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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 --A. LANG.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To Portia, even to say yes or no to the butler, is a wearying of the flesh; to Dulce, it is an open annoyance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We must live our lives, though the sun be set, Must meet in the masque, where parts we play, Must cross in the maze of Life's minuet; Our yea is yea, and our nay is nay: But while snows of Winter or flowers of May, Are the sad years' shroud or coronet, In the season of rose or of violet, I shall never forget till my dying day!"
annoyance
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From this reading To Portia, even to say yes or no to the butler, is a wearying of the flesh; to Dulce, it is an open annoyance.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We must live our lives, though the sun be set, Must meet in the masque, where parts we play, Must cross in the maze of Life's minuet; Our yea is yea, and our nay is nay: But while snows of Winter or flowers of May, Are the sad years' shroud or coronet, In the season of rose or of violet, I shall never forget till my dying day!"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading DINNER to-night, so far as Dulce and Portia are concerned, is gone through in utter silence.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "We must live our lives, though the sun be set, Must meet in the masque, where parts we play, Must cross in the maze of Life's minuet; Our yea is yea, and our nay is nay: But while snows of Winter or flowers of May, Are the sad years' shroud or coronet, In the season of rose or of violet, I shall never forget till my dying day!"
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "We must live our lives, though the sun be set, Must meet in the masque, where parts we play, Must cross in the maze of Life's minuet; Our yea is yea, and our nay is nay: But while snows of Winter or flowers of May, Are the sad years' shroud or coronet, In the season of rose or of violet, I shall never forget till my dying day!"
butler
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From this reading To Portia, even to say yes or no to the butler, is a wearying of the flesh; to Dulce, it is an open annoyance.
concerned
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From this reading DINNER to-night, so far as Dulce and Portia are concerned, is gone through in utter silence.
coronet
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From this reading "We must live our lives, though the sun be set, Must meet in the masque, where parts we play, Must cross in the maze of Life's minuet; Our yea is yea, and our nay is nay: But while snows of Winter or flowers of May, Are the sad years' shroud or coronet, In the season of rose or of violet, I shall never forget till my dying day!"
cross
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From this reading "We must live our lives, though the sun be set, Must meet in the masque, where parts we play, Must cross in the maze of Life's minuet; Our yea is yea, and our nay is nay: But while snows of Winter or flowers of May, Are the sad years' shroud or coronet, In the season of rose or of violet, I shall never forget till my dying day!"
day
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From this reading "We must live our lives, though the sun be set, Must meet in the masque, where parts we play, Must cross in the maze of Life's minuet; Our yea is yea, and our nay is nay: But while snows of Winter or flowers of May, Are the sad years' shroud or coronet, In the season of rose or of violet, I shall never forget till my dying day!"
DINNER
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From this reading DINNER to-night, so far as Dulce and Portia are concerned, is gone through in utter silence.
Dulce
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From this reading DINNER to-night, so far as Dulce and Portia are concerned, is gone through in utter silence.
dying
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From this reading "We must live our lives, though the sun be set, Must meet in the masque, where parts we play, Must cross in the maze of Life's minuet; Our yea is yea, and our nay is nay: But while snows of Winter or flowers of May, Are the sad years' shroud or coronet, In the season of rose or of violet, I shall never forget till my dying day!"
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Not a word escapes either.
escapes
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From this reading Not a word escapes either.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Portia, even to say yes or no to the butler, is a wearying of the flesh; to Dulce, it is an open annoyance.
far
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From this reading DINNER to-night, so far as Dulce and Portia are concerned, is gone through in utter silence.
flesh
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From this reading To Portia, even to say yes or no to the butler, is a wearying of the flesh; to Dulce, it is an open annoyance.
flowers
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From this reading "We must live our lives, though the sun be set, Must meet in the masque, where parts we play, Must cross in the maze of Life's minuet; Our yea is yea, and our nay is nay: But while snows of Winter or flowers of May, Are the sad years' shroud or coronet, In the season of rose or of violet, I shall never forget till my dying day!"
forget
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From this reading "We must live our lives, though the sun be set, Must meet in the masque, where parts we play, Must cross in the maze of Life's minuet; Our yea is yea, and our nay is nay: But while snows of Winter or flowers of May, Are the sad years' shroud or coronet, In the season of rose or of violet, I shall never forget till my dying day!"
gone
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From this reading DINNER to-night, so far as Dulce and Portia are concerned, is gone through in utter silence.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "We must live our lives, though the sun be set, Must meet in the masque, where parts we play, Must cross in the maze of Life's minuet; Our yea is yea, and our nay is nay: But while snows of Winter or flowers of May, Are the sad years' shroud or coronet, In the season of rose or of violet, I shall never forget till my dying day!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We must live our lives, though the sun be set, Must meet in the masque, where parts we play, Must cross in the maze of Life's minuet; Our yea is yea, and our nay is nay: But while snows of Winter or flowers of May, Are the sad years' shroud or coronet, In the season of rose or of violet, I shall never forget till my dying day!"
