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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 How like a winter hath my absence been From thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year!
absence
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From this reading How like a winter hath my absence been From thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year!
abundant
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From this reading And yet this time removed was summer's time, The teeming autumn big with rich increase, Bearing the wanton burden of the prime, Like widowed wombs after their lords' decease: Yet this abundant issue seemed to me But hope of orphans, and unfathered fruit, For summer and his pleasures wait on thee, And thou away, the very birds are mute.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And yet this time removed was summer's time, The teeming autumn big with rich increase, Bearing the wanton burden of the prime, Like widowed wombs after their lords' decease: Yet this abundant issue seemed to me But hope of orphans, and unfathered fruit, For summer and his pleasures wait on thee, And thou away, the very birds are mute.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet this time removed was summer's time, The teeming autumn big with rich increase, Bearing the wanton burden of the prime, Like widowed wombs after their lords' decease: Yet this abundant issue seemed to me But hope of orphans, and unfathered fruit, For summer and his pleasures wait on thee, And thou away, the very birds are mute.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And yet this time removed was summer's time, The teeming autumn big with rich increase, Bearing the wanton burden of the prime, Like widowed wombs after their lords' decease: Yet this abundant issue seemed to me But hope of orphans, and unfathered fruit, For summer and his pleasures wait on thee, And thou away, the very birds are mute.
autumn
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From this reading And yet this time removed was summer's time, The teeming autumn big with rich increase, Bearing the wanton burden of the prime, Like widowed wombs after their lords' decease: Yet this abundant issue seemed to me But hope of orphans, and unfathered fruit, For summer and his pleasures wait on thee, And thou away, the very birds are mute.
away
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From this reading And yet this time removed was summer's time, The teeming autumn big with rich increase, Bearing the wanton burden of the prime, Like widowed wombs after their lords' decease: Yet this abundant issue seemed to me But hope of orphans, and unfathered fruit, For summer and his pleasures wait on thee, And thou away, the very birds are mute.
bareness
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From this reading What old December's bareness everywhere!
Bearing
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From this reading And yet this time removed was summer's time, The teeming autumn big with rich increase, Bearing the wanton burden of the prime, Like widowed wombs after their lords' decease: Yet this abundant issue seemed to me But hope of orphans, and unfathered fruit, For summer and his pleasures wait on thee, And thou away, the very birds are mute.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading How like a winter hath my absence been From thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year!
big
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From this reading And yet this time removed was summer's time, The teeming autumn big with rich increase, Bearing the wanton burden of the prime, Like widowed wombs after their lords' decease: Yet this abundant issue seemed to me But hope of orphans, and unfathered fruit, For summer and his pleasures wait on thee, And thou away, the very birds are mute.
birds
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From this reading And yet this time removed was summer's time, The teeming autumn big with rich increase, Bearing the wanton burden of the prime, Like widowed wombs after their lords' decease: Yet this abundant issue seemed to me But hope of orphans, and unfathered fruit, For summer and his pleasures wait on thee, And thou away, the very birds are mute.
burden
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From this reading And yet this time removed was summer's time, The teeming autumn big with rich increase, Bearing the wanton burden of the prime, Like widowed wombs after their lords' decease: Yet this abundant issue seemed to me But hope of orphans, and unfathered fruit, For summer and his pleasures wait on thee, And thou away, the very birds are mute.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And yet this time removed was summer's time, The teeming autumn big with rich increase, Bearing the wanton burden of the prime, Like widowed wombs after their lords' decease: Yet this abundant issue seemed to me But hope of orphans, and unfathered fruit, For summer and his pleasures wait on thee, And thou away, the very birds are mute.
cheer
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From this reading Or if they sing, 'tis with so dull a cheer, That leaves look pale, dreading the winter's near.
dark
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From this reading What freezings have I felt, what dark days seen!
days
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From this reading What freezings have I felt, what dark days seen!
decease
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From this reading And yet this time removed was summer's time, The teeming autumn big with rich increase, Bearing the wanton burden of the prime, Like widowed wombs after their lords' decease: Yet this abundant issue seemed to me But hope of orphans, and unfathered fruit, For summer and his pleasures wait on thee, And thou away, the very birds are mute.
