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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 Patricia, filling her apron with midsummer flowers, sang with a careless passion, her mind far away in the midst of a Whitehall pageant, described to her the night before by that silver-tongued courtier, Sir Charles Carew.
adore
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From this reading "Yet this inconstancy is such As you too shall adore.
air
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From this reading The rich notes rang higher and higher, filling the languid air, and drowning the trill of the mockingbirds.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading THE NEW SECRETARY "Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind, To war and arms I flee....
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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apron
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arms
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From this reading THE NEW SECRETARY "Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind, To war and arms I flee....
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Yet this inconstancy is such As you too shall adore.
away
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From this reading Patricia, filling her apron with midsummer flowers, sang with a careless passion, her mind far away in the midst of a Whitehall pageant, described to her the night before by that silver-tongued courtier, Sir Charles Carew.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Patricia, filling her apron with midsummer flowers, sang with a careless passion, her mind far away in the midst of a Whitehall pageant, described to her the night before by that silver-tongued courtier, Sir Charles Carew.
breast
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Patricia, filling her apron with midsummer flowers, sang with a careless passion, her mind far away in the midst of a Whitehall pageant, described to her the night before by that silver-tongued courtier, Sir Charles Carew.
careless
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Carew
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Charles
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chaste
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From this reading THE NEW SECRETARY "Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind, To war and arms I flee....
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not honor more."
courtier
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dear
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From this reading I could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not honor more."
described
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drowning
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From this reading The rich notes rang higher and higher, filling the languid air, and drowning the trill of the mockingbirds.
far
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filling
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From this reading The rich notes rang higher and higher, filling the languid air, and drowning the trill of the mockingbirds.
flee
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From this reading THE NEW SECRETARY "Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind, To war and arms I flee....
flowers
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From this reading Patricia, filling her apron with midsummer flowers, sang with a careless passion, her mind far away in the midst of a Whitehall pageant, described to her the night before by that silver-tongued courtier, Sir Charles Carew.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE NEW SECRETARY "Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind, To war and arms I flee....
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Patricia, filling her apron with midsummer flowers, sang with a careless passion, her mind far away in the midst of a Whitehall pageant, described to her the night before by that silver-tongued courtier, Sir Charles Carew.
higher
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From this reading The rich notes rang higher and higher, filling the languid air, and drowning the trill of the mockingbirds.
honor
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From this reading I could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not honor more."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE NEW SECRETARY "Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind, To war and arms I flee....
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Patricia, filling her apron with midsummer flowers, sang with a careless passion, her mind far away in the midst of a Whitehall pageant, described to her the night before by that silver-tongued courtier, Sir Charles Carew.
inconstancy
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From this reading "Yet this inconstancy is such As you too shall adore.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yet this inconstancy is such As you too shall adore.
languid
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From this reading The rich notes rang higher and higher, filling the languid air, and drowning the trill of the mockingbirds.
love
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From this reading I could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not honor more."
Loved
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From this reading I could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not honor more."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE NEW SECRETARY "Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind, To war and arms I flee....
midst
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midsummer
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From this reading Patricia, filling her apron with midsummer flowers, sang with a careless passion, her mind far away in the midst of a Whitehall pageant, described to her the night before by that silver-tongued courtier, Sir Charles Carew.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE NEW SECRETARY "Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind, To war and arms I flee....
mockingbirds
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From this reading The rich notes rang higher and higher, filling the languid air, and drowning the trill of the mockingbirds.
more
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From this reading I could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not honor more."
much
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From this reading I could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not honor more."
NEW
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night
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE NEW SECRETARY "Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind, To war and arms I flee....
notes
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From this reading The rich notes rang higher and higher, filling the languid air, and drowning the trill of the mockingbirds.
nunnery
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From this reading THE NEW SECRETARY "Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind, To war and arms I flee....
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE NEW SECRETARY "Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind, To war and arms I flee....
pageant
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passion
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Patricia
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quiet
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rang
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From this reading The rich notes rang higher and higher, filling the languid air, and drowning the trill of the mockingbirds.
rich
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sang
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From this reading Patricia, filling her apron with midsummer flowers, sang with a careless passion, her mind far away in the midst of a Whitehall pageant, described to her the night before by that silver-tongued courtier, Sir Charles Carew.
SECRETARY
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From this reading THE NEW SECRETARY "Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind, To war and arms I flee....
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Yet this inconstancy is such As you too shall adore.
silver-tongued
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Sir
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From this reading Patricia, filling her apron with midsummer flowers, sang with a careless passion, her mind far away in the midst of a Whitehall pageant, described to her the night before by that silver-tongued courtier, Sir Charles Carew.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not honor more."
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Yet this inconstancy is such As you too shall adore.
sweet
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From this reading THE NEW SECRETARY "Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind, To war and arms I flee....
TellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE NEW SECRETARY "Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind, To war and arms I flee....
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE NEW SECRETARY "Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind, To war and arms I flee....
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW SECRETARY "Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind, To war and arms I flee....
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading I could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not honor more."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Yet this inconstancy is such As you too shall adore.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading THE NEW SECRETARY "Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind, To war and arms I flee....
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE NEW SECRETARY "Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind, To war and arms I flee....
too
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From this reading "Yet this inconstancy is such As you too shall adore.
trill
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From this reading The rich notes rang higher and higher, filling the languid air, and drowning the trill of the mockingbirds.
unkind
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From this reading THE NEW SECRETARY "Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind, To war and arms I flee....
war
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From this reading THE NEW SECRETARY "Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind, To war and arms I flee....
Whitehall
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From this reading Patricia, filling her apron with midsummer flowers, sang with a careless passion, her mind far away in the midst of a Whitehall pageant, described to her the night before by that silver-tongued courtier, Sir Charles Carew.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Patricia, filling her apron with midsummer flowers, sang with a careless passion, her mind far away in the midst of a Whitehall pageant, described to her the night before by that silver-tongued courtier, Sir Charles Carew.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "Yet this inconstancy is such As you too shall adore.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yet this inconstancy is such As you too shall adore.
