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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 This bud of love, by summer's ripening breath, May prove a beauteous flower when next we meet.
Again
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From this reading Again, O for a falconer's voice To lure this tassel-gentle back again!
airy
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From this reading Bondage is hoarse, and may not speak aloud, Else would I tear the cave where Echo lies, And make her airy tongue more hoarse than mine With repetition of my Romeo's name.
aloud
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From this reading Bondage is hoarse, and may not speak aloud, Else would I tear the cave where Echo lies, And make her airy tongue more hoarse than mine With repetition of my Romeo's name.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In the same scene, the speech of twenty-two lines, beginning, Thou know'st the mask of night is on my face, contains but one figurative expression, _the mask of night_; and every one reading this speech with the context, must have felt the peculiar propriety of its simplicity, though perhaps without examining the cause of an omission which certainly is not fortuitous.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bondage is hoarse, and may not speak aloud, Else would I tear the cave where Echo lies, And make her airy tongue more hoarse than mine With repetition of my Romeo's name.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here there are three images in the course of six lines.
back
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From this reading Again, O for a falconer's voice To lure this tassel-gentle back again!
beauteous
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From this reading This bud of love, by summer's ripening breath, May prove a beauteous flower when next we meet.
beginning
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From this reading In the same scene, the speech of twenty-two lines, beginning, Thou know'st the mask of night is on my face, contains but one figurative expression, _the mask of night_; and every one reading this speech with the context, must have felt the peculiar propriety of its simplicity, though perhaps without examining the cause of an omission which certainly is not fortuitous.
Bondage
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From this reading Bondage is hoarse, and may not speak aloud, Else would I tear the cave where Echo lies, And make her airy tongue more hoarse than mine With repetition of my Romeo's name.
breath
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From this reading This bud of love, by summer's ripening breath, May prove a beauteous flower when next we meet.
bud
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From this reading This bud of love, by summer's ripening breath, May prove a beauteous flower when next we meet.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In the same scene, the speech of twenty-two lines, beginning, Thou know'st the mask of night is on my face, contains but one figurative expression, _the mask of night_; and every one reading this speech with the context, must have felt the peculiar propriety of its simplicity, though perhaps without examining the cause of an omission which certainly is not fortuitous.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This bud of love, by summer's ripening breath, May prove a beauteous flower when next we meet.
cause
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From this reading In the same scene, the speech of twenty-two lines, beginning, Thou know'st the mask of night is on my face, contains but one figurative expression, _the mask of night_; and every one reading this speech with the context, must have felt the peculiar propriety of its simplicity, though perhaps without examining the cause of an omission which certainly is not fortuitous.
cave
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From this reading Bondage is hoarse, and may not speak aloud, Else would I tear the cave where Echo lies, And make her airy tongue more hoarse than mine With repetition of my Romeo's name.
certainly
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From this reading In the same scene, the speech of twenty-two lines, beginning, Thou know'st the mask of night is on my face, contains but one figurative expression, _the mask of night_; and every one reading this speech with the context, must have felt the peculiar propriety of its simplicity, though perhaps without examining the cause of an omission which certainly is not fortuitous.
contains
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From this reading In the same scene, the speech of twenty-two lines, beginning, Thou know'st the mask of night is on my face, contains but one figurative expression, _the mask of night_; and every one reading this speech with the context, must have felt the peculiar propriety of its simplicity, though perhaps without examining the cause of an omission which certainly is not fortuitous.
context
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From this reading In the same scene, the speech of twenty-two lines, beginning, Thou know'st the mask of night is on my face, contains but one figurative expression, _the mask of night_; and every one reading this speech with the context, must have felt the peculiar propriety of its simplicity, though perhaps without examining the cause of an omission which certainly is not fortuitous.
course
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From this reading Here there are three images in the course of six lines.
Echo
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From this reading Bondage is hoarse, and may not speak aloud, Else would I tear the cave where Echo lies, And make her airy tongue more hoarse than mine With repetition of my Romeo's name.
Else
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From this reading Bondage is hoarse, and may not speak aloud, Else would I tear the cave where Echo lies, And make her airy tongue more hoarse than mine With repetition of my Romeo's name.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading In the same scene, the speech of twenty-two lines, beginning, Thou know'st the mask of night is on my face, contains but one figurative expression, _the mask of night_; and every one reading this speech with the context, must have felt the peculiar propriety of its simplicity, though perhaps without examining the cause of an omission which certainly is not fortuitous.
examining
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From this reading In the same scene, the speech of twenty-two lines, beginning, Thou know'st the mask of night is on my face, contains but one figurative expression, _the mask of night_; and every one reading this speech with the context, must have felt the peculiar propriety of its simplicity, though perhaps without examining the cause of an omission which certainly is not fortuitous.
