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Castara

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of Castara is here in full — 378 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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_To_ CASTARA _in a Trance_.
Forsake me not so soone.
_Castara_ stay, And as I breake the prison of my clay, Ile fill the Canvas with m'expiring breath, And with thee saile o're the vast maine of death.
Some Cherubin thus as we passe shall play.
Goe happy twins of love; The courteous Sea Shall smooth her wrinkled brow: the winds shal sleep, Or onely whisper musicke to the deepe.
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Castara

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of Castara is here in full — 378 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/75 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_To_ CASTARA _in a Trance_.
Line 2
Forsake me not so soone.
Line 3
_Castara_ stay, And as I breake the prison of my clay, Ile fill the Canvas with m'expiring breath, And with thee saile o're the vast maine of death.
Line 4
Some Cherubin thus as we passe shall play.
Line 5
Goe happy twins of love; The courteous Sea Shall smooth her wrinkled brow: the winds shal sleep, Or onely whisper musicke to the deepe.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Canvas noun US /ˈkænvəs/

a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)

From this reading “_Castara_ stay, And as I breake the prison of my clay, Ile fill the Canvas with m'expiring breath, And with thee saile o're the vast maine of death.”

courteous adjective US /ˈkɜːrtiəs/

exhibiting courtesy and politeness

From this reading “Goe happy twins of love; The courteous Sea Shall smooth her wrinkled brow: the winds shal sleep, Or onely whisper musicke to the deepe.”

Forsake verb US /fɔːrˈseɪk/

leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

From this reading “Forsake me not so soone.”

maine noun US /meɪn/

a state in New England

From this reading “_Castara_ stay, And as I breake the prison of my clay, Ile fill the Canvas with m'expiring breath, And with thee saile o're the vast maine of death.”

passe adjective US /ˌpæˈseɪ/

out of fashion

From this reading “Some Cherubin thus as we passe shall play.”

Trance noun US /træns/

a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation

twins noun US /twɪnz/

(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other

From this reading “Goe happy twins of love; The courteous Sea Shall smooth her wrinkled brow: the winds shal sleep, Or onely whisper musicke to the deepe.”

wrinkled adjective US /ˈrɪŋkəld/

marked by wrinkles

From this reading “Goe happy twins of love; The courteous Sea Shall smooth her wrinkled brow: the winds shal sleep, Or onely whisper musicke to the deepe.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

wrinkled brow adjective + noun

In this reading “Goe happy twins of love; The courteous Sea Shall smooth her wrinkled brow: the winds shal sleep, Or onely whisper musicke to the deepe.”

in a Trance preposition + article + noun counted as “in … trance”

In this reading “_To_ CASTARA _in a Trance_.”

All words in this reading · 57

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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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 _To_ CASTARA _in a Trance_.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _Castara_ stay, And as I breake the prison of my clay, Ile fill the Canvas with m'expiring breath, And with thee saile o're the vast maine of death.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading _Castara_ stay, And as I breake the prison of my clay, Ile fill the Canvas with m'expiring breath, And with thee saile o're the vast maine of death.

breake

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From this reading _Castara_ stay, And as I breake the prison of my clay, Ile fill the Canvas with m'expiring breath, And with thee saile o're the vast maine of death.

breathnounUS /breθ/

the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing

From this reading _Castara_ stay, And as I breake the prison of my clay, Ile fill the Canvas with m'expiring breath, And with thee saile o're the vast maine of death.

brownounUS /braʊ/

the part of the face above the eyes

From this reading Goe happy twins of love; The courteous Sea Shall smooth her wrinkled brow: the winds shal sleep, Or onely whisper musicke to the deepe.

CanvasnounUS /ˈkænvəs/

a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)

From this reading _Castara_ stay, And as I breake the prison of my clay, Ile fill the Canvas with m'expiring breath, And with thee saile o're the vast maine of death.

CASTARA

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From this reading _To_ CASTARA _in a Trance_.

Cherubin

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From this reading Some Cherubin thus as we passe shall play.

claynounUS /kleɪ/

a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired

From this reading _Castara_ stay, And as I breake the prison of my clay, Ile fill the Canvas with m'expiring breath, And with thee saile o're the vast maine of death.

courteousadjectiveUS /ˈkɜːrtiəs/

exhibiting courtesy and politeness

From this reading Goe happy twins of love; The courteous Sea Shall smooth her wrinkled brow: the winds shal sleep, Or onely whisper musicke to the deepe.

deathnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading _Castara_ stay, And as I breake the prison of my clay, Ile fill the Canvas with m'expiring breath, And with thee saile o're the vast maine of death.

deepe

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From this reading Goe happy twins of love; The courteous Sea Shall smooth her wrinkled brow: the winds shal sleep, Or onely whisper musicke to the deepe.

fillverbUS /fɪl/

make full, also in a metaphorical sense

From this reading _Castara_ stay, And as I breake the prison of my clay, Ile fill the Canvas with m'expiring breath, And with thee saile o're the vast maine of death.

ForsakeverbUS /fɔːrˈseɪk/

leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

From this reading Forsake me not so soone.

Goe

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From this reading Goe happy twins of love; The courteous Sea Shall smooth her wrinkled brow: the winds shal sleep, Or onely whisper musicke to the deepe.

happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading Goe happy twins of love; The courteous Sea Shall smooth her wrinkled brow: the winds shal sleep, Or onely whisper musicke to the deepe.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Goe happy twins of love; The courteous Sea Shall smooth her wrinkled brow: the winds shal sleep, Or onely whisper musicke to the deepe.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading _Castara_ stay, And as I breake the prison of my clay, Ile fill the Canvas with m'expiring breath, And with thee saile o're the vast maine of death.