December's
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From this reading What old December's bareness everywhere!
dreading
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From this reading Or if they sing, 'tis with so dull a cheer, That leaves look pale, dreading the winter's near.
dull
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From this reading Or if they sing, 'tis with so dull a cheer, That leaves look pale, dreading the winter's near.
everywhere
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From this reading What old December's bareness everywhere!
felt
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From this reading What freezings have I felt, what dark days seen!
fleeting
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From this reading How like a winter hath my absence been From thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year!
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And yet this time removed was summer's time, The teeming autumn big with rich increase, Bearing the wanton burden of the prime, Like widowed wombs after their lords' decease: Yet this abundant issue seemed to me But hope of orphans, and unfathered fruit, For summer and his pleasures wait on thee, And thou away, the very birds are mute.
freezings
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From this reading What freezings have I felt, what dark days seen!
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading How like a winter hath my absence been From thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year!
fruit
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From this reading And yet this time removed was summer's time, The teeming autumn big with rich increase, Bearing the wanton burden of the prime, Like widowed wombs after their lords' decease: Yet this abundant issue seemed to me But hope of orphans, and unfathered fruit, For summer and his pleasures wait on thee, And thou away, the very birds are mute.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading How like a winter hath my absence been From thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What freezings have I felt, what dark days seen!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And yet this time removed was summer's time, The teeming autumn big with rich increase, Bearing the wanton burden of the prime, Like widowed wombs after their lords' decease: Yet this abundant issue seemed to me But hope of orphans, and unfathered fruit, For summer and his pleasures wait on thee, And thou away, the very birds are mute.
hope
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From this reading And yet this time removed was summer's time, The teeming autumn big with rich increase, Bearing the wanton burden of the prime, Like widowed wombs after their lords' decease: Yet this abundant issue seemed to me But hope of orphans, and unfathered fruit, For summer and his pleasures wait on thee, And thou away, the very birds are mute.
How
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From this reading How like a winter hath my absence been From thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What freezings have I felt, what dark days seen!
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Or if they sing, 'tis with so dull a cheer, That leaves look pale, dreading the winter's near.
increase
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From this reading And yet this time removed was summer's time, The teeming autumn big with rich increase, Bearing the wanton burden of the prime, Like widowed wombs after their lords' decease: Yet this abundant issue seemed to me But hope of orphans, and unfathered fruit, For summer and his pleasures wait on thee, And thou away, the very birds are mute.
issue
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From this reading And yet this time removed was summer's time, The teeming autumn big with rich increase, Bearing the wanton burden of the prime, Like widowed wombs after their lords' decease: Yet this abundant issue seemed to me But hope of orphans, and unfathered fruit, For summer and his pleasures wait on thee, And thou away, the very birds are mute.
leaves
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From this reading Or if they sing, 'tis with so dull a cheer, That leaves look pale, dreading the winter's near.
like
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From this reading How like a winter hath my absence been From thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year!
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Or if they sing, 'tis with so dull a cheer, That leaves look pale, dreading the winter's near.
lords
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From this reading And yet this time removed was summer's time, The teeming autumn big with rich increase, Bearing the wanton burden of the prime, Like widowed wombs after their lords' decease: Yet this abundant issue seemed to me But hope of orphans, and unfathered fruit, For summer and his pleasures wait on thee, And thou away, the very birds are mute.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And yet this time removed was summer's time, The teeming autumn big with rich increase, Bearing the wanton burden of the prime, Like widowed wombs after their lords' decease: Yet this abundant issue seemed to me But hope of orphans, and unfathered fruit, For summer and his pleasures wait on thee, And thou away, the very birds are mute.
mute
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From this reading And yet this time removed was summer's time, The teeming autumn big with rich increase, Bearing the wanton burden of the prime, Like widowed wombs after their lords' decease: Yet this abundant issue seemed to me But hope of orphans, and unfathered fruit, For summer and his pleasures wait on thee, And thou away, the very birds are mute.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading How like a winter hath my absence been From thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year!
near
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From this reading Or if they sing, 'tis with so dull a cheer, That leaves look pale, dreading the winter's near.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How like a winter hath my absence been From thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year!
old
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From this reading What old December's bareness everywhere!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And yet this time removed was summer's time, The teeming autumn big with rich increase, Bearing the wanton burden of the prime, Like widowed wombs after their lords' decease: Yet this abundant issue seemed to me But hope of orphans, and unfathered fruit, For summer and his pleasures wait on thee, And thou away, the very birds are mute.
