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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, nevertheless, to certain ladies (I did not mention men, since they have a smattering of the science), will still seem an untruth.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The writer has taken care here to give the mute reasons for this strange antipathy; I mean the distastes of Bertha, because I love the ladies above all things, knowing that for want of the pleasure of love, my face would grow old and my heart torment me.
all
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From this reading The writer has taken care here to give the mute reasons for this strange antipathy; I mean the distastes of Bertha, because I love the ladies above all things, knowing that for want of the pleasure of love, my face would grow old and my heart torment me.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Did you ever meet a scribe so complacent and so fond of the ladies as I am?
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This, nevertheless, to certain ladies (I did not mention men, since they have a smattering of the science), will still seem an untruth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The writer has taken care here to give the mute reasons for this strange antipathy; I mean the distastes of Bertha, because I love the ladies above all things, knowing that for want of the pleasure of love, my face would grow old and my heart torment me.
antipathy
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From this reading The writer has taken care here to give the mute reasons for this strange antipathy; I mean the distastes of Bertha, because I love the ladies above all things, knowing that for want of the pleasure of love, my face would grow old and my heart torment me.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Did you ever meet a scribe so complacent and so fond of the ladies as I am?
barbs
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From this reading Therefore, do I love them devotedly, but not so often as I could wish, since I have oftener in my hands my goose-quill than I have the barbs with which one tickles their lips to make them laugh and be merry in all innocence.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Therefore, do I love them devotedly, but not so often as I could wish, since I have oftener in my hands my goose-quill than I have the barbs with which one tickles their lips to make them laugh and be merry in all innocence.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading The writer has taken care here to give the mute reasons for this strange antipathy; I mean the distastes of Bertha, because I love the ladies above all things, knowing that for want of the pleasure of love, my face would grow old and my heart torment me.
Bertha
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From this reading The writer has taken care here to give the mute reasons for this strange antipathy; I mean the distastes of Bertha, because I love the ladies above all things, knowing that for want of the pleasure of love, my face would grow old and my heart torment me.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Therefore, do I love them devotedly, but not so often as I could wish, since I have oftener in my hands my goose-quill than I have the barbs with which one tickles their lips to make them laugh and be merry in all innocence.
care
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From this reading The writer has taken care here to give the mute reasons for this strange antipathy; I mean the distastes of Bertha, because I love the ladies above all things, knowing that for want of the pleasure of love, my face would grow old and my heart torment me.
certain
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From this reading This, nevertheless, to certain ladies (I did not mention men, since they have a smattering of the science), will still seem an untruth.
complacent
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From this reading Did you ever meet a scribe so complacent and so fond of the ladies as I am?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Therefore, do I love them devotedly, but not so often as I could wish, since I have oftener in my hands my goose-quill than I have the barbs with which one tickles their lips to make them laugh and be merry in all innocence.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No; of course not.
devotedly
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From this reading Therefore, do I love them devotedly, but not so often as I could wish, since I have oftener in my hands my goose-quill than I have the barbs with which one tickles their lips to make them laugh and be merry in all innocence.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading This, nevertheless, to certain ladies (I did not mention men, since they have a smattering of the science), will still seem an untruth.
distastes
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From this reading The writer has taken care here to give the mute reasons for this strange antipathy; I mean the distastes of Bertha, because I love the ladies above all things, knowing that for want of the pleasure of love, my face would grow old and my heart torment me.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Therefore, do I love them devotedly, but not so often as I could wish, since I have oftener in my hands my goose-quill than I have the barbs with which one tickles their lips to make them laugh and be merry in all innocence.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Did you ever meet a scribe so complacent and so fond of the ladies as I am?
face
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From this reading The writer has taken care here to give the mute reasons for this strange antipathy; I mean the distastes of Bertha, because I love the ladies above all things, knowing that for want of the pleasure of love, my face would grow old and my heart torment me.
fond
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From this reading Did you ever meet a scribe so complacent and so fond of the ladies as I am?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The writer has taken care here to give the mute reasons for this strange antipathy; I mean the distastes of Bertha, because I love the ladies above all things, knowing that for want of the pleasure of love, my face would grow old and my heart torment me.
give
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From this reading The writer has taken care here to give the mute reasons for this strange antipathy; I mean the distastes of Bertha, because I love the ladies above all things, knowing that for want of the pleasure of love, my face would grow old and my heart torment me.
goose-quill
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From this reading Therefore, do I love them devotedly, but not so often as I could wish, since I have oftener in my hands my goose-quill than I have the barbs with which one tickles their lips to make them laugh and be merry in all innocence.
grow
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From this reading The writer has taken care here to give the mute reasons for this strange antipathy; I mean the distastes of Bertha, because I love the ladies above all things, knowing that for want of the pleasure of love, my face would grow old and my heart torment me.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Therefore, do I love them devotedly, but not so often as I could wish, since I have oftener in my hands my goose-quill than I have the barbs with which one tickles their lips to make them laugh and be merry in all innocence.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The writer has taken care here to give the mute reasons for this strange antipathy; I mean the distastes of Bertha, because I love the ladies above all things, knowing that for want of the pleasure of love, my face would grow old and my heart torment me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This, nevertheless, to certain ladies (I did not mention men, since they have a smattering of the science), will still seem an untruth.