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "We must live our lives, though the sun be set, Must meet in the masque, where parts we play, Must cross in the maze of Life's minuet; Our yea is yea, and our nay is nay: But while snows of Winter or flowers of May, Are the sad years' shroud or coronet, In the season of rose or of violet, I shall never forget till my dying day!"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To Portia, even to say yes or no to the butler, is a wearying of the flesh; to Dulce, it is an open annoyance.
LANG
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From this reading --A. LANG.
Life's
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From this reading "We must live our lives, though the sun be set, Must meet in the masque, where parts we play, Must cross in the maze of Life's minuet; Our yea is yea, and our nay is nay: But while snows of Winter or flowers of May, Are the sad years' shroud or coronet, In the season of rose or of violet, I shall never forget till my dying day!"
live
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From this reading "We must live our lives, though the sun be set, Must meet in the masque, where parts we play, Must cross in the maze of Life's minuet; Our yea is yea, and our nay is nay: But while snows of Winter or flowers of May, Are the sad years' shroud or coronet, In the season of rose or of violet, I shall never forget till my dying day!"
lives
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From this reading "We must live our lives, though the sun be set, Must meet in the masque, where parts we play, Must cross in the maze of Life's minuet; Our yea is yea, and our nay is nay: But while snows of Winter or flowers of May, Are the sad years' shroud or coronet, In the season of rose or of violet, I shall never forget till my dying day!"
masque
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From this reading "We must live our lives, though the sun be set, Must meet in the masque, where parts we play, Must cross in the maze of Life's minuet; Our yea is yea, and our nay is nay: But while snows of Winter or flowers of May, Are the sad years' shroud or coronet, In the season of rose or of violet, I shall never forget till my dying day!"
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "We must live our lives, though the sun be set, Must meet in the masque, where parts we play, Must cross in the maze of Life's minuet; Our yea is yea, and our nay is nay: But while snows of Winter or flowers of May, Are the sad years' shroud or coronet, In the season of rose or of violet, I shall never forget till my dying day!"
maze
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From this reading "We must live our lives, though the sun be set, Must meet in the masque, where parts we play, Must cross in the maze of Life's minuet; Our yea is yea, and our nay is nay: But while snows of Winter or flowers of May, Are the sad years' shroud or coronet, In the season of rose or of violet, I shall never forget till my dying day!"
meet
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From this reading "We must live our lives, though the sun be set, Must meet in the masque, where parts we play, Must cross in the maze of Life's minuet; Our yea is yea, and our nay is nay: But while snows of Winter or flowers of May, Are the sad years' shroud or coronet, In the season of rose or of violet, I shall never forget till my dying day!"
minuet
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From this reading "We must live our lives, though the sun be set, Must meet in the masque, where parts we play, Must cross in the maze of Life's minuet; Our yea is yea, and our nay is nay: But while snows of Winter or flowers of May, Are the sad years' shroud or coronet, In the season of rose or of violet, I shall never forget till my dying day!"
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "We must live our lives, though the sun be set, Must meet in the masque, where parts we play, Must cross in the maze of Life's minuet; Our yea is yea, and our nay is nay: But while snows of Winter or flowers of May, Are the sad years' shroud or coronet, In the season of rose or of violet, I shall never forget till my dying day!"
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "We must live our lives, though the sun be set, Must meet in the masque, where parts we play, Must cross in the maze of Life's minuet; Our yea is yea, and our nay is nay: But while snows of Winter or flowers of May, Are the sad years' shroud or coronet, In the season of rose or of violet, I shall never forget till my dying day!"
nayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading "We must live our lives, though the sun be set, Must meet in the masque, where parts we play, Must cross in the maze of Life's minuet; Our yea is yea, and our nay is nay: But while snows of Winter or flowers of May, Are the sad years' shroud or coronet, In the season of rose or of violet, I shall never forget till my dying day!"
