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Chapter IV

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_To_ CASTARA.
Why should we feare to melt away in death; May we but dye together.
When beneath In a coole vault we sleepe, the world will prove Religious, and call it the shrine of Love.
There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?
If not; hang downe your heads opprest with dew, And I will weepe and wither hence with you.
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Castara

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of Castara is here in full — 356 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/71 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_To_ CASTARA.
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Why should we feare to melt away in death; May we but dye together.
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When beneath In a coole vault we sleepe, the world will prove Religious, and call it the shrine of Love.
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There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?
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If not; hang downe your heads opprest with dew, And I will weepe and wither hence with you.

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.

dye verb US /daɪ/

color with dye

From this reading “Why should we feare to melt away in death; May we but dye together.”

emblems noun US /ˈembləmz/

plural of “emblem” — special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.

From this reading “There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?”

melt verb US /melt/

reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating

From this reading “Why should we feare to melt away in death; May we but dye together.”

patterns noun US /ˈpætərnz/

plural of “pattern” — a perceptual structure

From this reading “There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?”

shrine noun US /ʃraɪn/

a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person

From this reading “When beneath In a coole vault we sleepe, the world will prove Religious, and call it the shrine of Love.”

sprouting noun US /ˈspraʊtɪŋ/

the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow

From this reading “There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?”

violets noun US /ˈvaɪələts/

plural of “violet” — any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers

From this reading “There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?”

wither verb US /ˈwɪðər/

wither, as with a loss of moisture

From this reading “If not; hang downe your heads opprest with dew, And I will weepe and wither hence with you.”

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.

melt away verb + particle

In this reading “Why should we feare to melt away in death; May we but dye together.”

cry out verb + adjective

utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

In this reading “There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?”

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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 When beneath In a coole vault we sleepe, the world will prove Religious, and call it the shrine of Love.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading When beneath In a coole vault we sleepe, the world will prove Religious, and call it the shrine of Love.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Why should we feare to melt away in death; May we but dye together.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?

beautious

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From this reading There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?

belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?

beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading When beneath In a coole vault we sleepe, the world will prove Religious, and call it the shrine of Love.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Why should we feare to melt away in death; May we but dye together.

callverbUS /kɔːl/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading When beneath In a coole vault we sleepe, the world will prove Religious, and call it the shrine of Love.

CASTARA

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From this reading _To_ CASTARA.

coole

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From this reading When beneath In a coole vault we sleepe, the world will prove Religious, and call it the shrine of Love.

cryverbUS /kraɪ/

utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?

deathnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading Why should we feare to melt away in death; May we but dye together.

dewnounUS /duː/

water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air

From this reading If not; hang downe your heads opprest with dew, And I will weepe and wither hence with you.

downe

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From this reading If not; hang downe your heads opprest with dew, And I will weepe and wither hence with you.

dyeverbUS /daɪ/

color with dye

From this reading Why should we feare to melt away in death; May we but dye together.

emblemsnounUS /ˈembləmz/

plural of “emblem” — special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.

From this reading There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?

evenounUS /iːv/

(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

From this reading There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?

faithnounUS /feɪθ/

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

From this reading There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?

faithfull

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From this reading There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?

feare

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From this reading Why should we feare to melt away in death; May we but dye together.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?

futureadjectiveUS /ˈfjuːtʃər/

yet to be or coming

From this reading There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?

hangverbUS /hæŋ/

be suspended or hanging

From this reading If not; hang downe your heads opprest with dew, And I will weepe and wither hence with you.

hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?

headsnounUS /hedz/

plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading If not; hang downe your heads opprest with dew, And I will weepe and wither hence with you.

henceadverbUS /hens/

for this reason

From this reading If not; hang downe your heads opprest with dew, And I will weepe and wither hence with you.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?

how

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From this reading There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading If not; hang downe your heads opprest with dew, And I will weepe and wither hence with you.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If not; hang downe your heads opprest with dew, And I will weepe and wither hence with you.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Why should we feare to melt away in death; May we but dye together.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading When beneath In a coole vault we sleepe, the world will prove Religious, and call it the shrine of Love.

joyes

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From this reading There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?

liveverbUS /laɪv/

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?

LovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading When beneath In a coole vault we sleepe, the world will prove Religious, and call it the shrine of Love.

maidnounUS /meɪd/

a female domestic

From this reading There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?

Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Why should we feare to melt away in death; May we but dye together.

meltverbUS /melt/

reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating

From this reading Why should we feare to melt away in death; May we but dye together.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading If not; hang downe your heads opprest with dew, And I will weepe and wither hence with you.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading When beneath In a coole vault we sleepe, the world will prove Religious, and call it the shrine of Love.

opprest

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From this reading If not; hang downe your heads opprest with dew, And I will weepe and wither hence with you.

oth

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From this reading There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?

paidadjectiveUS /peɪd/

marked by the reception of pay

From this reading There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?

patternsnounUS /ˈpætərnz/

plural of “pattern” — a perceptual structure

From this reading There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?

proveverbUS /pruːv/

be shown or be found to be

From this reading When beneath In a coole vault we sleepe, the world will prove Religious, and call it the shrine of Love.

ReligiousadjectiveUS /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/

concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church

From this reading When beneath In a coole vault we sleepe, the world will prove Religious, and call it the shrine of Love.

reveale

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From this reading There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

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

From this reading There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?

shee

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From this reading There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Why should we feare to melt away in death; May we but dye together.

shrinenounUS /ʃraɪn/

a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person

From this reading When beneath In a coole vault we sleepe, the world will prove Religious, and call it the shrine of Love.

sleepe

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From this reading When beneath In a coole vault we sleepe, the world will prove Religious, and call it the shrine of Love.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

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

From this reading There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?

sprangverbUS /spræŋ/

inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?

sproutingnounUS /ˈspraʊtɪŋ/

the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow

From this reading There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?

storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?

suddenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌdən/

happening without warning or in a short space of time

From this reading There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?

Suspitious

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From this reading There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?

sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading When beneath In a coole vault we sleepe, the world will prove Religious, and call it the shrine of Love.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?

ToparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading _To_ CASTARA.

togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading Why should we feare to melt away in death; May we but dye together.

tombe

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From this reading There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?

tributenounUS /ˈtrɪbjuːt/

something given or done as an expression of esteem

From this reading There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?

TwonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?

vaultnounUS /vɒlt/

An arched structure of masonry forming a ceiling, or a secure subterranean storage room.

From this reading When beneath In a coole vault we sleepe, the world will prove Religious, and call it the shrine of Love.

violetsnounUS /ˈvaɪələts/

plural of “violet” — any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers

From this reading There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?

vowes

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From this reading There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Why should we feare to melt away in death; May we but dye together.

weddingnounUS /ˈwedɪŋ/

the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed

From this reading There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?

weepe

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From this reading If not; hang downe your heads opprest with dew, And I will weepe and wither hence with you.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When beneath In a coole vault we sleepe, the world will prove Religious, and call it the shrine of Love.

WhopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?

WhynounUS /waɪ/

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading Why should we feare to melt away in death; May we but dye together.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading When beneath In a coole vault we sleepe, the world will prove Religious, and call it the shrine of Love.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading If not; hang downe your heads opprest with dew, And I will weepe and wither hence with you.

witherverbUS /ˈwɪðər/

wither, as with a loss of moisture

From this reading If not; hang downe your heads opprest with dew, And I will weepe and wither hence with you.

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading When beneath In a coole vault we sleepe, the world will prove Religious, and call it the shrine of Love.

yepronounUS /jiː/

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading If not; hang downe your heads opprest with dew, And I will weepe and wither hence with you.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading If not; hang downe your heads opprest with dew, And I will weepe and wither hence with you.

zeale

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From this reading There, when oth' wedding eve some beautious maid, Suspitious of the faith of man, hath paid The tribute of her vowes; oth' sudden shee Two violets sprouting from the tombe will see: And cry out, ye sweet emblems of their zeale Who live below, sprang ye up to reveale The story of our future joyes, how we The faithfull patterns of their love shall be?

Chapter 4 of Castara by William Habington holds 356 sentences, grouped into 72 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 4 holds 356 sentences of Castara, unabridged, divided into 72 reading sections.

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