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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 O, love’s best habit is a soothing tongue, And age, in love, loves not to have years told.
age
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From this reading O, love’s best habit is a soothing tongue, And age, in love, loves not to have years told.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young, Although I know my years be past the best, I smiling credit her false-speaking tongue, Outfacing faults in love with love’s ill rest.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading And wherefore say not I that I am old?
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And wherefore say not I that I am old?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young, Although I know my years be past the best, I smiling credit her false-speaking tongue, Outfacing faults in love with love’s ill rest.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
best
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From this reading Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young, Although I know my years be past the best, I smiling credit her false-speaking tongue, Outfacing faults in love with love’s ill rest.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But wherefore says my love that she is young?
credit
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From this reading Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young, Although I know my years be past the best, I smiling credit her false-speaking tongue, Outfacing faults in love with love’s ill rest.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
false
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From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
false-speaking
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From this reading Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young, Although I know my years be past the best, I smiling credit her false-speaking tongue, Outfacing faults in love with love’s ill rest.
faults
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From this reading Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young, Although I know my years be past the best, I smiling credit her false-speaking tongue, Outfacing faults in love with love’s ill rest.
forgeries
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From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
habit
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From this reading O, love’s best habit is a soothing tongue, And age, in love, loves not to have years told.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading O, love’s best habit is a soothing tongue, And age, in love, loves not to have years told.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
ill
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From this reading Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young, Although I know my years be past the best, I smiling credit her false-speaking tongue, Outfacing faults in love with love’s ill rest.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
lies
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From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
love
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From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
love's
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From this reading Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young, Although I know my years be past the best, I smiling credit her false-speaking tongue, Outfacing faults in love with love’s ill rest.
loves
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From this reading O, love’s best habit is a soothing tongue, And age, in love, loves not to have years told.
made
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From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And wherefore say not I that I am old?
O
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From this reading O, love’s best habit is a soothing tongue, And age, in love, loves not to have years told.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
old
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From this reading And wherefore say not I that I am old?
Outfacing
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From this reading Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young, Although I know my years be past the best, I smiling credit her false-speaking tongue, Outfacing faults in love with love’s ill rest.
past
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From this reading Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young, Although I know my years be past the best, I smiling credit her false-speaking tongue, Outfacing faults in love with love’s ill rest.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young, Although I know my years be past the best, I smiling credit her false-speaking tongue, Outfacing faults in love with love’s ill rest.
say
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From this reading And wherefore say not I that I am old?
says
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From this reading But wherefore says my love that she is young?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
smiling
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From this reading Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young, Although I know my years be past the best, I smiling credit her false-speaking tongue, Outfacing faults in love with love’s ill rest.
some
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From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
soothing
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From this reading O, love’s best habit is a soothing tongue, And age, in love, loves not to have years told.
swears
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From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young, Although I know my years be past the best, I smiling credit her false-speaking tongue, Outfacing faults in love with love’s ill rest.
thinks
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From this reading Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young, Although I know my years be past the best, I smiling credit her false-speaking tongue, Outfacing faults in love with love’s ill rest.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
Thus
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From this reading Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young, Although I know my years be past the best, I smiling credit her false-speaking tongue, Outfacing faults in love with love’s ill rest.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading O, love’s best habit is a soothing tongue, And age, in love, loves not to have years told.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading O, love’s best habit is a soothing tongue, And age, in love, loves not to have years told.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young, Although I know my years be past the best, I smiling credit her false-speaking tongue, Outfacing faults in love with love’s ill rest.
truth
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From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
Unskilful
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From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
untutor'd
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From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
vainly
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From this reading Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young, Although I know my years be past the best, I smiling credit her false-speaking tongue, Outfacing faults in love with love’s ill rest.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
whereforeadverbUS /werˈfɔːr/
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading But wherefore says my love that she is young?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young, Although I know my years be past the best, I smiling credit her false-speaking tongue, Outfacing faults in love with love’s ill rest.
world's
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From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
years
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From this reading Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young, Although I know my years be past the best, I smiling credit her false-speaking tongue, Outfacing faults in love with love’s ill rest.
young
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From this reading Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young, Although I know my years be past the best, I smiling credit her false-speaking tongue, Outfacing faults in love with love’s ill rest.
youth
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From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