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We must live our lives, though the sun be set, Must meet in the masque, where parts we play, Must cross in the maze of Life's minuet; Our yea is yea, and our nay is nay: But while snows of Winter or flowers of May, Are the sad years' shroud or coronet, In the season of rose or of violet, I shall never forget till my dying day!"
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading To Portia, even to say yes or no to the butler, is a wearying of the flesh; to Dulce, it is an open annoyance.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a word escapes either.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "We must live our lives, though the sun be set, Must meet in the masque, where parts we play, Must cross in the maze of Life's minuet; Our yea is yea, and our nay is nay: But while snows of Winter or flowers of May, Are the sad years' shroud or coronet, In the season of rose or of violet, I shall never forget till my dying day!"
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading To Portia, even to say yes or no to the butler, is a wearying of the flesh; to Dulce, it is an open annoyance.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "We must live our lives, though the sun be set, Must meet in the masque, where parts we play, Must cross in the maze of Life's minuet; Our yea is yea, and our nay is nay: But while snows of Winter or flowers of May, Are the sad years' shroud or coronet, In the season of rose or of violet, I shall never forget till my dying day!"
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "We must live our lives, though the sun be set, Must meet in the masque, where parts we play, Must cross in the maze of Life's minuet; Our yea is yea, and our nay is nay: But while snows of Winter or flowers of May, Are the sad years' shroud or coronet, In the season of rose or of violet, I shall never forget till my dying day!"
parts
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From this reading "We must live our lives, though the sun be set, Must meet in the masque, where parts we play, Must cross in the maze of Life's minuet; Our yea is yea, and our nay is nay: But while snows of Winter or flowers of May, Are the sad years' shroud or coronet, In the season of rose or of violet, I shall never forget till my dying day!"
play
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From this reading "We must live our lives, though the sun be set, Must meet in the masque, where parts we play, Must cross in the maze of Life's minuet; Our yea is yea, and our nay is nay: But while snows of Winter or flowers of May, Are the sad years' shroud or coronet, In the season of rose or of violet, I shall never forget till my dying day!"
Portia
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From this reading DINNER to-night, so far as Dulce and Portia are concerned, is gone through in utter silence.
rose
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From this reading "We must live our lives, though the sun be set, Must meet in the masque, where parts we play, Must cross in the maze of Life's minuet; Our yea is yea, and our nay is nay: But while snows of Winter or flowers of May, Are the sad years' shroud or coronet, In the season of rose or of violet, I shall never forget till my dying day!"
sad
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From this reading "We must live our lives, though the sun be set, Must meet in the masque, where parts we play, Must cross in the maze of Life's minuet; Our yea is yea, and our nay is nay: But while snows of Winter or flowers of May, Are the sad years' shroud or coronet, In the season of rose or of violet, I shall never forget till my dying day!"
say
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From this reading To Portia, even to say yes or no to the butler, is a wearying of the flesh; to Dulce, it is an open annoyance.
season
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From this reading "We must live our lives, though the sun be set, Must meet in the masque, where parts we play, Must cross in the maze of Life's minuet; Our yea is yea, and our nay is nay: But while snows of Winter or flowers of May, Are the sad years' shroud or coronet, In the season of rose or of violet, I shall never forget till my dying day!"
set
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From this reading "We must live our lives, though the sun be set, Must meet in the masque, where parts we play, Must cross in the maze of Life's minuet; Our yea is yea, and our nay is nay: But while snows of Winter or flowers of May, Are the sad years' shroud or coronet, In the season of rose or of violet, I shall never forget till my dying day!"
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "We must live our lives, though the sun be set, Must meet in the masque, where parts we play, Must cross in the maze of Life's minuet; Our yea is yea, and our nay is nay: But while snows of Winter or flowers of May, Are the sad years' shroud or coronet, In the season of rose or of violet, I shall never forget till my dying day!"
shroud
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From this reading "We must live our lives, though the sun be set, Must meet in the masque, where parts we play, Must cross in the maze of Life's minuet; Our yea is yea, and our nay is nay: But while snows of Winter or flowers of May, Are the sad years' shroud or coronet, In the season of rose or of violet, I shall never forget till my dying day!"
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading DINNER to-night, so far as Dulce and Portia are concerned, is gone through in utter silence.
snows
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From this reading "We must live our lives, though the sun be set, Must meet in the masque, where parts we play, Must cross in the maze of Life's minuet; Our yea is yea, and our nay is nay: But while snows of Winter or flowers of May, Are the sad years' shroud or coronet, In the season of rose or of violet, I shall never forget till my dying day!"