expression
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From this reading In the same scene, the speech of twenty-two lines, beginning, Thou know'st the mask of night is on my face, contains but one figurative expression, _the mask of night_; and every one reading this speech with the context, must have felt the peculiar propriety of its simplicity, though perhaps without examining the cause of an omission which certainly is not fortuitous.
face
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From this reading In the same scene, the speech of twenty-two lines, beginning, Thou know'st the mask of night is on my face, contains but one figurative expression, _the mask of night_; and every one reading this speech with the context, must have felt the peculiar propriety of its simplicity, though perhaps without examining the cause of an omission which certainly is not fortuitous.
falconer's
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From this reading Again, O for a falconer's voice To lure this tassel-gentle back again!
felt
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From this reading In the same scene, the speech of twenty-two lines, beginning, Thou know'st the mask of night is on my face, contains but one figurative expression, _the mask of night_; and every one reading this speech with the context, must have felt the peculiar propriety of its simplicity, though perhaps without examining the cause of an omission which certainly is not fortuitous.
figurative
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From this reading In the same scene, the speech of twenty-two lines, beginning, Thou know'st the mask of night is on my face, contains but one figurative expression, _the mask of night_; and every one reading this speech with the context, must have felt the peculiar propriety of its simplicity, though perhaps without examining the cause of an omission which certainly is not fortuitous.
flower
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From this reading This bud of love, by summer's ripening breath, May prove a beauteous flower when next we meet.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Again, O for a falconer's voice To lure this tassel-gentle back again!
fortuitous
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From this reading In the same scene, the speech of twenty-two lines, beginning, Thou know'st the mask of night is on my face, contains but one figurative expression, _the mask of night_; and every one reading this speech with the context, must have felt the peculiar propriety of its simplicity, though perhaps without examining the cause of an omission which certainly is not fortuitous.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In the same scene, the speech of twenty-two lines, beginning, Thou know'st the mask of night is on my face, contains but one figurative expression, _the mask of night_; and every one reading this speech with the context, must have felt the peculiar propriety of its simplicity, though perhaps without examining the cause of an omission which certainly is not fortuitous.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Bondage is hoarse, and may not speak aloud, Else would I tear the cave where Echo lies, And make her airy tongue more hoarse than mine With repetition of my Romeo's name.
Here
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From this reading Here there are three images in the course of six lines.
hoarse
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From this reading Bondage is hoarse, and may not speak aloud, Else would I tear the cave where Echo lies, And make her airy tongue more hoarse than mine With repetition of my Romeo's name.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Bondage is hoarse, and may not speak aloud, Else would I tear the cave where Echo lies, And make her airy tongue more hoarse than mine With repetition of my Romeo's name.
images
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From this reading Here there are three images in the course of six lines.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here there are three images in the course of six lines.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bondage is hoarse, and may not speak aloud, Else would I tear the cave where Echo lies, And make her airy tongue more hoarse than mine With repetition of my Romeo's name.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In the same scene, the speech of twenty-two lines, beginning, Thou know'st the mask of night is on my face, contains but one figurative expression, _the mask of night_; and every one reading this speech with the context, must have felt the peculiar propriety of its simplicity, though perhaps without examining the cause of an omission which certainly is not fortuitous.
know'st
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From this reading In the same scene, the speech of twenty-two lines, beginning, Thou know'st the mask of night is on my face, contains but one figurative expression, _the mask of night_; and every one reading this speech with the context, must have felt the peculiar propriety of its simplicity, though perhaps without examining the cause of an omission which certainly is not fortuitous.
lies
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From this reading Bondage is hoarse, and may not speak aloud, Else would I tear the cave where Echo lies, And make her airy tongue more hoarse than mine With repetition of my Romeo's name.
lines
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From this reading Here there are three images in the course of six lines.
love
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From this reading This bud of love, by summer's ripening breath, May prove a beauteous flower when next we meet.
lure
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From this reading Again, O for a falconer's voice To lure this tassel-gentle back again!
make
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From this reading Bondage is hoarse, and may not speak aloud, Else would I tear the cave where Echo lies, And make her airy tongue more hoarse than mine With repetition of my Romeo's name.
mask
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From this reading In the same scene, the speech of twenty-two lines, beginning, Thou know'st the mask of night is on my face, contains but one figurative expression, _the mask of night_; and every one reading this speech with the context, must have felt the peculiar propriety of its simplicity, though perhaps without examining the cause of an omission which certainly is not fortuitous.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading This bud of love, by summer's ripening breath, May prove a beauteous flower when next we meet.
