adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Why, tis a boysterous and a cruell stile, A stile for challengers: why, she defies me, Like Turke to Christian: womens gentle braine Could not drop forth such giant rude inuention, Such Ethiop words, blacker in their effect Then in their countenance: will you heare the letter?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Why, tis a boysterous and a cruell stile, A stile for challengers: why, she defies me, Like Turke to Christian: womens gentle braine Could not drop forth such giant rude inuention, Such Ethiop words, blacker in their effect Then in their countenance: will you heare the letter?
blackeradjectiveUS /ˈblækər/
comparative of “black” — being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Why, tis a boysterous and a cruell stile, A stile for challengers: why, she defies me, Like Turke to Christian: womens gentle braine Could not drop forth such giant rude inuention, Such Ethiop words, blacker in their effect Then in their countenance: will you heare the letter?
boysterous
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From this reading Why, tis a boysterous and a cruell stile, A stile for challengers: why, she defies me, Like Turke to Christian: womens gentle braine Could not drop forth such giant rude inuention, Such Ethiop words, blacker in their effect Then in their countenance: will you heare the letter?
braine
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From this reading Why, tis a boysterous and a cruell stile, A stile for challengers: why, she defies me, Like Turke to Christian: womens gentle braine Could not drop forth such giant rude inuention, Such Ethiop words, blacker in their effect Then in their countenance: will you heare the letter?
challengersnounUS /ˈtʃæləndʒərz/
plural of “challenger” — the contestant you hope to defeat
From this reading Why, tis a boysterous and a cruell stile, A stile for challengers: why, she defies me, Like Turke to Christian: womens gentle braine Could not drop forth such giant rude inuention, Such Ethiop words, blacker in their effect Then in their countenance: will you heare the letter?
ChristianadjectiveUS /ˈkrɪstʃən/
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading Why, tis a boysterous and a cruell stile, A stile for challengers: why, she defies me, Like Turke to Christian: womens gentle braine Could not drop forth such giant rude inuention, Such Ethiop words, blacker in their effect Then in their countenance: will you heare the letter?
Couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Why, tis a boysterous and a cruell stile, A stile for challengers: why, she defies me, Like Turke to Christian: womens gentle braine Could not drop forth such giant rude inuention, Such Ethiop words, blacker in their effect Then in their countenance: will you heare the letter?
countenancenounUS /ˈkaʊntənəns/
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading Why, tis a boysterous and a cruell stile, A stile for challengers: why, she defies me, Like Turke to Christian: womens gentle braine Could not drop forth such giant rude inuention, Such Ethiop words, blacker in their effect Then in their countenance: will you heare the letter?
cruell
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From this reading Why, tis a boysterous and a cruell stile, A stile for challengers: why, she defies me, Like Turke to Christian: womens gentle braine Could not drop forth such giant rude inuention, Such Ethiop words, blacker in their effect Then in their countenance: will you heare the letter?
crueltie
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From this reading So please you, for I neuer heard it yet: Yet heard too much of Phebes crueltie Ros.
defiesverbUS /dɪˈfaɪz/
third-person singular of “defy” — resist or confront with resistance
From this reading Why, tis a boysterous and a cruell stile, A stile for challengers: why, she defies me, Like Turke to Christian: womens gentle braine Could not drop forth such giant rude inuention, Such Ethiop words, blacker in their effect Then in their countenance: will you heare the letter?
dropverbUS /drɑːp/
let fall to the ground
From this reading Why, tis a boysterous and a cruell stile, A stile for challengers: why, she defies me, Like Turke to Christian: womens gentle braine Could not drop forth such giant rude inuention, Such Ethiop words, blacker in their effect Then in their countenance: will you heare the letter?
effectnounUS /ɪˈfekt/
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Why, tis a boysterous and a cruell stile, A stile for challengers: why, she defies me, Like Turke to Christian: womens gentle braine Could not drop forth such giant rude inuention, Such Ethiop words, blacker in their effect Then in their countenance: will you heare the letter?
