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1
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From this reading From the Macmillan Globe edition of THE WORKS OF EDMUND SPENSER Accented, etc. characters are shown thus: {a\} = a + grave accent {e\} = e + grave accent {e"} = e + diaeresis mark {ae} = ae diphthong {oe} = oe dipthong Footnotes for each chapter are enclosed in curly brackets, e.g. {1} Regions of italic type are defined by underscores
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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accent
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Accented
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ae
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alio
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From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The life of Spenser is wrapt in a similar obscurity to that which hides from us his great predecessor Chaucer, and his still greater contemporary Shakspere.
arcana
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From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading From the Macmillan Globe edition of THE WORKS OF EDMUND SPENSER Accented, etc. characters are shown thus: {a\} = a + grave accent {e\} = e + grave accent {e"} = e + diaeresis mark {ae} = ae diphthong {oe} = oe dipthong Footnotes for each chapter are enclosed in curly brackets, e.g. {1} Regions of italic type are defined by underscores
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hither, as to their fountain, other stars Repairing in their urns draw golden light.
bene
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From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.
brackets
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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cesserat
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From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.
chapter
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characters
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Chaucer
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From this reading The life of Spenser is wrapt in a similar obscurity to that which hides from us his great predecessor Chaucer, and his still greater contemporary Shakspere.
contemporary
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From this reading The life of Spenser is wrapt in a similar obscurity to that which hides from us his great predecessor Chaucer, and his still greater contemporary Shakspere.
Credebat
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From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.
curly
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D
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From this reading _E D M U N D S P E N S E R_.
Decurrens
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From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.
defined
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descripta
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From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.
diaeresis
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diphthong
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dipthong
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draw
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From this reading Hither, as to their fountain, other stars Repairing in their urns draw golden light.
e
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eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
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edition
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EDMUND
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enclosed
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etc
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fidis
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From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.
fit
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From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.
Footnotes
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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fountain
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From this reading Hither, as to their fountain, other stars Repairing in their urns draw golden light.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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g
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Globe
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golden
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From this reading Hither, as to their fountain, other stars Repairing in their urns draw golden light.
grave
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greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The life of Spenser is wrapt in a similar obscurity to that which hides from us his great predecessor Chaucer, and his still greater contemporary Shakspere.
greater
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From this reading The life of Spenser is wrapt in a similar obscurity to that which hides from us his great predecessor Chaucer, and his still greater contemporary Shakspere.
hides
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From this reading The life of Spenser is wrapt in a similar obscurity to that which hides from us his great predecessor Chaucer, and his still greater contemporary Shakspere.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The life of Spenser is wrapt in a similar obscurity to that which hides from us his great predecessor Chaucer, and his still greater contemporary Shakspere.
HitheradverbUS /ˈhɪðər/
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading Hither, as to their fountain, other stars Repairing in their urns draw golden light.
Ille
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From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The life of Spenser is wrapt in a similar obscurity to that which hides from us his great predecessor Chaucer, and his still greater contemporary Shakspere.
italic
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libris
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From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The life of Spenser is wrapt in a similar obscurity to that which hides from us his great predecessor Chaucer, and his still greater contemporary Shakspere.
light
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From this reading Hither, as to their fountain, other stars Repairing in their urns draw golden light.
M
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From this reading _E D M U N D S P E N S E R_.
Macmillan
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male
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From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.
mark
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N
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From this reading _E D M U N D S P E N S E R_.
neque
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From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.
obscurity
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From this reading The life of Spenser is wrapt in a similar obscurity to that which hides from us his great predecessor Chaucer, and his still greater contemporary Shakspere.
oe
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From the Macmillan Globe edition of THE WORKS OF EDMUND SPENSER Accented, etc. characters are shown thus: {a\} = a + grave accent {e\} = e + grave accent {e"} = e + diaeresis mark {ae} = ae diphthong {oe} = oe dipthong Footnotes for each chapter are enclosed in curly brackets, e.g. {1} Regions of italic type are defined by underscores
olim
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From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.
omnis
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From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.
other
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From this reading Hither, as to their fountain, other stars Repairing in their urns draw golden light.