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or if they sing, 'tis with so dull a cheer, That leaves look pale, dreading the winter's near.
orphans
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From this reading And yet this time removed was summer's time, The teeming autumn big with rich increase, Bearing the wanton burden of the prime, Like widowed wombs after their lords' decease: Yet this abundant issue seemed to me But hope of orphans, and unfathered fruit, For summer and his pleasures wait on thee, And thou away, the very birds are mute.
pale
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From this reading Or if they sing, 'tis with so dull a cheer, That leaves look pale, dreading the winter's near.
pleasure
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From this reading How like a winter hath my absence been From thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year!
pleasures
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From this reading And yet this time removed was summer's time, The teeming autumn big with rich increase, Bearing the wanton burden of the prime, Like widowed wombs after their lords' decease: Yet this abundant issue seemed to me But hope of orphans, and unfathered fruit, For summer and his pleasures wait on thee, And thou away, the very birds are mute.
prime
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From this reading And yet this time removed was summer's time, The teeming autumn big with rich increase, Bearing the wanton burden of the prime, Like widowed wombs after their lords' decease: Yet this abundant issue seemed to me But hope of orphans, and unfathered fruit, For summer and his pleasures wait on thee, And thou away, the very birds are mute.
removed
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From this reading And yet this time removed was summer's time, The teeming autumn big with rich increase, Bearing the wanton burden of the prime, Like widowed wombs after their lords' decease: Yet this abundant issue seemed to me But hope of orphans, and unfathered fruit, For summer and his pleasures wait on thee, And thou away, the very birds are mute.
rich
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From this reading And yet this time removed was summer's time, The teeming autumn big with rich increase, Bearing the wanton burden of the prime, Like widowed wombs after their lords' decease: Yet this abundant issue seemed to me But hope of orphans, and unfathered fruit, For summer and his pleasures wait on thee, And thou away, the very birds are mute.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet this time removed was summer's time, The teeming autumn big with rich increase, Bearing the wanton burden of the prime, Like widowed wombs after their lords' decease: Yet this abundant issue seemed to me But hope of orphans, and unfathered fruit, For summer and his pleasures wait on thee, And thou away, the very birds are mute.
seen
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From this reading What freezings have I felt, what dark days seen!
sing
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From this reading Or if they sing, 'tis with so dull a cheer, That leaves look pale, dreading the winter's near.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Or if they sing, 'tis with so dull a cheer, That leaves look pale, dreading the winter's near.
summer
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From this reading And yet this time removed was summer's time, The teeming autumn big with rich increase, Bearing the wanton burden of the prime, Like widowed wombs after their lords' decease: Yet this abundant issue seemed to me But hope of orphans, and unfathered fruit, For summer and his pleasures wait on thee, And thou away, the very birds are mute.
summer's
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From this reading And yet this time removed was summer's time, The teeming autumn big with rich increase, Bearing the wanton burden of the prime, Like widowed wombs after their lords' decease: Yet this abundant issue seemed to me But hope of orphans, and unfathered fruit, For summer and his pleasures wait on thee, And thou away, the very birds are mute.
teeming
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From this reading And yet this time removed was summer's time, The teeming autumn big with rich increase, Bearing the wanton burden of the prime, Like widowed wombs after their lords' decease: Yet this abundant issue seemed to me But hope of orphans, and unfathered fruit, For summer and his pleasures wait on thee, And thou away, the very birds are mute.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Or if they sing, 'tis with so dull a cheer, That leaves look pale, dreading the winter's near.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How like a winter hath my absence been From thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year!
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading How like a winter hath my absence been From thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year!
