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1590
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From this reading 1590.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Thus after an absence of about nine years, Spenser returned for a time to England; he returned 'bringing his sheaves with him.'
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Thus after an absence of about nine years, Spenser returned for a time to England; he returned 'bringing his sheaves with him.'
absence
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From this reading Thus after an absence of about nine years, Spenser returned for a time to England; he returned 'bringing his sheaves with him.'
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Thus after an absence of about nine years, Spenser returned for a time to England; he returned 'bringing his sheaves with him.'
Al
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From this reading 'That goddess' To mine oaten pipe enclin'd her eare That she thenceforth therein gan take delight, And it desir'd at timely houres to heare Al were my notes but rude and roughly dight.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Thus after an absence of about nine years, Spenser returned for a time to England; he returned 'bringing his sheaves with him.'
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Whatever shadow of misunderstanding had previously come between his introducer--or perhaps re-introducer--and her Majesty seems to have been speedily dissipated.
appear
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From this reading Raleigh presented him to the Queen, who, it would appear, quickly recognised his merits.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'That goddess' To mine oaten pipe enclin'd her eare That she thenceforth therein gan take delight, And it desir'd at timely houres to heare Al were my notes but rude and roughly dight.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Whatever shadow of misunderstanding had previously come between his introducer--or perhaps re-introducer--and her Majesty seems to have been speedily dissipated.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Whatever shadow of misunderstanding had previously come between his introducer--or perhaps re-introducer--and her Majesty seems to have been speedily dissipated.
bringing
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From this reading Thus after an absence of about nine years, Spenser returned for a time to England; he returned 'bringing his sheaves with him.'
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'That goddess' To mine oaten pipe enclin'd her eare That she thenceforth therein gan take delight, And it desir'd at timely houres to heare Al were my notes but rude and roughly dight.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whatever shadow of misunderstanding had previously come between his introducer--or perhaps re-introducer--and her Majesty seems to have been speedily dissipated.
delight
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From this reading 'That goddess' To mine oaten pipe enclin'd her eare That she thenceforth therein gan take delight, And it desir'd at timely houres to heare Al were my notes but rude and roughly dight.
desir'd
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From this reading 'That goddess' To mine oaten pipe enclin'd her eare That she thenceforth therein gan take delight, And it desir'd at timely houres to heare Al were my notes but rude and roughly dight.
dight
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From this reading 'That goddess' To mine oaten pipe enclin'd her eare That she thenceforth therein gan take delight, And it desir'd at timely houres to heare Al were my notes but rude and roughly dight.
dissipated
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From this reading Whatever shadow of misunderstanding had previously come between his introducer--or perhaps re-introducer--and her Majesty seems to have been speedily dissipated.
eare
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From this reading 'That goddess' To mine oaten pipe enclin'd her eare That she thenceforth therein gan take delight, And it desir'd at timely houres to heare Al were my notes but rude and roughly dight.
enclin'd
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From this reading 'That goddess' To mine oaten pipe enclin'd her eare That she thenceforth therein gan take delight, And it desir'd at timely houres to heare Al were my notes but rude and roughly dight.
England
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From this reading Thus after an absence of about nine years, Spenser returned for a time to England; he returned 'bringing his sheaves with him.'
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thus after an absence of about nine years, Spenser returned for a time to England; he returned 'bringing his sheaves with him.'
gan
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From this reading 'That goddess' To mine oaten pipe enclin'd her eare That she thenceforth therein gan take delight, And it desir'd at timely houres to heare Al were my notes but rude and roughly dight.
goddess
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From this reading 'That goddess' To mine oaten pipe enclin'd her eare That she thenceforth therein gan take delight, And it desir'd at timely houres to heare Al were my notes but rude and roughly dight.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Whatever shadow of misunderstanding had previously come between his introducer--or perhaps re-introducer--and her Majesty seems to have been speedily dissipated.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Whatever shadow of misunderstanding had previously come between his introducer--or perhaps re-introducer--and her Majesty seems to have been speedily dissipated.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thus after an absence of about nine years, Spenser returned for a time to England; he returned 'bringing his sheaves with him.'
heare
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From this reading 'That goddess' To mine oaten pipe enclin'd her eare That she thenceforth therein gan take delight, And it desir'd at timely houres to heare Al were my notes but rude and roughly dight.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Whatever shadow of misunderstanding had previously come between his introducer--or perhaps re-introducer--and her Majesty seems to have been speedily dissipated.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thus after an absence of about nine years, Spenser returned for a time to England; he returned 'bringing his sheaves with him.'
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thus after an absence of about nine years, Spenser returned for a time to England; he returned 'bringing his sheaves with him.'
houres
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From this reading 'That goddess' To mine oaten pipe enclin'd her eare That she thenceforth therein gan take delight, And it desir'd at timely houres to heare Al were my notes but rude and roughly dight.
introducer
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From this reading Whatever shadow of misunderstanding had previously come between his introducer--or perhaps re-introducer--and her Majesty seems to have been speedily dissipated.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Raleigh presented him to the Queen, who, it would appear, quickly recognised his merits.
