Chapter XII
(4) Herrick. _Meddowes_ and _Come, my Corinna_. After that _Mr. Wickes_: two any way. (5) Leave out stanza 3rd of Congreve's thing, like a dear; we can't stand the "sigh" nor the "peruke." (6) Milton.
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(4)
Herrick.
_Meddowes_
and
_Come,
my
Corinna_.
After
that
_Mr.
Wickes_:
two
any
way.
(5)
Leave
out
stanza
3rd
of
Congreve's
thing,
like
a
dear;
we
can't
stand
the
"sigh"
nor
the
"peruke."
(6)
Milton.
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Chapter XII
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
(4)
Herrick.
Line 2
_Meddowes_
and
_Come,
my
Corinna_.
Line 3
After
that
_Mr.
Wickes_:
two
any
way.
Line 4
(5)
Leave
out
stanza
3rd
of
Congreve's
thing,
like
a
dear;
we
can't
stand
the
"sigh"
nor
the
"peruke."
Line 5
(6)
Milton.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “After that _Mr. Wickes_: two any way.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
Stand
noun
US /stand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “(5) Leave out stanza 3rd of Congreve's thing, like a dear; we can't stand the "sigh" nor the "peruke."”
Thing
noun
US /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “(5) Leave out stanza 3rd of Congreve's thing, like a dear; we can't stand the "sigh" nor the "peruke."”
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3rd
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From this reading (5) Leave out stanza 3rd of Congreve's thing, like a dear; we can't stand the "sigh" nor the "peruke."
4
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From this reading (4) Herrick.
5
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From this reading (5) Leave out stanza 3rd of Congreve's thing, like a dear; we can't stand the "sigh" nor the "peruke."
6
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From this reading (6) Milton.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading (5) Leave out stanza 3rd of Congreve's thing, like a dear; we can't stand the "sigh" nor the "peruke."
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After that _Mr. Wickes_: two any way.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Meddowes_ and _Come, my Corinna_.
any
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From this reading After that _Mr. Wickes_: two any way.
can't
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From this reading (5) Leave out stanza 3rd of Congreve's thing, like a dear; we can't stand the "sigh" nor the "peruke."
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Meddowes_ and _Come, my Corinna_.
Congreve's
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From this reading (5) Leave out stanza 3rd of Congreve's thing, like a dear; we can't stand the "sigh" nor the "peruke."
Corinna
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From this reading _Meddowes_ and _Come, my Corinna_.
dear
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From this reading (5) Leave out stanza 3rd of Congreve's thing, like a dear; we can't stand the "sigh" nor the "peruke."
Herrick
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From this reading (4) Herrick.
Leave
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From this reading (5) Leave out stanza 3rd of Congreve's thing, like a dear; we can't stand the "sigh" nor the "peruke."
like
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From this reading (5) Leave out stanza 3rd of Congreve's thing, like a dear; we can't stand the "sigh" nor the "peruke."
Meddowes
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From this reading _Meddowes_ and _Come, my Corinna_.
Milton
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From this reading (6) Milton.
Mr
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From this reading After that _Mr. Wickes_: two any way.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Meddowes_ and _Come, my Corinna_.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading (5) Leave out stanza 3rd of Congreve's thing, like a dear; we can't stand the "sigh" nor the "peruke."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (5) Leave out stanza 3rd of Congreve's thing, like a dear; we can't stand the "sigh" nor the "peruke."
out
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From this reading (5) Leave out stanza 3rd of Congreve's thing, like a dear; we can't stand the "sigh" nor the "peruke."
peruke
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From this reading (5) Leave out stanza 3rd of Congreve's thing, like a dear; we can't stand the "sigh" nor the "peruke."
sigh
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From this reading (5) Leave out stanza 3rd of Congreve's thing, like a dear; we can't stand the "sigh" nor the "peruke."
stand
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From this reading (5) Leave out stanza 3rd of Congreve's thing, like a dear; we can't stand the "sigh" nor the "peruke."
stanza
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From this reading (5) Leave out stanza 3rd of Congreve's thing, like a dear; we can't stand the "sigh" nor the "peruke."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After that _Mr. Wickes_: two any way.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (5) Leave out stanza 3rd of Congreve's thing, like a dear; we can't stand the "sigh" nor the "peruke."
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (5) Leave out stanza 3rd of Congreve's thing, like a dear; we can't stand the "sigh" nor the "peruke."
two
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From this reading After that _Mr. Wickes_: two any way.
way
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From this reading After that _Mr. Wickes_: two any way.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading (5) Leave out stanza 3rd of Congreve's thing, like a dear; we can't stand the "sigh" nor the "peruke."
Wickes
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From this reading After that _Mr. Wickes_: two any way.