P
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From this reading _E D M U N D S P E N S E R_.
pateat
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From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.
predecessor
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From this reading The life of Spenser is wrapt in a similar obscurity to that which hides from us his great predecessor Chaucer, and his still greater contemporary Shakspere.
quo
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From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.
R
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From this reading _E D M U N D S P E N S E R_.
Regions
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Repairing
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From this reading Hither, as to their fountain, other stars Repairing in their urns draw golden light.
S
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From this reading _E D M U N D S P E N S E R_.
senis
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From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.
Shakspere
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From this reading The life of Spenser is wrapt in a similar obscurity to that which hides from us his great predecessor Chaucer, and his still greater contemporary Shakspere.
shown
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si
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From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.
similar
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From this reading The life of Spenser is wrapt in a similar obscurity to that which hides from us his great predecessor Chaucer, and his still greater contemporary Shakspere.
sodalibus
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From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.
SPENSER
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stars
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From this reading Hither, as to their fountain, other stars Repairing in their urns draw golden light.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The life of Spenser is wrapt in a similar obscurity to that which hides from us his great predecessor Chaucer, and his still greater contemporary Shakspere.
tabella
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From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The life of Spenser is wrapt in a similar obscurity to that which hides from us his great predecessor Chaucer, and his still greater contemporary Shakspere.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From the Macmillan Globe edition of THE WORKS OF EDMUND SPENSER Accented, etc. characters are shown thus: {a\} = a + grave accent {e\} = e + grave accent {e"} = e + diaeresis mark {ae} = ae diphthong {oe} = oe dipthong Footnotes for each chapter are enclosed in curly brackets, e.g. {1} Regions of italic type are defined by underscores
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Hither, as to their fountain, other stars Repairing in their urns draw golden light.
thus
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From this reading From the Macmillan Globe edition of THE WORKS OF EDMUND SPENSER Accented, etc. characters are shown thus: {a\} = a + grave accent {e\} = e + grave accent {e"} = e + diaeresis mark {ae} = ae diphthong {oe} = oe dipthong Footnotes for each chapter are enclosed in curly brackets, e.g. {1} Regions of italic type are defined by underscores
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hither, as to their fountain, other stars Repairing in their urns draw golden light.
type
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From this reading From the Macmillan Globe edition of THE WORKS OF EDMUND SPENSER Accented, etc. characters are shown thus: {a\} = a + grave accent {e\} = e + grave accent {e"} = e + diaeresis mark {ae} = ae diphthong {oe} = oe dipthong Footnotes for each chapter are enclosed in curly brackets, e.g. {1} Regions of italic type are defined by underscores
U
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From this reading _E D M U N D S P E N S E R_.
underscores
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From this reading From the Macmillan Globe edition of THE WORKS OF EDMUND SPENSER Accented, etc. characters are shown thus: {a\} = a + grave accent {e\} = e + grave accent {e"} = e + diaeresis mark {ae} = ae diphthong {oe} = oe dipthong Footnotes for each chapter are enclosed in curly brackets, e.g. {1} Regions of italic type are defined by underscores
unquam
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From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.
urns
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From this reading Hither, as to their fountain, other stars Repairing in their urns draw golden light.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The life of Spenser is wrapt in a similar obscurity to that which hides from us his great predecessor Chaucer, and his still greater contemporary Shakspere.
ut
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From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.
velut
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From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.
veluti
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From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.
Vita
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From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.
Votiva
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From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The life of Spenser is wrapt in a similar obscurity to that which hides from us his great predecessor Chaucer, and his still greater contemporary Shakspere.
WORKS
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From this reading From the Macmillan Globe edition of THE WORKS OF EDMUND SPENSER Accented, etc. characters are shown thus: {a\} = a + grave accent {e\} = e + grave accent {e"} = e + diaeresis mark {ae} = ae diphthong {oe} = oe dipthong Footnotes for each chapter are enclosed in curly brackets, e.g. {1} Regions of italic type are defined by underscores
wrapt
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From this reading The life of Spenser is wrapt in a similar obscurity to that which hides from us his great predecessor Chaucer, and his still greater contemporary Shakspere.
