes
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From this reading Come my gentle cavalier, my dear boy, my little charm, my paradise of delectation, let me drink thine eyes, eat thee, kill thee with my love.
face
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From this reading As she finished this jeremiad, wailing like a calf that is being slaughtered, she beheld the blushing face of the young priest, who had hidden himself, peeping at her from behind her large Venetian mirror.
finished
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From this reading As she finished this jeremiad, wailing like a calf that is being slaughtered, she beheld the blushing face of the young priest, who had hidden himself, peeping at her from behind her large Venetian mirror.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As she finished this jeremiad, wailing like a calf that is being slaughtered, she beheld the blushing face of the young priest, who had hidden himself, peeping at her from behind her large Venetian mirror.
gentle
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From this reading Come my gentle cavalier, my dear boy, my little charm, my paradise of delectation, let me drink thine eyes, eat thee, kill thee with my love.
god
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From this reading Oh! my ever-flourishing, ever-green, sempiternal god; from a little monk I would make a king, emperor, pope, and happier than either.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As she finished this jeremiad, wailing like a calf that is being slaughtered, she beheld the blushing face of the young priest, who had hidden himself, peeping at her from behind her large Venetian mirror.
happier
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From this reading Oh! my ever-flourishing, ever-green, sempiternal god; from a little monk I would make a king, emperor, pope, and happier than either.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As she finished this jeremiad, wailing like a calf that is being slaughtered, she beheld the blushing face of the young priest, who had hidden himself, peeping at her from behind her large Venetian mirror.
hidden
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From this reading As she finished this jeremiad, wailing like a calf that is being slaughtered, she beheld the blushing face of the young priest, who had hidden himself, peeping at her from behind her large Venetian mirror.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading As she finished this jeremiad, wailing like a calf that is being slaughtered, she beheld the blushing face of the young priest, who had hidden himself, peeping at her from behind her large Venetian mirror.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh! my ever-flourishing, ever-green, sempiternal god; from a little monk I would make a king, emperor, pope, and happier than either.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Ah!" said she, "Thou art the most perfect monk that ever dwelt in this blessed and amorous town of Constance.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As she finished this jeremiad, wailing like a calf that is being slaughtered, she beheld the blushing face of the young priest, who had hidden himself, peeping at her from behind her large Venetian mirror.
jeremiad
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kill
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From this reading Come my gentle cavalier, my dear boy, my little charm, my paradise of delectation, let me drink thine eyes, eat thee, kill thee with my love.
king
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From this reading Oh! my ever-flourishing, ever-green, sempiternal god; from a little monk I would make a king, emperor, pope, and happier than either.
large
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From this reading As she finished this jeremiad, wailing like a calf that is being slaughtered, she beheld the blushing face of the young priest, who had hidden himself, peeping at her from behind her large Venetian mirror.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Come my gentle cavalier, my dear boy, my little charm, my paradise of delectation, let me drink thine eyes, eat thee, kill thee with my love.
like
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From this reading As she finished this jeremiad, wailing like a calf that is being slaughtered, she beheld the blushing face of the young priest, who had hidden himself, peeping at her from behind her large Venetian mirror.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come my gentle cavalier, my dear boy, my little charm, my paradise of delectation, let me drink thine eyes, eat thee, kill thee with my love.
love
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From this reading Come my gentle cavalier, my dear boy, my little charm, my paradise of delectation, let me drink thine eyes, eat thee, kill thee with my love.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh! my ever-flourishing, ever-green, sempiternal god; from a little monk I would make a king, emperor, pope, and happier than either.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Come my gentle cavalier, my dear boy, my little charm, my paradise of delectation, let me drink thine eyes, eat thee, kill thee with my love.
mirror
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From this reading As she finished this jeremiad, wailing like a calf that is being slaughtered, she beheld the blushing face of the young priest, who had hidden himself, peeping at her from behind her large Venetian mirror.
monk
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From this reading "Ah!" said she, "Thou art the most perfect monk that ever dwelt in this blessed and amorous town of Constance.
most
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From this reading "Ah!" said she, "Thou art the most perfect monk that ever dwelt in this blessed and amorous town of Constance.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Come my gentle cavalier, my dear boy, my little charm, my paradise of delectation, let me drink thine eyes, eat thee, kill thee with my love.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As she finished this jeremiad, wailing like a calf that is being slaughtered, she beheld the blushing face of the young priest, who had hidden himself, peeping at her from behind her large Venetian mirror.