meet
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From this reading This bud of love, by summer's ripening breath, May prove a beauteous flower when next we meet.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Bondage is hoarse, and may not speak aloud, Else would I tear the cave where Echo lies, And make her airy tongue more hoarse than mine With repetition of my Romeo's name.
more
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From this reading Bondage is hoarse, and may not speak aloud, Else would I tear the cave where Echo lies, And make her airy tongue more hoarse than mine With repetition of my Romeo's name.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading In the same scene, the speech of twenty-two lines, beginning, Thou know'st the mask of night is on my face, contains but one figurative expression, _the mask of night_; and every one reading this speech with the context, must have felt the peculiar propriety of its simplicity, though perhaps without examining the cause of an omission which certainly is not fortuitous.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Bondage is hoarse, and may not speak aloud, Else would I tear the cave where Echo lies, And make her airy tongue more hoarse than mine With repetition of my Romeo's name.
name
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From this reading Bondage is hoarse, and may not speak aloud, Else would I tear the cave where Echo lies, And make her airy tongue more hoarse than mine With repetition of my Romeo's name.
next
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From this reading This bud of love, by summer's ripening breath, May prove a beauteous flower when next we meet.
night
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From this reading In the same scene, the speech of twenty-two lines, beginning, Thou know'st the mask of night is on my face, contains but one figurative expression, _the mask of night_; and every one reading this speech with the context, must have felt the peculiar propriety of its simplicity, though perhaps without examining the cause of an omission which certainly is not fortuitous.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Bondage is hoarse, and may not speak aloud, Else would I tear the cave where Echo lies, And make her airy tongue more hoarse than mine With repetition of my Romeo's name.
O
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From this reading Again, O for a falconer's voice To lure this tassel-gentle back again!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This bud of love, by summer's ripening breath, May prove a beauteous flower when next we meet.
omission
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From this reading In the same scene, the speech of twenty-two lines, beginning, Thou know'st the mask of night is on my face, contains but one figurative expression, _the mask of night_; and every one reading this speech with the context, must have felt the peculiar propriety of its simplicity, though perhaps without examining the cause of an omission which certainly is not fortuitous.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the same scene, the speech of twenty-two lines, beginning, Thou know'st the mask of night is on my face, contains but one figurative expression, _the mask of night_; and every one reading this speech with the context, must have felt the peculiar propriety of its simplicity, though perhaps without examining the cause of an omission which certainly is not fortuitous.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In the same scene, the speech of twenty-two lines, beginning, Thou know'st the mask of night is on my face, contains but one figurative expression, _the mask of night_; and every one reading this speech with the context, must have felt the peculiar propriety of its simplicity, though perhaps without examining the cause of an omission which certainly is not fortuitous.
peculiar
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From this reading In the same scene, the speech of twenty-two lines, beginning, Thou know'st the mask of night is on my face, contains but one figurative expression, _the mask of night_; and every one reading this speech with the context, must have felt the peculiar propriety of its simplicity, though perhaps without examining the cause of an omission which certainly is not fortuitous.
perhaps
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From this reading In the same scene, the speech of twenty-two lines, beginning, Thou know'st the mask of night is on my face, contains but one figurative expression, _the mask of night_; and every one reading this speech with the context, must have felt the peculiar propriety of its simplicity, though perhaps without examining the cause of an omission which certainly is not fortuitous.
propriety
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From this reading In the same scene, the speech of twenty-two lines, beginning, Thou know'st the mask of night is on my face, contains but one figurative expression, _the mask of night_; and every one reading this speech with the context, must have felt the peculiar propriety of its simplicity, though perhaps without examining the cause of an omission which certainly is not fortuitous.
prove
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From this reading This bud of love, by summer's ripening breath, May prove a beauteous flower when next we meet.
reading
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From this reading In the same scene, the speech of twenty-two lines, beginning, Thou know'st the mask of night is on my face, contains but one figurative expression, _the mask of night_; and every one reading this speech with the context, must have felt the peculiar propriety of its simplicity, though perhaps without examining the cause of an omission which certainly is not fortuitous.
repetition
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From this reading Bondage is hoarse, and may not speak aloud, Else would I tear the cave where Echo lies, And make her airy tongue more hoarse than mine With repetition of my Romeo's name.
ripening
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From this reading This bud of love, by summer's ripening breath, May prove a beauteous flower when next we meet.
