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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 He concludes his admonition with that most beautiful passage, in which the soundest sense, the most excellent advice, is conveyed in a strain of the most exquisite poetry.
admonition
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From this reading He concludes his admonition with that most beautiful passage, in which the soundest sense, the most excellent advice, is conveyed in a strain of the most exquisite poetry.
advice
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From this reading He concludes his admonition with that most beautiful passage, in which the soundest sense, the most excellent advice, is conveyed in a strain of the most exquisite poetry.
altogether
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From this reading She answers with the same modesty, yet with a kind of involuntary avowal, that his fears are not altogether without cause:-- I shall the effect of this good lesson keep As watchman to my heart.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The canker galls the infants of the spring Too oft before their buttons be disclos'd: And in the morn and liquid dew of youth, Contagious blastments are most imminent.
answers
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From this reading She answers with the same modesty, yet with a kind of involuntary avowal, that his fears are not altogether without cause:-- I shall the effect of this good lesson keep As watchman to my heart.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The canker galls the infants of the spring Too oft before their buttons be disclos'd: And in the morn and liquid dew of youth, Contagious blastments are most imminent.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She answers with the same modesty, yet with a kind of involuntary avowal, that his fears are not altogether without cause:-- I shall the effect of this good lesson keep As watchman to my heart.
avowal
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From this reading She answers with the same modesty, yet with a kind of involuntary avowal, that his fears are not altogether without cause:-- I shall the effect of this good lesson keep As watchman to my heart.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The canker galls the infants of the spring Too oft before their buttons be disclos'd: And in the morn and liquid dew of youth, Contagious blastments are most imminent.
beautiful
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From this reading He concludes his admonition with that most beautiful passage, in which the soundest sense, the most excellent advice, is conveyed in a strain of the most exquisite poetry.
beauty
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From this reading The chariest maid is prodigal enough, If she unmask her beauty to the moon: Virtue itself 'scapes not calumnious strokes.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The canker galls the infants of the spring Too oft before their buttons be disclos'd: And in the morn and liquid dew of youth, Contagious blastments are most imminent.
blastments
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From this reading The canker galls the infants of the spring Too oft before their buttons be disclos'd: And in the morn and liquid dew of youth, Contagious blastments are most imminent.
buttons
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From this reading The canker galls the infants of the spring Too oft before their buttons be disclos'd: And in the morn and liquid dew of youth, Contagious blastments are most imminent.
calumnious
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From this reading The chariest maid is prodigal enough, If she unmask her beauty to the moon: Virtue itself 'scapes not calumnious strokes.
canker
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From this reading The canker galls the infants of the spring Too oft before their buttons be disclos'd: And in the morn and liquid dew of youth, Contagious blastments are most imminent.
cause
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From this reading She answers with the same modesty, yet with a kind of involuntary avowal, that his fears are not altogether without cause:-- I shall the effect of this good lesson keep As watchman to my heart.
chariest
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From this reading The chariest maid is prodigal enough, If she unmask her beauty to the moon: Virtue itself 'scapes not calumnious strokes.
concludes
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From this reading He concludes his admonition with that most beautiful passage, in which the soundest sense, the most excellent advice, is conveyed in a strain of the most exquisite poetry.
Contagious
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From this reading The canker galls the infants of the spring Too oft before their buttons be disclos'd: And in the morn and liquid dew of youth, Contagious blastments are most imminent.
conveyed
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From this reading He concludes his admonition with that most beautiful passage, in which the soundest sense, the most excellent advice, is conveyed in a strain of the most exquisite poetry.
dew
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From this reading The canker galls the infants of the spring Too oft before their buttons be disclos'd: And in the morn and liquid dew of youth, Contagious blastments are most imminent.
disclos'd
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From this reading The canker galls the infants of the spring Too oft before their buttons be disclos'd: And in the morn and liquid dew of youth, Contagious blastments are most imminent.
effect
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From this reading She answers with the same modesty, yet with a kind of involuntary avowal, that his fears are not altogether without cause:-- I shall the effect of this good lesson keep As watchman to my heart.
enough
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From this reading The chariest maid is prodigal enough, If she unmask her beauty to the moon: Virtue itself 'scapes not calumnious strokes.
excellent
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From this reading He concludes his admonition with that most beautiful passage, in which the soundest sense, the most excellent advice, is conveyed in a strain of the most exquisite poetry.