Oh
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From this reading Oh! my ever-flourishing, ever-green, sempiternal god; from a little monk I would make a king, emperor, pope, and happier than either.
paradise
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From this reading Come my gentle cavalier, my dear boy, my little charm, my paradise of delectation, let me drink thine eyes, eat thee, kill thee with my love.
peeping
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From this reading As she finished this jeremiad, wailing like a calf that is being slaughtered, she beheld the blushing face of the young priest, who had hidden himself, peeping at her from behind her large Venetian mirror.
perfect
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From this reading "Ah!" said she, "Thou art the most perfect monk that ever dwelt in this blessed and amorous town of Constance.
pope
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From this reading Oh! my ever-flourishing, ever-green, sempiternal god; from a little monk I would make a king, emperor, pope, and happier than either.
priest
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From this reading As she finished this jeremiad, wailing like a calf that is being slaughtered, she beheld the blushing face of the young priest, who had hidden himself, peeping at her from behind her large Venetian mirror.
said
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From this reading "Ah!" said she, "Thou art the most perfect monk that ever dwelt in this blessed and amorous town of Constance.
sempiternal
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From this reading Oh! my ever-flourishing, ever-green, sempiternal god; from a little monk I would make a king, emperor, pope, and happier than either.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As she finished this jeremiad, wailing like a calf that is being slaughtered, she beheld the blushing face of the young priest, who had hidden himself, peeping at her from behind her large Venetian mirror.
slaughtered
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From this reading As she finished this jeremiad, wailing like a calf that is being slaughtered, she beheld the blushing face of the young priest, who had hidden himself, peeping at her from behind her large Venetian mirror.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Oh! my ever-flourishing, ever-green, sempiternal god; from a little monk I would make a king, emperor, pope, and happier than either.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As she finished this jeremiad, wailing like a calf that is being slaughtered, she beheld the blushing face of the young priest, who had hidden himself, peeping at her from behind her large Venetian mirror.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As she finished this jeremiad, wailing like a calf that is being slaughtered, she beheld the blushing face of the young priest, who had hidden himself, peeping at her from behind her large Venetian mirror.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Come my gentle cavalier, my dear boy, my little charm, my paradise of delectation, let me drink thine eyes, eat thee, kill thee with my love.
thinepronounUS /ðaɪn/
an old word for “yours”
From this reading Come my gentle cavalier, my dear boy, my little charm, my paradise of delectation, let me drink thine eyes, eat thee, kill thee with my love.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As she finished this jeremiad, wailing like a calf that is being slaughtered, she beheld the blushing face of the young priest, who had hidden himself, peeping at her from behind her large Venetian mirror.
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Ah!" said she, "Thou art the most perfect monk that ever dwelt in this blessed and amorous town of Constance.
town
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From this reading "Ah!" said she, "Thou art the most perfect monk that ever dwelt in this blessed and amorous town of Constance.
Venetian
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From this reading As she finished this jeremiad, wailing like a calf that is being slaughtered, she beheld the blushing face of the young priest, who had hidden himself, peeping at her from behind her large Venetian mirror.
wailing
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From this reading As she finished this jeremiad, wailing like a calf that is being slaughtered, she beheld the blushing face of the young priest, who had hidden himself, peeping at her from behind her large Venetian mirror.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading As she finished this jeremiad, wailing like a calf that is being slaughtered, she beheld the blushing face of the young priest, who had hidden himself, peeping at her from behind her large Venetian mirror.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Come my gentle cavalier, my dear boy, my little charm, my paradise of delectation, let me drink thine eyes, eat thee, kill thee with my love.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Oh! my ever-flourishing, ever-green, sempiternal god; from a little monk I would make a king, emperor, pope, and happier than either.
young
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From this reading As she finished this jeremiad, wailing like a calf that is being slaughtered, she beheld the blushing face of the young priest, who had hidden himself, peeping at her from behind her large Venetian mirror.