Ethiop
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From this reading Why, tis a boysterous and a cruell stile, A stile for challengers: why, she defies me, Like Turke to Christian: womens gentle braine Could not drop forth such giant rude inuention, Such Ethiop words, blacker in their effect Then in their countenance: will you heare the letter?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Why, tis a boysterous and a cruell stile, A stile for challengers: why, she defies me, Like Turke to Christian: womens gentle braine Could not drop forth such giant rude inuention, Such Ethiop words, blacker in their effect Then in their countenance: will you heare the letter?
forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Why, tis a boysterous and a cruell stile, A stile for challengers: why, she defies me, Like Turke to Christian: womens gentle braine Could not drop forth such giant rude inuention, Such Ethiop words, blacker in their effect Then in their countenance: will you heare the letter?
gentleadjectiveUS /ˈdʒentəl/
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading Why, tis a boysterous and a cruell stile, A stile for challengers: why, she defies me, Like Turke to Christian: womens gentle braine Could not drop forth such giant rude inuention, Such Ethiop words, blacker in their effect Then in their countenance: will you heare the letter?
giantnounUS /ˈdʒaɪənt/
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading Why, tis a boysterous and a cruell stile, A stile for challengers: why, she defies me, Like Turke to Christian: womens gentle braine Could not drop forth such giant rude inuention, Such Ethiop words, blacker in their effect Then in their countenance: will you heare the letter?
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading So please you, for I neuer heard it yet: Yet heard too much of Phebes crueltie Ros.
heare
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From this reading Why, tis a boysterous and a cruell stile, A stile for challengers: why, she defies me, Like Turke to Christian: womens gentle braine Could not drop forth such giant rude inuention, Such Ethiop words, blacker in their effect Then in their countenance: will you heare the letter?
how
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From this reading She Phebes me: marke how the tyrant writes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So please you, for I neuer heard it yet: Yet heard too much of Phebes crueltie Ros.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Why, tis a boysterous and a cruell stile, A stile for challengers: why, she defies me, Like Turke to Christian: womens gentle braine Could not drop forth such giant rude inuention, Such Ethiop words, blacker in their effect Then in their countenance: will you heare the letter?
inuention
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From this reading Why, tis a boysterous and a cruell stile, A stile for challengers: why, she defies me, Like Turke to Christian: womens gentle braine Could not drop forth such giant rude inuention, Such Ethiop words, blacker in their effect Then in their countenance: will you heare the letter?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So please you, for I neuer heard it yet: Yet heard too much of Phebes crueltie Ros.
letternounUS /ˈletər/
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Why, tis a boysterous and a cruell stile, A stile for challengers: why, she defies me, Like Turke to Christian: womens gentle braine Could not drop forth such giant rude inuention, Such Ethiop words, blacker in their effect Then in their countenance: will you heare the letter?
LikeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Why, tis a boysterous and a cruell stile, A stile for challengers: why, she defies me, Like Turke to Christian: womens gentle braine Could not drop forth such giant rude inuention, Such Ethiop words, blacker in their effect Then in their countenance: will you heare the letter?
marke
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From this reading She Phebes me: marke how the tyrant writes.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why, tis a boysterous and a cruell stile, A stile for challengers: why, she defies me, Like Turke to Christian: womens gentle braine Could not drop forth such giant rude inuention, Such Ethiop words, blacker in their effect Then in their countenance: will you heare the letter?
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading So please you, for I neuer heard it yet: Yet heard too much of Phebes crueltie Ros.
neuer
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From this reading So please you, for I neuer heard it yet: Yet heard too much of Phebes crueltie Ros.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why, tis a boysterous and a cruell stile, A stile for challengers: why, she defies me, Like Turke to Christian: womens gentle braine Could not drop forth such giant rude inuention, Such Ethiop words, blacker in their effect Then in their countenance: will you heare the letter?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So please you, for I neuer heard it yet: Yet heard too much of Phebes crueltie Ros.
Phebes
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From this reading So please you, for I neuer heard it yet: Yet heard too much of Phebes crueltie Ros.
pleaseverbUS /pliːz/
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading So please you, for I neuer heard it yet: Yet heard too much of Phebes crueltie Ros.
RosnounUS /rɔːs/
plural of “ro” — an artificial language for international use that rejects all existing words and is based instead on an abstract analysis of ideas
From this reading Ros.
rudeadjectiveUS /ruːd/
socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading Why, tis a boysterous and a cruell stile, A stile for challengers: why, she defies me, Like Turke to Christian: womens gentle braine Could not drop forth such giant rude inuention, Such Ethiop words, blacker in their effect Then in their countenance: will you heare the letter?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why, tis a boysterous and a cruell stile, A stile for challengers: why, she defies me, Like Turke to Christian: womens gentle braine Could not drop forth such giant rude inuention, Such Ethiop words, blacker in their effect Then in their countenance: will you heare the letter?
