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agreed
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From this reading I'm the crown of every sweet and fragrant weed; When the loved one calls, I keep the tryst agreed.
all
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From this reading My favours I deny not all the year; Though cessation be desired, I nothing heed.
amazed
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From this reading Then she changed the measure and the mode [and played] so that she amazed the wits of those who were present, and Queen Es Shuhba was moved to mirth and said, 'Well done, O queen of delight!'
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I'm the crown of every sweet and fragrant weed; When the loved one calls, I keep the tryst agreed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My favours I deny not all the year; Though cessation be desired, I nothing heed.
calls
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From this reading I'm the crown of every sweet and fragrant weed; When the loved one calls, I keep the tryst agreed.
cessation
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From this reading My favours I deny not all the year; Though cessation be desired, I nothing heed.
changed
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From this reading Then she changed the measure and the mode [and played] so that she amazed the wits of those who were present, and Queen Es Shuhba was moved to mirth and said, 'Well done, O queen of delight!'
crown
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From this reading I'm the crown of every sweet and fragrant weed; When the loved one calls, I keep the tryst agreed.
delight
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From this reading Then she changed the measure and the mode [and played] so that she amazed the wits of those who were present, and Queen Es Shuhba was moved to mirth and said, 'Well done, O queen of delight!'
deny
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From this reading My favours I deny not all the year; Though cessation be desired, I nothing heed.
desired
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From this reading My favours I deny not all the year; Though cessation be desired, I nothing heed.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she changed the measure and the mode [and played] so that she amazed the wits of those who were present, and Queen Es Shuhba was moved to mirth and said, 'Well done, O queen of delight!'
eath
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From this reading I'm the keeper of the promise and the troth, And my gathering is eath, without impede.
Es
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From this reading Then she changed the measure and the mode [and played] so that she amazed the wits of those who were present, and Queen Es Shuhba was moved to mirth and said, 'Well done, O queen of delight!'
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I'm the crown of every sweet and fragrant weed; When the loved one calls, I keep the tryst agreed.
favours
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From this reading My favours I deny not all the year; Though cessation be desired, I nothing heed.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she returned to the first mode and improvised the following verses on the water-lily:
following
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From this reading Then she returned to the first mode and improvised the following verses on the water-lily:
fragrant
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From this reading I'm the crown of every sweet and fragrant weed; When the loved one calls, I keep the tryst agreed.
gathering
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From this reading I'm the keeper of the promise and the troth, And my gathering is eath, without impede.
heed
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From this reading My favours I deny not all the year; Though cessation be desired, I nothing heed.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I'm the crown of every sweet and fragrant weed; When the loved one calls, I keep the tryst agreed.
I'm
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From this reading I'm the crown of every sweet and fragrant weed; When the loved one calls, I keep the tryst agreed.
impede
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From this reading I'm the keeper of the promise and the troth, And my gathering is eath, without impede.
improvised
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From this reading Then she returned to the first mode and improvised the following verses on the water-lily:
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I'm the keeper of the promise and the troth, And my gathering is eath, without impede.
keep
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From this reading I'm the crown of every sweet and fragrant weed; When the loved one calls, I keep the tryst agreed.
keeper
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From this reading I'm the keeper of the promise and the troth, And my gathering is eath, without impede.
loved
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From this reading I'm the crown of every sweet and fragrant weed; When the loved one calls, I keep the tryst agreed.
measure
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From this reading Then she changed the measure and the mode [and played] so that she amazed the wits of those who were present, and Queen Es Shuhba was moved to mirth and said, 'Well done, O queen of delight!'
mirth
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From this reading Then she changed the measure and the mode [and played] so that she amazed the wits of those who were present, and Queen Es Shuhba was moved to mirth and said, 'Well done, O queen of delight!'
mode
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From this reading Then she changed the measure and the mode [and played] so that she amazed the wits of those who were present, and Queen Es Shuhba was moved to mirth and said, 'Well done, O queen of delight!'
moved
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From this reading Then she changed the measure and the mode [and played] so that she amazed the wits of those who were present, and Queen Es Shuhba was moved to mirth and said, 'Well done, O queen of delight!'
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My favours I deny not all the year; Though cessation be desired, I nothing heed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My favours I deny not all the year; Though cessation be desired, I nothing heed.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading My favours I deny not all the year; Though cessation be desired, I nothing heed.
