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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 Hence, thou suborned informer! a true soul When most impeach’d, stands least in thy control.
all
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Have I not seen dwellers on form and favour Lose all and more by paying too much rent For compound sweet; forgoing simple savour, Pitiful thrivers, in their gazing spent?
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading No; let me be obsequious in thy heart, And take thou my oblation, poor but free, Which is not mix’d with seconds, knows no art, But mutual render, only me for thee.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading CXXVI O thou, my lovely boy, who in thy power Dost hold Time’s fickle glass, his fickle hour; Who hast by waning grown, and therein show’st Thy lovers withering, as thy sweet self grow’st.
aught
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From this reading CXXV Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy, With my extern the outward honouring, Or laid great bases for eternity, Which proves more short than waste or ruining?
bases
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From this reading CXXV Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy, With my extern the outward honouring, Or laid great bases for eternity, Which proves more short than waste or ruining?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No; let me be obsequious in thy heart, And take thou my oblation, poor but free, Which is not mix’d with seconds, knows no art, But mutual render, only me for thee.
bore
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boy
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading No; let me be obsequious in thy heart, And take thou my oblation, poor but free, Which is not mix’d with seconds, knows no art, But mutual render, only me for thee.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Have I not seen dwellers on form and favour Lose all and more by paying too much rent For compound sweet; forgoing simple savour, Pitiful thrivers, in their gazing spent?
canopynounUS /ˈkæn.ə.pi/
An overhead roof or structure, such as the high vaulted ceiling of an ancient library.
From this reading CXXV Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy, With my extern the outward honouring, Or laid great bases for eternity, Which proves more short than waste or ruining?
compound
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control
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CXXV
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CXXVI
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Dostauxiliary verbUS /dɑːst/
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading CXXVI O thou, my lovely boy, who in thy power Dost hold Time’s fickle glass, his fickle hour; Who hast by waning grown, and therein show’st Thy lovers withering, as thy sweet self grow’st.
dwellers
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eternity
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extern
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favour
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fickle
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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forgoing
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form
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freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading No; let me be obsequious in thy heart, And take thou my oblation, poor but free, Which is not mix’d with seconds, knows no art, But mutual render, only me for thee.
gazing
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glass
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greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CXXV Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy, With my extern the outward honouring, Or laid great bases for eternity, Which proves more short than waste or ruining?
grow'st
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grown
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From this reading CXXVI O thou, my lovely boy, who in thy power Dost hold Time’s fickle glass, his fickle hour; Who hast by waning grown, and therein show’st Thy lovers withering, as thy sweet self grow’st.
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading CXXVI O thou, my lovely boy, who in thy power Dost hold Time’s fickle glass, his fickle hour; Who hast by waning grown, and therein show’st Thy lovers withering, as thy sweet self grow’st.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have I not seen dwellers on form and favour Lose all and more by paying too much rent For compound sweet; forgoing simple savour, Pitiful thrivers, in their gazing spent?
heart
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From this reading No; let me be obsequious in thy heart, And take thou my oblation, poor but free, Which is not mix’d with seconds, knows no art, But mutual render, only me for thee.
HenceadverbUS /hens/
for this reason
From this reading Hence, thou suborned informer! a true soul When most impeach’d, stands least in thy control.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CXXVI O thou, my lovely boy, who in thy power Dost hold Time’s fickle glass, his fickle hour; Who hast by waning grown, and therein show’st Thy lovers withering, as thy sweet self grow’st.
hold
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honouring
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hour
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading CXXV Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy, With my extern the outward honouring, Or laid great bases for eternity, Which proves more short than waste or ruining?
impeach'd
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From this reading Hence, thou suborned informer! a true soul When most impeach’d, stands least in thy control.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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informer
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From this reading Hence, thou suborned informer! a true soul When most impeach’d, stands least in thy control.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No; let me be obsequious in thy heart, And take thou my oblation, poor but free, Which is not mix’d with seconds, knows no art, But mutual render, only me for thee.
knows
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From this reading No; let me be obsequious in thy heart, And take thou my oblation, poor but free, Which is not mix’d with seconds, knows no art, But mutual render, only me for thee.
laid
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From this reading CXXV Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy, With my extern the outward honouring, Or laid great bases for eternity, Which proves more short than waste or ruining?
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hence, thou suborned informer! a true soul When most impeach’d, stands least in thy control.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading No; let me be obsequious in thy heart, And take thou my oblation, poor but free, Which is not mix’d with seconds, knows no art, But mutual render, only me for thee.