exquisite
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From this reading He concludes his admonition with that most beautiful passage, in which the soundest sense, the most excellent advice, is conveyed in a strain of the most exquisite poetry.
fears
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From this reading She answers with the same modesty, yet with a kind of involuntary avowal, that his fears are not altogether without cause:-- I shall the effect of this good lesson keep As watchman to my heart.
galls
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From this reading The canker galls the infants of the spring Too oft before their buttons be disclos'd: And in the morn and liquid dew of youth, Contagious blastments are most imminent.
good
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From this reading She answers with the same modesty, yet with a kind of involuntary avowal, that his fears are not altogether without cause:-- I shall the effect of this good lesson keep As watchman to my heart.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He concludes his admonition with that most beautiful passage, in which the soundest sense, the most excellent advice, is conveyed in a strain of the most exquisite poetry.
heart
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From this reading She answers with the same modesty, yet with a kind of involuntary avowal, that his fears are not altogether without cause:-- I shall the effect of this good lesson keep As watchman to my heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The chariest maid is prodigal enough, If she unmask her beauty to the moon: Virtue itself 'scapes not calumnious strokes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He concludes his admonition with that most beautiful passage, in which the soundest sense, the most excellent advice, is conveyed in a strain of the most exquisite poetry.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She answers with the same modesty, yet with a kind of involuntary avowal, that his fears are not altogether without cause:-- I shall the effect of this good lesson keep As watchman to my heart.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The chariest maid is prodigal enough, If she unmask her beauty to the moon: Virtue itself 'scapes not calumnious strokes.
imminent
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From this reading The canker galls the infants of the spring Too oft before their buttons be disclos'd: And in the morn and liquid dew of youth, Contagious blastments are most imminent.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He concludes his admonition with that most beautiful passage, in which the soundest sense, the most excellent advice, is conveyed in a strain of the most exquisite poetry.
infants
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From this reading The canker galls the infants of the spring Too oft before their buttons be disclos'd: And in the morn and liquid dew of youth, Contagious blastments are most imminent.
involuntary
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From this reading She answers with the same modesty, yet with a kind of involuntary avowal, that his fears are not altogether without cause:-- I shall the effect of this good lesson keep As watchman to my heart.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He concludes his admonition with that most beautiful passage, in which the soundest sense, the most excellent advice, is conveyed in a strain of the most exquisite poetry.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Think it no more.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The chariest maid is prodigal enough, If she unmask her beauty to the moon: Virtue itself 'scapes not calumnious strokes.
keep
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From this reading She answers with the same modesty, yet with a kind of involuntary avowal, that his fears are not altogether without cause:-- I shall the effect of this good lesson keep As watchman to my heart.
kind
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From this reading She answers with the same modesty, yet with a kind of involuntary avowal, that his fears are not altogether without cause:-- I shall the effect of this good lesson keep As watchman to my heart.
lesson
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From this reading She answers with the same modesty, yet with a kind of involuntary avowal, that his fears are not altogether without cause:-- I shall the effect of this good lesson keep As watchman to my heart.
liquid
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From this reading The canker galls the infants of the spring Too oft before their buttons be disclos'd: And in the morn and liquid dew of youth, Contagious blastments are most imminent.
maid
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From this reading The chariest maid is prodigal enough, If she unmask her beauty to the moon: Virtue itself 'scapes not calumnious strokes.
modesty
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From this reading She answers with the same modesty, yet with a kind of involuntary avowal, that his fears are not altogether without cause:-- I shall the effect of this good lesson keep As watchman to my heart.
moon
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From this reading The chariest maid is prodigal enough, If she unmask her beauty to the moon: Virtue itself 'scapes not calumnious strokes.
more
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From this reading Think it no more.
morn
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From this reading The canker galls the infants of the spring Too oft before their buttons be disclos'd: And in the morn and liquid dew of youth, Contagious blastments are most imminent.
most
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From this reading He concludes his admonition with that most beautiful passage, in which the soundest sense, the most excellent advice, is conveyed in a strain of the most exquisite poetry.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She answers with the same modesty, yet with a kind of involuntary avowal, that his fears are not altogether without cause:-- I shall the effect of this good lesson keep As watchman to my heart.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Think it no more.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The chariest maid is prodigal enough, If she unmask her beauty to the moon: Virtue itself 'scapes not calumnious strokes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He concludes his admonition with that most beautiful passage, in which the soundest sense, the most excellent advice, is conveyed in a strain of the most exquisite poetry.