Majesty
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From this reading Whatever shadow of misunderstanding had previously come between his introducer--or perhaps re-introducer--and her Majesty seems to have been speedily dissipated.
merits
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From this reading Raleigh presented him to the Queen, who, it would appear, quickly recognised his merits.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'That goddess' To mine oaten pipe enclin'd her eare That she thenceforth therein gan take delight, And it desir'd at timely houres to heare Al were my notes but rude and roughly dight.
misunderstanding
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From this reading Whatever shadow of misunderstanding had previously come between his introducer--or perhaps re-introducer--and her Majesty seems to have been speedily dissipated.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'That goddess' To mine oaten pipe enclin'd her eare That she thenceforth therein gan take delight, And it desir'd at timely houres to heare Al were my notes but rude and roughly dight.
nine
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From this reading Thus after an absence of about nine years, Spenser returned for a time to England; he returned 'bringing his sheaves with him.'
notes
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From this reading 'That goddess' To mine oaten pipe enclin'd her eare That she thenceforth therein gan take delight, And it desir'd at timely houres to heare Al were my notes but rude and roughly dight.
oaten
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From this reading 'That goddess' To mine oaten pipe enclin'd her eare That she thenceforth therein gan take delight, And it desir'd at timely houres to heare Al were my notes but rude and roughly dight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thus after an absence of about nine years, Spenser returned for a time to England; he returned 'bringing his sheaves with him.'
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Whatever shadow of misunderstanding had previously come between his introducer--or perhaps re-introducer--and her Majesty seems to have been speedily dissipated.
perhaps
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From this reading Whatever shadow of misunderstanding had previously come between his introducer--or perhaps re-introducer--and her Majesty seems to have been speedily dissipated.
pipe
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From this reading 'That goddess' To mine oaten pipe enclin'd her eare That she thenceforth therein gan take delight, And it desir'd at timely houres to heare Al were my notes but rude and roughly dight.
presented
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From this reading Raleigh presented him to the Queen, who, it would appear, quickly recognised his merits.
previously
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From this reading Whatever shadow of misunderstanding had previously come between his introducer--or perhaps re-introducer--and her Majesty seems to have been speedily dissipated.
Queen
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From this reading Raleigh presented him to the Queen, who, it would appear, quickly recognised his merits.
quickly
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From this reading Raleigh presented him to the Queen, who, it would appear, quickly recognised his merits.
Raleigh
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From this reading Raleigh presented him to the Queen, who, it would appear, quickly recognised his merits.
re-introducer
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From this reading Whatever shadow of misunderstanding had previously come between his introducer--or perhaps re-introducer--and her Majesty seems to have been speedily dissipated.
recognised
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From this reading Raleigh presented him to the Queen, who, it would appear, quickly recognised his merits.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Thus after an absence of about nine years, Spenser returned for a time to England; he returned 'bringing his sheaves with him.'
roughly
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From this reading 'That goddess' To mine oaten pipe enclin'd her eare That she thenceforth therein gan take delight, And it desir'd at timely houres to heare Al were my notes but rude and roughly dight.
rude
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From this reading 'That goddess' To mine oaten pipe enclin'd her eare That she thenceforth therein gan take delight, And it desir'd at timely houres to heare Al were my notes but rude and roughly dight.
seems
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From this reading Whatever shadow of misunderstanding had previously come between his introducer--or perhaps re-introducer--and her Majesty seems to have been speedily dissipated.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Whatever shadow of misunderstanding had previously come between his introducer--or perhaps re-introducer--and her Majesty seems to have been speedily dissipated.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'That goddess' To mine oaten pipe enclin'd her eare That she thenceforth therein gan take delight, And it desir'd at timely houres to heare Al were my notes but rude and roughly dight.
sheaves
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From this reading Thus after an absence of about nine years, Spenser returned for a time to England; he returned 'bringing his sheaves with him.'
speedily
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From this reading Whatever shadow of misunderstanding had previously come between his introducer--or perhaps re-introducer--and her Majesty seems to have been speedily dissipated.
Spenser
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From this reading Thus after an absence of about nine years, Spenser returned for a time to England; he returned 'bringing his sheaves with him.'
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'That goddess' To mine oaten pipe enclin'd her eare That she thenceforth therein gan take delight, And it desir'd at timely houres to heare Al were my notes but rude and roughly dight.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'That goddess' To mine oaten pipe enclin'd her eare That she thenceforth therein gan take delight, And it desir'd at timely houres to heare Al were my notes but rude and roughly dight.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Raleigh presented him to the Queen, who, it would appear, quickly recognised his merits.
thenceforth
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From this reading 'That goddess' To mine oaten pipe enclin'd her eare That she thenceforth therein gan take delight, And it desir'd at timely houres to heare Al were my notes but rude and roughly dight.
therein
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From this reading 'That goddess' To mine oaten pipe enclin'd her eare That she thenceforth therein gan take delight, And it desir'd at timely houres to heare Al were my notes but rude and roughly dight.
Thus
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From this reading Thus after an absence of about nine years, Spenser returned for a time to England; he returned 'bringing his sheaves with him.'
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus after an absence of about nine years, Spenser returned for a time to England; he returned 'bringing his sheaves with him.'
timely
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From this reading 'That goddess' To mine oaten pipe enclin'd her eare That she thenceforth therein gan take delight, And it desir'd at timely houres to heare Al were my notes but rude and roughly dight.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thus after an absence of about nine years, Spenser returned for a time to England; he returned 'bringing his sheaves with him.'
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'That goddess' To mine oaten pipe enclin'd her eare That she thenceforth therein gan take delight, And it desir'd at timely houres to heare Al were my notes but rude and roughly dight.
WhateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever shadow of misunderstanding had previously come between his introducer--or perhaps re-introducer--and her Majesty seems to have been speedily dissipated.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Raleigh presented him to the Queen, who, it would appear, quickly recognised his merits.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thus after an absence of about nine years, Spenser returned for a time to England; he returned 'bringing his sheaves with him.'
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Raleigh presented him to the Queen, who, it would appear, quickly recognised his merits.
years
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From this reading Thus after an absence of about nine years, Spenser returned for a time to England; he returned 'bringing his sheaves with him.'