Romeo's
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From this reading Bondage is hoarse, and may not speak aloud, Else would I tear the cave where Echo lies, And make her airy tongue more hoarse than mine With repetition of my Romeo's name.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading In the same scene, the speech of twenty-two lines, beginning, Thou know'st the mask of night is on my face, contains but one figurative expression, _the mask of night_; and every one reading this speech with the context, must have felt the peculiar propriety of its simplicity, though perhaps without examining the cause of an omission which certainly is not fortuitous.
scene
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From this reading In the same scene, the speech of twenty-two lines, beginning, Thou know'st the mask of night is on my face, contains but one figurative expression, _the mask of night_; and every one reading this speech with the context, must have felt the peculiar propriety of its simplicity, though perhaps without examining the cause of an omission which certainly is not fortuitous.
simplicity
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From this reading In the same scene, the speech of twenty-two lines, beginning, Thou know'st the mask of night is on my face, contains but one figurative expression, _the mask of night_; and every one reading this speech with the context, must have felt the peculiar propriety of its simplicity, though perhaps without examining the cause of an omission which certainly is not fortuitous.
six
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From this reading Here there are three images in the course of six lines.
speak
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From this reading Bondage is hoarse, and may not speak aloud, Else would I tear the cave where Echo lies, And make her airy tongue more hoarse than mine With repetition of my Romeo's name.
speech
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From this reading In the same scene, the speech of twenty-two lines, beginning, Thou know'st the mask of night is on my face, contains but one figurative expression, _the mask of night_; and every one reading this speech with the context, must have felt the peculiar propriety of its simplicity, though perhaps without examining the cause of an omission which certainly is not fortuitous.
summer's
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From this reading This bud of love, by summer's ripening breath, May prove a beauteous flower when next we meet.
tassel-gentle
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From this reading Again, O for a falconer's voice To lure this tassel-gentle back again!
tear
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From this reading Bondage is hoarse, and may not speak aloud, Else would I tear the cave where Echo lies, And make her airy tongue more hoarse than mine With repetition of my Romeo's name.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Bondage is hoarse, and may not speak aloud, Else would I tear the cave where Echo lies, And make her airy tongue more hoarse than mine With repetition of my Romeo's name.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bondage is hoarse, and may not speak aloud, Else would I tear the cave where Echo lies, And make her airy tongue more hoarse than mine With repetition of my Romeo's name.
there
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From this reading Here there are three images in the course of six lines.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This bud of love, by summer's ripening breath, May prove a beauteous flower when next we meet.
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading In the same scene, the speech of twenty-two lines, beginning, Thou know'st the mask of night is on my face, contains but one figurative expression, _the mask of night_; and every one reading this speech with the context, must have felt the peculiar propriety of its simplicity, though perhaps without examining the cause of an omission which certainly is not fortuitous.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading In the same scene, the speech of twenty-two lines, beginning, Thou know'st the mask of night is on my face, contains but one figurative expression, _the mask of night_; and every one reading this speech with the context, must have felt the peculiar propriety of its simplicity, though perhaps without examining the cause of an omission which certainly is not fortuitous.
three
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From this reading Here there are three images in the course of six lines.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Again, O for a falconer's voice To lure this tassel-gentle back again!
tongue
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From this reading Bondage is hoarse, and may not speak aloud, Else would I tear the cave where Echo lies, And make her airy tongue more hoarse than mine With repetition of my Romeo's name.
twenty-two
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From this reading In the same scene, the speech of twenty-two lines, beginning, Thou know'st the mask of night is on my face, contains but one figurative expression, _the mask of night_; and every one reading this speech with the context, must have felt the peculiar propriety of its simplicity, though perhaps without examining the cause of an omission which certainly is not fortuitous.
voice
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From this reading Again, O for a falconer's voice To lure this tassel-gentle back again!
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading This bud of love, by summer's ripening breath, May prove a beauteous flower when next we meet.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading This bud of love, by summer's ripening breath, May prove a beauteous flower when next we meet.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Bondage is hoarse, and may not speak aloud, Else would I tear the cave where Echo lies, And make her airy tongue more hoarse than mine With repetition of my Romeo's name.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the same scene, the speech of twenty-two lines, beginning, Thou know'st the mask of night is on my face, contains but one figurative expression, _the mask of night_; and every one reading this speech with the context, must have felt the peculiar propriety of its simplicity, though perhaps without examining the cause of an omission which certainly is not fortuitous.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Bondage is hoarse, and may not speak aloud, Else would I tear the cave where Echo lies, And make her airy tongue more hoarse than mine With repetition of my Romeo's name.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading In the same scene, the speech of twenty-two lines, beginning, Thou know'st the mask of night is on my face, contains but one figurative expression, _the mask of night_; and every one reading this speech with the context, must have felt the peculiar propriety of its simplicity, though perhaps without examining the cause of an omission which certainly is not fortuitous.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Bondage is hoarse, and may not speak aloud, Else would I tear the cave where Echo lies, And make her airy tongue more hoarse than mine With repetition of my Romeo's name.