oft
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From this reading The canker galls the infants of the spring Too oft before their buttons be disclos'd: And in the morn and liquid dew of youth, Contagious blastments are most imminent.
passage
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From this reading He concludes his admonition with that most beautiful passage, in which the soundest sense, the most excellent advice, is conveyed in a strain of the most exquisite poetry.
poetry
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From this reading He concludes his admonition with that most beautiful passage, in which the soundest sense, the most excellent advice, is conveyed in a strain of the most exquisite poetry.
prodigal
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From this reading The chariest maid is prodigal enough, If she unmask her beauty to the moon: Virtue itself 'scapes not calumnious strokes.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading She answers with the same modesty, yet with a kind of involuntary avowal, that his fears are not altogether without cause:-- I shall the effect of this good lesson keep As watchman to my heart.
scapes
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From this reading The chariest maid is prodigal enough, If she unmask her beauty to the moon: Virtue itself 'scapes not calumnious strokes.
sense
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From this reading He concludes his admonition with that most beautiful passage, in which the soundest sense, the most excellent advice, is conveyed in a strain of the most exquisite poetry.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading She answers with the same modesty, yet with a kind of involuntary avowal, that his fears are not altogether without cause:-- I shall the effect of this good lesson keep As watchman to my heart.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The chariest maid is prodigal enough, If she unmask her beauty to the moon: Virtue itself 'scapes not calumnious strokes.
soundest
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From this reading He concludes his admonition with that most beautiful passage, in which the soundest sense, the most excellent advice, is conveyed in a strain of the most exquisite poetry.
spring
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From this reading The canker galls the infants of the spring Too oft before their buttons be disclos'd: And in the morn and liquid dew of youth, Contagious blastments are most imminent.
strain
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From this reading He concludes his admonition with that most beautiful passage, in which the soundest sense, the most excellent advice, is conveyed in a strain of the most exquisite poetry.
strokes
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From this reading The chariest maid is prodigal enough, If she unmask her beauty to the moon: Virtue itself 'scapes not calumnious strokes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He concludes his admonition with that most beautiful passage, in which the soundest sense, the most excellent advice, is conveyed in a strain of the most exquisite poetry.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He concludes his admonition with that most beautiful passage, in which the soundest sense, the most excellent advice, is conveyed in a strain of the most exquisite poetry.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The canker galls the infants of the spring Too oft before their buttons be disclos'd: And in the morn and liquid dew of youth, Contagious blastments are most imminent.
Think
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From this reading Think it no more.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She answers with the same modesty, yet with a kind of involuntary avowal, that his fears are not altogether without cause:-- I shall the effect of this good lesson keep As watchman to my heart.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The chariest maid is prodigal enough, If she unmask her beauty to the moon: Virtue itself 'scapes not calumnious strokes.
Too
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From this reading The canker galls the infants of the spring Too oft before their buttons be disclos'd: And in the morn and liquid dew of youth, Contagious blastments are most imminent.
unmask
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From this reading The chariest maid is prodigal enough, If she unmask her beauty to the moon: Virtue itself 'scapes not calumnious strokes.
VirtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading The chariest maid is prodigal enough, If she unmask her beauty to the moon: Virtue itself 'scapes not calumnious strokes.
watchman
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From this reading She answers with the same modesty, yet with a kind of involuntary avowal, that his fears are not altogether without cause:-- I shall the effect of this good lesson keep As watchman to my heart.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He concludes his admonition with that most beautiful passage, in which the soundest sense, the most excellent advice, is conveyed in a strain of the most exquisite poetry.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He concludes his admonition with that most beautiful passage, in which the soundest sense, the most excellent advice, is conveyed in a strain of the most exquisite poetry.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She answers with the same modesty, yet with a kind of involuntary avowal, that his fears are not altogether without cause:-- I shall the effect of this good lesson keep As watchman to my heart.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading She answers with the same modesty, yet with a kind of involuntary avowal, that his fears are not altogether without cause:-- I shall the effect of this good lesson keep As watchman to my heart.
youth
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From this reading The canker galls the infants of the spring Too oft before their buttons be disclos'd: And in the morn and liquid dew of youth, Contagious blastments are most imminent.