Lose
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lovely
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lovers
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading CXXV Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy, With my extern the outward honouring, Or laid great bases for eternity, Which proves more short than waste or ruining?
mix'd
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From this reading No; let me be obsequious in thy heart, And take thou my oblation, poor but free, Which is not mix’d with seconds, knows no art, But mutual render, only me for thee.
more
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most
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From this reading Hence, thou suborned informer! a true soul When most impeach’d, stands least in thy control.
much
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mutual
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From this reading No; let me be obsequious in thy heart, And take thou my oblation, poor but free, Which is not mix’d with seconds, knows no art, But mutual render, only me for thee.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading CXXV Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy, With my extern the outward honouring, Or laid great bases for eternity, Which proves more short than waste or ruining?
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No; let me be obsequious in thy heart, And take thou my oblation, poor but free, Which is not mix’d with seconds, knows no art, But mutual render, only me for thee.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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O
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oblation
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From this reading No; let me be obsequious in thy heart, And take thou my oblation, poor but free, Which is not mix’d with seconds, knows no art, But mutual render, only me for thee.
obsequious
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From this reading No; let me be obsequious in thy heart, And take thou my oblation, poor but free, Which is not mix’d with seconds, knows no art, But mutual render, only me for thee.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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only
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From this reading No; let me be obsequious in thy heart, And take thou my oblation, poor but free, Which is not mix’d with seconds, knows no art, But mutual render, only me for thee.
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading CXXV Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy, With my extern the outward honouring, Or laid great bases for eternity, Which proves more short than waste or ruining?
outward
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paying
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Pitiful
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poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No; let me be obsequious in thy heart, And take thou my oblation, poor but free, Which is not mix’d with seconds, knows no art, But mutual render, only me for thee.
power
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proves
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render
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From this reading No; let me be obsequious in thy heart, And take thou my oblation, poor but free, Which is not mix’d with seconds, knows no art, But mutual render, only me for thee.
rent
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ruining
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savour
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seconds
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From this reading No; let me be obsequious in thy heart, And take thou my oblation, poor but free, Which is not mix’d with seconds, knows no art, But mutual render, only me for thee.
seen
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self
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shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading CXXV Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy, With my extern the outward honouring, Or laid great bases for eternity, Which proves more short than waste or ruining?
show'st
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simple
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soul
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From this reading Hence, thou suborned informer! a true soul When most impeach’d, stands least in thy control.
spent
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stands
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From this reading Hence, thou suborned informer! a true soul When most impeach’d, stands least in thy control.
suborned
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From this reading Hence, thou suborned informer! a true soul When most impeach’d, stands least in thy control.
sweet
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takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No; let me be obsequious in thy heart, And take thou my oblation, poor but free, Which is not mix’d with seconds, knows no art, But mutual render, only me for thee.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading CXXV Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy, With my extern the outward honouring, Or laid great bases for eternity, Which proves more short than waste or ruining?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CXXV Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy, With my extern the outward honouring, Or laid great bases for eternity, Which proves more short than waste or ruining?
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading No; let me be obsequious in thy heart, And take thou my oblation, poor but free, Which is not mix’d with seconds, knows no art, But mutual render, only me for thee.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Have I not seen dwellers on form and favour Lose all and more by paying too much rent For compound sweet; forgoing simple savour, Pitiful thrivers, in their gazing spent?
therein
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thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading No; let me be obsequious in thy heart, And take thou my oblation, poor but free, Which is not mix’d with seconds, knows no art, But mutual render, only me for thee.
thrivers
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thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading No; let me be obsequious in thy heart, And take thou my oblation, poor but free, Which is not mix’d with seconds, knows no art, But mutual render, only me for thee.
Time's
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CXXV Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy, With my extern the outward honouring, Or laid great bases for eternity, Which proves more short than waste or ruining?
too
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true
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From this reading Hence, thou suborned informer! a true soul When most impeach’d, stands least in thy control.
waning
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From this reading CXXVI O thou, my lovely boy, who in thy power Dost hold Time’s fickle glass, his fickle hour; Who hast by waning grown, and therein show’st Thy lovers withering, as thy sweet self grow’st.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading CXXV Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy, With my extern the outward honouring, Or laid great bases for eternity, Which proves more short than waste or ruining?
Were't
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From this reading CXXV Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy, With my extern the outward honouring, Or laid great bases for eternity, Which proves more short than waste or ruining?
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Hence, thou suborned informer! a true soul When most impeach’d, stands least in thy control.
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading CXXV Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy, With my extern the outward honouring, Or laid great bases for eternity, Which proves more short than waste or ruining?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading CXXVI O thou, my lovely boy, who in thy power Dost hold Time’s fickle glass, his fickle hour; Who hast by waning grown, and therein show’st Thy lovers withering, as thy sweet self grow’st.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading CXXV Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy, With my extern the outward honouring, Or laid great bases for eternity, Which proves more short than waste or ruining?
withering
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From this reading CXXVI O thou, my lovely boy, who in thy power Dost hold Time’s fickle glass, his fickle hour; Who hast by waning grown, and therein show’st Thy lovers withering, as thy sweet self grow’st.
