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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 Another of these Students at that time, Was there with him, as I haue heard a truth.
aged
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From this reading Which his faire tongue (conceits expositor) Deliuers in such apt and gracious words, That aged eares play treuant at his tales, And yonger hearings are quite rauished.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Berowne they call him, but a merrier man, Within the limit of becomming mirth, I neuer spent an houres talke withall.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Which his faire tongue (conceits expositor) Deliuers in such apt and gracious words, That aged eares play treuant at his tales, And yonger hearings are quite rauished.
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another of these Students at that time, Was there with him, as I haue heard a truth.
apt
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From this reading Which his faire tongue (conceits expositor) Deliuers in such apt and gracious words, That aged eares play treuant at his tales, And yonger hearings are quite rauished.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Which his faire tongue (conceits expositor) Deliuers in such apt and gracious words, That aged eares play treuant at his tales, And yonger hearings are quite rauished.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Another of these Students at that time, Was there with him, as I haue heard a truth.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Another of these Students at that time, Was there with him, as I haue heard a truth.
becomming
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From this reading Berowne they call him, but a merrier man, Within the limit of becomming mirth, I neuer spent an houres talke withall.
begets
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From this reading His eye begets occasion for his wit, For euery obiect that the one doth catch, The other turnes to a mirth-mouing iest.
Berowne
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From this reading Berowne they call him, but a merrier man, Within the limit of becomming mirth, I neuer spent an houres talke withall.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Berowne they call him, but a merrier man, Within the limit of becomming mirth, I neuer spent an houres talke withall.
call
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From this reading Berowne they call him, but a merrier man, Within the limit of becomming mirth, I neuer spent an houres talke withall.
catch
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From this reading His eye begets occasion for his wit, For euery obiect that the one doth catch, The other turnes to a mirth-mouing iest.
conceits
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From this reading Which his faire tongue (conceits expositor) Deliuers in such apt and gracious words, That aged eares play treuant at his tales, And yonger hearings are quite rauished.
Deliuers
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From this reading Which his faire tongue (conceits expositor) Deliuers in such apt and gracious words, That aged eares play treuant at his tales, And yonger hearings are quite rauished.
dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading His eye begets occasion for his wit, For euery obiect that the one doth catch, The other turnes to a mirth-mouing iest.
eares
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From this reading Which his faire tongue (conceits expositor) Deliuers in such apt and gracious words, That aged eares play treuant at his tales, And yonger hearings are quite rauished.
euery
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From this reading His eye begets occasion for his wit, For euery obiect that the one doth catch, The other turnes to a mirth-mouing iest.
expositor
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From this reading Which his faire tongue (conceits expositor) Deliuers in such apt and gracious words, That aged eares play treuant at his tales, And yonger hearings are quite rauished.
eye
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From this reading His eye begets occasion for his wit, For euery obiect that the one doth catch, The other turnes to a mirth-mouing iest.
faire
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From this reading Which his faire tongue (conceits expositor) Deliuers in such apt and gracious words, That aged eares play treuant at his tales, And yonger hearings are quite rauished.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His eye begets occasion for his wit, For euery obiect that the one doth catch, The other turnes to a mirth-mouing iest.
gracious
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From this reading Which his faire tongue (conceits expositor) Deliuers in such apt and gracious words, That aged eares play treuant at his tales, And yonger hearings are quite rauished.
haue
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From this reading Another of these Students at that time, Was there with him, as I haue heard a truth.
heard
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From this reading Another of these Students at that time, Was there with him, as I haue heard a truth.
hearings
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From this reading Which his faire tongue (conceits expositor) Deliuers in such apt and gracious words, That aged eares play treuant at his tales, And yonger hearings are quite rauished.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Another of these Students at that time, Was there with him, as I haue heard a truth.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His eye begets occasion for his wit, For euery obiect that the one doth catch, The other turnes to a mirth-mouing iest.
houres
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From this reading Berowne they call him, but a merrier man, Within the limit of becomming mirth, I neuer spent an houres talke withall.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Another of these Students at that time, Was there with him, as I haue heard a truth.
iest
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From this reading His eye begets occasion for his wit, For euery obiect that the one doth catch, The other turnes to a mirth-mouing iest.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Which his faire tongue (conceits expositor) Deliuers in such apt and gracious words, That aged eares play treuant at his tales, And yonger hearings are quite rauished.
limit
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From this reading Berowne they call him, but a merrier man, Within the limit of becomming mirth, I neuer spent an houres talke withall.
man
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From this reading Berowne they call him, but a merrier man, Within the limit of becomming mirth, I neuer spent an houres talke withall.