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading DINNER to-night, so far as Dulce and Portia are concerned, is gone through in utter silence.
sun
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From this reading "We must live our lives, though the sun be set, Must meet in the masque, where parts we play, Must cross in the maze of Life's minuet; Our yea is yea, and our nay is nay: But while snows of Winter or flowers of May, Are the sad years' shroud or coronet, In the season of rose or of violet, I shall never forget till my dying day!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We must live our lives, though the sun be set, Must meet in the masque, where parts we play, Must cross in the maze of Life's minuet; Our yea is yea, and our nay is nay: But while snows of Winter or flowers of May, Are the sad years' shroud or coronet, In the season of rose or of violet, I shall never forget till my dying day!"
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "We must live our lives, though the sun be set, Must meet in the masque, where parts we play, Must cross in the maze of Life's minuet; Our yea is yea, and our nay is nay: But while snows of Winter or flowers of May, Are the sad years' shroud or coronet, In the season of rose or of violet, I shall never forget till my dying day!"
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading DINNER to-night, so far as Dulce and Portia are concerned, is gone through in utter silence.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "We must live our lives, though the sun be set, Must meet in the masque, where parts we play, Must cross in the maze of Life's minuet; Our yea is yea, and our nay is nay: But while snows of Winter or flowers of May, Are the sad years' shroud or coronet, In the season of rose or of violet, I shall never forget till my dying day!"
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Portia, even to say yes or no to the butler, is a wearying of the flesh; to Dulce, it is an open annoyance.
to-night
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From this reading DINNER to-night, so far as Dulce and Portia are concerned, is gone through in utter silence.
utter
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From this reading DINNER to-night, so far as Dulce and Portia are concerned, is gone through in utter silence.
violet
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From this reading "We must live our lives, though the sun be set, Must meet in the masque, where parts we play, Must cross in the maze of Life's minuet; Our yea is yea, and our nay is nay: But while snows of Winter or flowers of May, Are the sad years' shroud or coronet, In the season of rose or of violet, I shall never forget till my dying day!"
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We must live our lives, though the sun be set, Must meet in the masque, where parts we play, Must cross in the maze of Life's minuet; Our yea is yea, and our nay is nay: But while snows of Winter or flowers of May, Are the sad years' shroud or coronet, In the season of rose or of violet, I shall never forget till my dying day!"
wearying
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From this reading To Portia, even to say yes or no to the butler, is a wearying of the flesh; to Dulce, it is an open annoyance.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "We must live our lives, though the sun be set, Must meet in the masque, where parts we play, Must cross in the maze of Life's minuet; Our yea is yea, and our nay is nay: But while snows of Winter or flowers of May, Are the sad years' shroud or coronet, In the season of rose or of violet, I shall never forget till my dying day!"
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "We must live our lives, though the sun be set, Must meet in the masque, where parts we play, Must cross in the maze of Life's minuet; Our yea is yea, and our nay is nay: But while snows of Winter or flowers of May, Are the sad years' shroud or coronet, In the season of rose or of violet, I shall never forget till my dying day!"
Winter
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From this reading "We must live our lives, though the sun be set, Must meet in the masque, where parts we play, Must cross in the maze of Life's minuet; Our yea is yea, and our nay is nay: But while snows of Winter or flowers of May, Are the sad years' shroud or coronet, In the season of rose or of violet, I shall never forget till my dying day!"
word
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From this reading Not a word escapes either.
yeaexclamationUS /jeɪ/
an old word for “yes”
From this reading "We must live our lives, though the sun be set, Must meet in the masque, where parts we play, Must cross in the maze of Life's minuet; Our yea is yea, and our nay is nay: But while snows of Winter or flowers of May, Are the sad years' shroud or coronet, In the season of rose or of violet, I shall never forget till my dying day!"
years
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From this reading "We must live our lives, though the sun be set, Must meet in the masque, where parts we play, Must cross in the maze of Life's minuet; Our yea is yea, and our nay is nay: But while snows of Winter or flowers of May, Are the sad years' shroud or coronet, In the season of rose or of violet, I shall never forget till my dying day!"
yes
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From this reading To Portia, even to say yes or no to the butler, is a wearying of the flesh; to Dulce, it is an open annoyance.