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And yet this time removed was summer's time, The teeming autumn big with rich increase, Bearing the wanton burden of the prime, Like widowed wombs after their lords' decease: Yet this abundant issue seemed to me But hope of orphans, and unfathered fruit, For summer and his pleasures wait on thee, And thou away, the very birds are mute.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Or if they sing, 'tis with so dull a cheer, That leaves look pale, dreading the winter's near.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And yet this time removed was summer's time, The teeming autumn big with rich increase, Bearing the wanton burden of the prime, Like widowed wombs after their lords' decease: Yet this abundant issue seemed to me But hope of orphans, and unfathered fruit, For summer and his pleasures wait on thee, And thou away, the very birds are mute.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading And yet this time removed was summer's time, The teeming autumn big with rich increase, Bearing the wanton burden of the prime, Like widowed wombs after their lords' decease: Yet this abundant issue seemed to me But hope of orphans, and unfathered fruit, For summer and his pleasures wait on thee, And thou away, the very birds are mute.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet this time removed was summer's time, The teeming autumn big with rich increase, Bearing the wanton burden of the prime, Like widowed wombs after their lords' decease: Yet this abundant issue seemed to me But hope of orphans, and unfathered fruit, For summer and his pleasures wait on thee, And thou away, the very birds are mute.
tis
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From this reading Or if they sing, 'tis with so dull a cheer, That leaves look pale, dreading the winter's near.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And yet this time removed was summer's time, The teeming autumn big with rich increase, Bearing the wanton burden of the prime, Like widowed wombs after their lords' decease: Yet this abundant issue seemed to me But hope of orphans, and unfathered fruit, For summer and his pleasures wait on thee, And thou away, the very birds are mute.
unfathered
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From this reading And yet this time removed was summer's time, The teeming autumn big with rich increase, Bearing the wanton burden of the prime, Like widowed wombs after their lords' decease: Yet this abundant issue seemed to me But hope of orphans, and unfathered fruit, For summer and his pleasures wait on thee, And thou away, the very birds are mute.
very
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From this reading And yet this time removed was summer's time, The teeming autumn big with rich increase, Bearing the wanton burden of the prime, Like widowed wombs after their lords' decease: Yet this abundant issue seemed to me But hope of orphans, and unfathered fruit, For summer and his pleasures wait on thee, And thou away, the very birds are mute.
wait
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From this reading And yet this time removed was summer's time, The teeming autumn big with rich increase, Bearing the wanton burden of the prime, Like widowed wombs after their lords' decease: Yet this abundant issue seemed to me But hope of orphans, and unfathered fruit, For summer and his pleasures wait on thee, And thou away, the very birds are mute.
wanton
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From this reading And yet this time removed was summer's time, The teeming autumn big with rich increase, Bearing the wanton burden of the prime, Like widowed wombs after their lords' decease: Yet this abundant issue seemed to me But hope of orphans, and unfathered fruit, For summer and his pleasures wait on thee, And thou away, the very birds are mute.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And yet this time removed was summer's time, The teeming autumn big with rich increase, Bearing the wanton burden of the prime, Like widowed wombs after their lords' decease: Yet this abundant issue seemed to me But hope of orphans, and unfathered fruit, For summer and his pleasures wait on thee, And thou away, the very birds are mute.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What freezings have I felt, what dark days seen!
widowed
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From this reading And yet this time removed was summer's time, The teeming autumn big with rich increase, Bearing the wanton burden of the prime, Like widowed wombs after their lords' decease: Yet this abundant issue seemed to me But hope of orphans, and unfathered fruit, For summer and his pleasures wait on thee, And thou away, the very birds are mute.
winter
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From this reading How like a winter hath my absence been From thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year!
winter's
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From this reading Or if they sing, 'tis with so dull a cheer, That leaves look pale, dreading the winter's near.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And yet this time removed was summer's time, The teeming autumn big with rich increase, Bearing the wanton burden of the prime, Like widowed wombs after their lords' decease: Yet this abundant issue seemed to me But hope of orphans, and unfathered fruit, For summer and his pleasures wait on thee, And thou away, the very birds are mute.
wombs
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From this reading And yet this time removed was summer's time, The teeming autumn big with rich increase, Bearing the wanton burden of the prime, Like widowed wombs after their lords' decease: Yet this abundant issue seemed to me But hope of orphans, and unfathered fruit, For summer and his pleasures wait on thee, And thou away, the very birds are mute.
year
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From this reading How like a winter hath my absence been From thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year!
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet this time removed was summer's time, The teeming autumn big with rich increase, Bearing the wanton burden of the prime, Like widowed wombs after their lords' decease: Yet this abundant issue seemed to me But hope of orphans, and unfathered fruit, For summer and his pleasures wait on thee, And thou away, the very birds are mute.