heart
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From this reading The writer has taken care here to give the mute reasons for this strange antipathy; I mean the distastes of Bertha, because I love the ladies above all things, knowing that for want of the pleasure of love, my face would grow old and my heart torment me.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The writer has taken care here to give the mute reasons for this strange antipathy; I mean the distastes of Bertha, because I love the ladies above all things, knowing that for want of the pleasure of love, my face would grow old and my heart torment me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This, nevertheless, to certain ladies (I did not mention men, since they have a smattering of the science), will still seem an untruth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Therefore, do I love them devotedly, but not so often as I could wish, since I have oftener in my hands my goose-quill than I have the barbs with which one tickles their lips to make them laugh and be merry in all innocence.
innocence
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From this reading Therefore, do I love them devotedly, but not so often as I could wish, since I have oftener in my hands my goose-quill than I have the barbs with which one tickles their lips to make them laugh and be merry in all innocence.
knowing
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From this reading The writer has taken care here to give the mute reasons for this strange antipathy; I mean the distastes of Bertha, because I love the ladies above all things, knowing that for want of the pleasure of love, my face would grow old and my heart torment me.
ladies
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From this reading This, nevertheless, to certain ladies (I did not mention men, since they have a smattering of the science), will still seem an untruth.
laugh
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From this reading Therefore, do I love them devotedly, but not so often as I could wish, since I have oftener in my hands my goose-quill than I have the barbs with which one tickles their lips to make them laugh and be merry in all innocence.
lips
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From this reading Therefore, do I love them devotedly, but not so often as I could wish, since I have oftener in my hands my goose-quill than I have the barbs with which one tickles their lips to make them laugh and be merry in all innocence.
love
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From this reading The writer has taken care here to give the mute reasons for this strange antipathy; I mean the distastes of Bertha, because I love the ladies above all things, knowing that for want of the pleasure of love, my face would grow old and my heart torment me.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Therefore, do I love them devotedly, but not so often as I could wish, since I have oftener in my hands my goose-quill than I have the barbs with which one tickles their lips to make them laugh and be merry in all innocence.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The writer has taken care here to give the mute reasons for this strange antipathy; I mean the distastes of Bertha, because I love the ladies above all things, knowing that for want of the pleasure of love, my face would grow old and my heart torment me.
mean
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From this reading The writer has taken care here to give the mute reasons for this strange antipathy; I mean the distastes of Bertha, because I love the ladies above all things, knowing that for want of the pleasure of love, my face would grow old and my heart torment me.
meet
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From this reading Did you ever meet a scribe so complacent and so fond of the ladies as I am?
men
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From this reading This, nevertheless, to certain ladies (I did not mention men, since they have a smattering of the science), will still seem an untruth.
mention
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From this reading This, nevertheless, to certain ladies (I did not mention men, since they have a smattering of the science), will still seem an untruth.
merry
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From this reading Therefore, do I love them devotedly, but not so often as I could wish, since I have oftener in my hands my goose-quill than I have the barbs with which one tickles their lips to make them laugh and be merry in all innocence.
mute
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From this reading The writer has taken care here to give the mute reasons for this strange antipathy; I mean the distastes of Bertha, because I love the ladies above all things, knowing that for want of the pleasure of love, my face would grow old and my heart torment me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The writer has taken care here to give the mute reasons for this strange antipathy; I mean the distastes of Bertha, because I love the ladies above all things, knowing that for want of the pleasure of love, my face would grow old and my heart torment me.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading This, nevertheless, to certain ladies (I did not mention men, since they have a smattering of the science), will still seem an untruth.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No; of course not.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This, nevertheless, to certain ladies (I did not mention men, since they have a smattering of the science), will still seem an untruth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This, nevertheless, to certain ladies (I did not mention men, since they have a smattering of the science), will still seem an untruth.
often
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From this reading Therefore, do I love them devotedly, but not so often as I could wish, since I have oftener in my hands my goose-quill than I have the barbs with which one tickles their lips to make them laugh and be merry in all innocence.
oftener
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From this reading Therefore, do I love them devotedly, but not so often as I could wish, since I have oftener in my hands my goose-quill than I have the barbs with which one tickles their lips to make them laugh and be merry in all innocence.
old
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From this reading The writer has taken care here to give the mute reasons for this strange antipathy; I mean the distastes of Bertha, because I love the ladies above all things, knowing that for want of the pleasure of love, my face would grow old and my heart torment me.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Therefore, do I love them devotedly, but not so often as I could wish, since I have oftener in my hands my goose-quill than I have the barbs with which one tickles their lips to make them laugh and be merry in all innocence.