merrier
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From this reading Berowne they call him, but a merrier man, Within the limit of becomming mirth, I neuer spent an houres talke withall.
mirth
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From this reading Berowne they call him, but a merrier man, Within the limit of becomming mirth, I neuer spent an houres talke withall.
mirth-mouing
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From this reading His eye begets occasion for his wit, For euery obiect that the one doth catch, The other turnes to a mirth-mouing iest.
neuer
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From this reading Berowne they call him, but a merrier man, Within the limit of becomming mirth, I neuer spent an houres talke withall.
obiect
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From this reading His eye begets occasion for his wit, For euery obiect that the one doth catch, The other turnes to a mirth-mouing iest.
occasion
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From this reading His eye begets occasion for his wit, For euery obiect that the one doth catch, The other turnes to a mirth-mouing iest.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Another of these Students at that time, Was there with him, as I haue heard a truth.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His eye begets occasion for his wit, For euery obiect that the one doth catch, The other turnes to a mirth-mouing iest.
other
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From this reading His eye begets occasion for his wit, For euery obiect that the one doth catch, The other turnes to a mirth-mouing iest.
play
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From this reading Which his faire tongue (conceits expositor) Deliuers in such apt and gracious words, That aged eares play treuant at his tales, And yonger hearings are quite rauished.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Which his faire tongue (conceits expositor) Deliuers in such apt and gracious words, That aged eares play treuant at his tales, And yonger hearings are quite rauished.
rauished
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From this reading Which his faire tongue (conceits expositor) Deliuers in such apt and gracious words, That aged eares play treuant at his tales, And yonger hearings are quite rauished.
Rossa
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From this reading Rossa.
spent
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From this reading Berowne they call him, but a merrier man, Within the limit of becomming mirth, I neuer spent an houres talke withall.
Students
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From this reading Another of these Students at that time, Was there with him, as I haue heard a truth.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Which his faire tongue (conceits expositor) Deliuers in such apt and gracious words, That aged eares play treuant at his tales, And yonger hearings are quite rauished.
tales
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From this reading Which his faire tongue (conceits expositor) Deliuers in such apt and gracious words, That aged eares play treuant at his tales, And yonger hearings are quite rauished.
talke
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From this reading Berowne they call him, but a merrier man, Within the limit of becomming mirth, I neuer spent an houres talke withall.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Another of these Students at that time, Was there with him, as I haue heard a truth.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Berowne they call him, but a merrier man, Within the limit of becomming mirth, I neuer spent an houres talke withall.
there
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From this reading Another of these Students at that time, Was there with him, as I haue heard a truth.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Another of these Students at that time, Was there with him, as I haue heard a truth.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Berowne they call him, but a merrier man, Within the limit of becomming mirth, I neuer spent an houres talke withall.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Another of these Students at that time, Was there with him, as I haue heard a truth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His eye begets occasion for his wit, For euery obiect that the one doth catch, The other turnes to a mirth-mouing iest.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Which his faire tongue (conceits expositor) Deliuers in such apt and gracious words, That aged eares play treuant at his tales, And yonger hearings are quite rauished.
treuant
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From this reading Which his faire tongue (conceits expositor) Deliuers in such apt and gracious words, That aged eares play treuant at his tales, And yonger hearings are quite rauished.
truth
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From this reading Another of these Students at that time, Was there with him, as I haue heard a truth.
turnes
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From this reading His eye begets occasion for his wit, For euery obiect that the one doth catch, The other turnes to a mirth-mouing iest.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Another of these Students at that time, Was there with him, as I haue heard a truth.
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Which his faire tongue (conceits expositor) Deliuers in such apt and gracious words, That aged eares play treuant at his tales, And yonger hearings are quite rauished.
wit
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From this reading His eye begets occasion for his wit, For euery obiect that the one doth catch, The other turnes to a mirth-mouing iest.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Another of these Students at that time, Was there with him, as I haue heard a truth.
withall
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From this reading Berowne they call him, but a merrier man, Within the limit of becomming mirth, I neuer spent an houres talke withall.
WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Berowne they call him, but a merrier man, Within the limit of becomming mirth, I neuer spent an houres talke withall.
words
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From this reading Which his faire tongue (conceits expositor) Deliuers in such apt and gracious words, That aged eares play treuant at his tales, And yonger hearings are quite rauished.
yonger
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From this reading Which his faire tongue (conceits expositor) Deliuers in such apt and gracious words, That aged eares play treuant at his tales, And yonger hearings are quite rauished.