O
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From this reading Then she changed the measure and the mode [and played] so that she amazed the wits of those who were present, and Queen Es Shuhba was moved to mirth and said, 'Well done, O queen of delight!'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I'm the crown of every sweet and fragrant weed; When the loved one calls, I keep the tryst agreed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then she returned to the first mode and improvised the following verses on the water-lily:
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I'm the crown of every sweet and fragrant weed; When the loved one calls, I keep the tryst agreed.
played
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From this reading Then she changed the measure and the mode [and played] so that she amazed the wits of those who were present, and Queen Es Shuhba was moved to mirth and said, 'Well done, O queen of delight!'
present
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From this reading Then she changed the measure and the mode [and played] so that she amazed the wits of those who were present, and Queen Es Shuhba was moved to mirth and said, 'Well done, O queen of delight!'
promise
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From this reading I'm the keeper of the promise and the troth, And my gathering is eath, without impede.
Queen
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From this reading Then she changed the measure and the mode [and played] so that she amazed the wits of those who were present, and Queen Es Shuhba was moved to mirth and said, 'Well done, O queen of delight!'
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then she returned to the first mode and improvised the following verses on the water-lily:
said
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From this reading Then she changed the measure and the mode [and played] so that she amazed the wits of those who were present, and Queen Es Shuhba was moved to mirth and said, 'Well done, O queen of delight!'
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she changed the measure and the mode [and played] so that she amazed the wits of those who were present, and Queen Es Shuhba was moved to mirth and said, 'Well done, O queen of delight!'
Shuhba
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From this reading Then she changed the measure and the mode [and played] so that she amazed the wits of those who were present, and Queen Es Shuhba was moved to mirth and said, 'Well done, O queen of delight!'
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Then she changed the measure and the mode [and played] so that she amazed the wits of those who were present, and Queen Es Shuhba was moved to mirth and said, 'Well done, O queen of delight!'
sweet
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From this reading I'm the crown of every sweet and fragrant weed; When the loved one calls, I keep the tryst agreed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then she changed the measure and the mode [and played] so that she amazed the wits of those who were present, and Queen Es Shuhba was moved to mirth and said, 'Well done, O queen of delight!'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I'm the crown of every sweet and fragrant weed; When the loved one calls, I keep the tryst agreed.
Then
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From this reading Then she changed the measure and the mode [and played] so that she amazed the wits of those who were present, and Queen Es Shuhba was moved to mirth and said, 'Well done, O queen of delight!'
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Then she changed the measure and the mode [and played] so that she amazed the wits of those who were present, and Queen Es Shuhba was moved to mirth and said, 'Well done, O queen of delight!'
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading My favours I deny not all the year; Though cessation be desired, I nothing heed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then she changed the measure and the mode [and played] so that she amazed the wits of those who were present, and Queen Es Shuhba was moved to mirth and said, 'Well done, O queen of delight!'
troth
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From this reading I'm the keeper of the promise and the troth, And my gathering is eath, without impede.
tryst
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From this reading I'm the crown of every sweet and fragrant weed; When the loved one calls, I keep the tryst agreed.
verses
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From this reading Then she returned to the first mode and improvised the following verses on the water-lily:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then she changed the measure and the mode [and played] so that she amazed the wits of those who were present, and Queen Es Shuhba was moved to mirth and said, 'Well done, O queen of delight!'
water-lily
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From this reading Then she returned to the first mode and improvised the following verses on the water-lily:
weed
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From this reading I'm the crown of every sweet and fragrant weed; When the loved one calls, I keep the tryst agreed.
Well
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From this reading Then she changed the measure and the mode [and played] so that she amazed the wits of those who were present, and Queen Es Shuhba was moved to mirth and said, 'Well done, O queen of delight!'
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then she changed the measure and the mode [and played] so that she amazed the wits of those who were present, and Queen Es Shuhba was moved to mirth and said, 'Well done, O queen of delight!'
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I'm the crown of every sweet and fragrant weed; When the loved one calls, I keep the tryst agreed.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Then she changed the measure and the mode [and played] so that she amazed the wits of those who were present, and Queen Es Shuhba was moved to mirth and said, 'Well done, O queen of delight!'
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I'm the keeper of the promise and the troth, And my gathering is eath, without impede.
wits
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From this reading Then she changed the measure and the mode [and played] so that she amazed the wits of those who were present, and Queen Es Shuhba was moved to mirth and said, 'Well done, O queen of delight!'
year
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From this reading My favours I deny not all the year; Though cessation be desired, I nothing heed.