pleasure
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From this reading The writer has taken care here to give the mute reasons for this strange antipathy; I mean the distastes of Bertha, because I love the ladies above all things, knowing that for want of the pleasure of love, my face would grow old and my heart torment me.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The writer has taken care here to give the mute reasons for this strange antipathy; I mean the distastes of Bertha, because I love the ladies above all things, knowing that for want of the pleasure of love, my face would grow old and my heart torment me.
science
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From this reading This, nevertheless, to certain ladies (I did not mention men, since they have a smattering of the science), will still seem an untruth.
scribe
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From this reading Did you ever meet a scribe so complacent and so fond of the ladies as I am?
seem
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From this reading This, nevertheless, to certain ladies (I did not mention men, since they have a smattering of the science), will still seem an untruth.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading This, nevertheless, to certain ladies (I did not mention men, since they have a smattering of the science), will still seem an untruth.
smattering
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From this reading This, nevertheless, to certain ladies (I did not mention men, since they have a smattering of the science), will still seem an untruth.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Did you ever meet a scribe so complacent and so fond of the ladies as I am?
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This, nevertheless, to certain ladies (I did not mention men, since they have a smattering of the science), will still seem an untruth.
strange
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From this reading The writer has taken care here to give the mute reasons for this strange antipathy; I mean the distastes of Bertha, because I love the ladies above all things, knowing that for want of the pleasure of love, my face would grow old and my heart torment me.
taken
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From this reading The writer has taken care here to give the mute reasons for this strange antipathy; I mean the distastes of Bertha, because I love the ladies above all things, knowing that for want of the pleasure of love, my face would grow old and my heart torment me.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Therefore, do I love them devotedly, but not so often as I could wish, since I have oftener in my hands my goose-quill than I have the barbs with which one tickles their lips to make them laugh and be merry in all innocence.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The writer has taken care here to give the mute reasons for this strange antipathy; I mean the distastes of Bertha, because I love the ladies above all things, knowing that for want of the pleasure of love, my face would grow old and my heart torment me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This, nevertheless, to certain ladies (I did not mention men, since they have a smattering of the science), will still seem an untruth.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Therefore, do I love them devotedly, but not so often as I could wish, since I have oftener in my hands my goose-quill than I have the barbs with which one tickles their lips to make them laugh and be merry in all innocence.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Therefore, do I love them devotedly, but not so often as I could wish, since I have oftener in my hands my goose-quill than I have the barbs with which one tickles their lips to make them laugh and be merry in all innocence.
ThereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore, do I love them devotedly, but not so often as I could wish, since I have oftener in my hands my goose-quill than I have the barbs with which one tickles their lips to make them laugh and be merry in all innocence.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This, nevertheless, to certain ladies (I did not mention men, since they have a smattering of the science), will still seem an untruth.
things
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From this reading The writer has taken care here to give the mute reasons for this strange antipathy; I mean the distastes of Bertha, because I love the ladies above all things, knowing that for want of the pleasure of love, my face would grow old and my heart torment me.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This, nevertheless, to certain ladies (I did not mention men, since they have a smattering of the science), will still seem an untruth.
tickles
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From this reading Therefore, do I love them devotedly, but not so often as I could wish, since I have oftener in my hands my goose-quill than I have the barbs with which one tickles their lips to make them laugh and be merry in all innocence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This, nevertheless, to certain ladies (I did not mention men, since they have a smattering of the science), will still seem an untruth.
torment
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From this reading The writer has taken care here to give the mute reasons for this strange antipathy; I mean the distastes of Bertha, because I love the ladies above all things, knowing that for want of the pleasure of love, my face would grow old and my heart torment me.
untruth
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From this reading This, nevertheless, to certain ladies (I did not mention men, since they have a smattering of the science), will still seem an untruth.
want
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From this reading The writer has taken care here to give the mute reasons for this strange antipathy; I mean the distastes of Bertha, because I love the ladies above all things, knowing that for want of the pleasure of love, my face would grow old and my heart torment me.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Therefore, do I love them devotedly, but not so often as I could wish, since I have oftener in my hands my goose-quill than I have the barbs with which one tickles their lips to make them laugh and be merry in all innocence.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading This, nevertheless, to certain ladies (I did not mention men, since they have a smattering of the science), will still seem an untruth.
wish
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From this reading Therefore, do I love them devotedly, but not so often as I could wish, since I have oftener in my hands my goose-quill than I have the barbs with which one tickles their lips to make them laugh and be merry in all innocence.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Therefore, do I love them devotedly, but not so often as I could wish, since I have oftener in my hands my goose-quill than I have the barbs with which one tickles their lips to make them laugh and be merry in all innocence.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The writer has taken care here to give the mute reasons for this strange antipathy; I mean the distastes of Bertha, because I love the ladies above all things, knowing that for want of the pleasure of love, my face would grow old and my heart torment me.
writer
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From this reading The writer has taken care here to give the mute reasons for this strange antipathy; I mean the distastes of Bertha, because I love the ladies above all things, knowing that for want of the pleasure of love, my face would grow old and my heart torment me.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did you ever meet a scribe so complacent and so fond of the ladies as I am?