Sil
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From this reading Sil.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So please you, for I neuer heard it yet: Yet heard too much of Phebes crueltie Ros.
stilenounUS /staɪl/
an upright that is a member in a door or window frame
From this reading Why, tis a boysterous and a cruell stile, A stile for challengers: why, she defies me, Like Turke to Christian: womens gentle braine Could not drop forth such giant rude inuention, Such Ethiop words, blacker in their effect Then in their countenance: will you heare the letter?
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Why, tis a boysterous and a cruell stile, A stile for challengers: why, she defies me, Like Turke to Christian: womens gentle braine Could not drop forth such giant rude inuention, Such Ethiop words, blacker in their effect Then in their countenance: will you heare the letter?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why, tis a boysterous and a cruell stile, A stile for challengers: why, she defies me, Like Turke to Christian: womens gentle braine Could not drop forth such giant rude inuention, Such Ethiop words, blacker in their effect Then in their countenance: will you heare the letter?
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Why, tis a boysterous and a cruell stile, A stile for challengers: why, she defies me, Like Turke to Christian: womens gentle braine Could not drop forth such giant rude inuention, Such Ethiop words, blacker in their effect Then in their countenance: will you heare the letter?
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Why, tis a boysterous and a cruell stile, A stile for challengers: why, she defies me, Like Turke to Christian: womens gentle braine Could not drop forth such giant rude inuention, Such Ethiop words, blacker in their effect Then in their countenance: will you heare the letter?
tisnounUS /tɪz/
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading Why, tis a boysterous and a cruell stile, A stile for challengers: why, she defies me, Like Turke to Christian: womens gentle braine Could not drop forth such giant rude inuention, Such Ethiop words, blacker in their effect Then in their countenance: will you heare the letter?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why, tis a boysterous and a cruell stile, A stile for challengers: why, she defies me, Like Turke to Christian: womens gentle braine Could not drop forth such giant rude inuention, Such Ethiop words, blacker in their effect Then in their countenance: will you heare the letter?
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading So please you, for I neuer heard it yet: Yet heard too much of Phebes crueltie Ros.
Turke
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From this reading Why, tis a boysterous and a cruell stile, A stile for challengers: why, she defies me, Like Turke to Christian: womens gentle braine Could not drop forth such giant rude inuention, Such Ethiop words, blacker in their effect Then in their countenance: will you heare the letter?
tyrantnounUS /ˈtaɪrənt/
a cruel and oppressive dictator
From this reading She Phebes me: marke how the tyrant writes.
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, tis a boysterous and a cruell stile, A stile for challengers: why, she defies me, Like Turke to Christian: womens gentle braine Could not drop forth such giant rude inuention, Such Ethiop words, blacker in their effect Then in their countenance: will you heare the letter?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Why, tis a boysterous and a cruell stile, A stile for challengers: why, she defies me, Like Turke to Christian: womens gentle braine Could not drop forth such giant rude inuention, Such Ethiop words, blacker in their effect Then in their countenance: will you heare the letter?
womens
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From this reading Why, tis a boysterous and a cruell stile, A stile for challengers: why, she defies me, Like Turke to Christian: womens gentle braine Could not drop forth such giant rude inuention, Such Ethiop words, blacker in their effect Then in their countenance: will you heare the letter?
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading Why, tis a boysterous and a cruell stile, A stile for challengers: why, she defies me, Like Turke to Christian: womens gentle braine Could not drop forth such giant rude inuention, Such Ethiop words, blacker in their effect Then in their countenance: will you heare the letter?
writesverbUS /raɪts/
third-person singular of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading She Phebes me: marke how the tyrant writes.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading So please you, for I neuer heard it yet: Yet heard too much of Phebes crueltie Ros.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why, tis a boysterous and a cruell stile, A stile for challengers: why, she defies me, Like Turke to Christian: womens gentle braine Could not drop forth such giant rude inuention, Such Ethiop words, blacker in their effect Then in their countenance: will you heare the letter?