Ile

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Castara_ stay, And as I breake the prison of my clay, Ile fill the Canvas with m'expiring breath, And with thee saile o're the vast maine of death.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _To_ CASTARA _in a Trance_.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Goe happy twins of love; The courteous Sea Shall smooth her wrinkled brow: the winds shal sleep, Or onely whisper musicke to the deepe.

m'expiring

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Castara_ stay, And as I breake the prison of my clay, Ile fill the Canvas with m'expiring breath, And with thee saile o're the vast maine of death.

mainenounUS /meɪn/

a state in New England

From this reading _Castara_ stay, And as I breake the prison of my clay, Ile fill the Canvas with m'expiring breath, And with thee saile o're the vast maine of death.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Forsake me not so soone.

musicke

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Goe happy twins of love; The courteous Sea Shall smooth her wrinkled brow: the winds shal sleep, Or onely whisper musicke to the deepe.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _Castara_ stay, And as I breake the prison of my clay, Ile fill the Canvas with m'expiring breath, And with thee saile o're the vast maine of death.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Forsake me not so soone.

o're

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Castara_ stay, And as I breake the prison of my clay, Ile fill the Canvas with m'expiring breath, And with thee saile o're the vast maine of death.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Castara_ stay, And as I breake the prison of my clay, Ile fill the Canvas with m'expiring breath, And with thee saile o're the vast maine of death.

onely

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Goe happy twins of love; The courteous Sea Shall smooth her wrinkled brow: the winds shal sleep, Or onely whisper musicke to the deepe.

OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Goe happy twins of love; The courteous Sea Shall smooth her wrinkled brow: the winds shal sleep, Or onely whisper musicke to the deepe.

passeadjectiveUS /ˌpæˈseɪ/

out of fashion

From this reading Some Cherubin thus as we passe shall play.

playverbUS /pleɪ/

participate in games or sport

From this reading Some Cherubin thus as we passe shall play.

prisonnounUS /ˈprɪzən/

a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment

From this reading _Castara_ stay, And as I breake the prison of my clay, Ile fill the Canvas with m'expiring breath, And with thee saile o're the vast maine of death.

saile

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Castara_ stay, And as I breake the prison of my clay, Ile fill the Canvas with m'expiring breath, And with thee saile o're the vast maine of death.

SeanounUS /siː/

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading Goe happy twins of love; The courteous Sea Shall smooth her wrinkled brow: the winds shal sleep, Or onely whisper musicke to the deepe.

shal

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Goe happy twins of love; The courteous Sea Shall smooth her wrinkled brow: the winds shal sleep, Or onely whisper musicke to the deepe.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading Some Cherubin thus as we passe shall play.

sleepnounUS /sliːp/

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading Goe happy twins of love; The courteous Sea Shall smooth her wrinkled brow: the winds shal sleep, Or onely whisper musicke to the deepe.

smoothadjectiveUS /smuːð/

having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities

From this reading Goe happy twins of love; The courteous Sea Shall smooth her wrinkled brow: the winds shal sleep, Or onely whisper musicke to the deepe.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Forsake me not so soone.

SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Some Cherubin thus as we passe shall play.

soone

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Forsake me not so soone.

stayverbUS /steɪ/

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading _Castara_ stay, And as I breake the prison of my clay, Ile fill the Canvas with m'expiring breath, And with thee saile o're the vast maine of death.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _Castara_ stay, And as I breake the prison of my clay, Ile fill the Canvas with m'expiring breath, And with thee saile o're the vast maine of death.

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading _Castara_ stay, And as I breake the prison of my clay, Ile fill the Canvas with m'expiring breath, And with thee saile o're the vast maine of death.

thusadverbUS /ðʌs/

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading Some Cherubin thus as we passe shall play.

ToparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _To_ CASTARA _in a Trance_.

TrancenounUS /træns/

a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation

From this reading _To_ CASTARA _in a Trance_.

twinsnounUS /twɪnz/

(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other

From this reading Goe happy twins of love; The courteous Sea Shall smooth her wrinkled brow: the winds shal sleep, Or onely whisper musicke to the deepe.

vastadjectiveUS /væst/

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading _Castara_ stay, And as I breake the prison of my clay, Ile fill the Canvas with m'expiring breath, And with thee saile o're the vast maine of death.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Some Cherubin thus as we passe shall play.

whispernounUS /ˈwɪspər/

speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords

From this reading Goe happy twins of love; The courteous Sea Shall smooth her wrinkled brow: the winds shal sleep, Or onely whisper musicke to the deepe.

windsnounUS /wɪndz/

plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading Goe happy twins of love; The courteous Sea Shall smooth her wrinkled brow: the winds shal sleep, Or onely whisper musicke to the deepe.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading _Castara_ stay, And as I breake the prison of my clay, Ile fill the Canvas with m'expiring breath, And with thee saile o're the vast maine of death.

wrinkledadjectiveUS /ˈrɪŋkəld/

marked by wrinkles

From this reading Goe happy twins of love; The courteous Sea Shall smooth her wrinkled brow: the winds shal sleep, Or onely whisper musicke to the deepe.

Chapter 3 of Castara by William Habington holds 378 sentences, grouped into 76 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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Chapter 3 holds 378 sentences of Castara, unabridged, divided into 76 reading sections.

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