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Elizabethan Sonnet Cycles: Phillis - Licia
Elizabethan Sonnet Cycles: Phillis - Licia

Chapter I · Chapter 1

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How trill her tears, th' elixir of my senses!
Ambitious sickness, what doth thee so harden?
Oh spare, and plague thou me for her offences!
Ah roses, love's fair roses, do not languish; Blush through the milk-white veil that holds you covered.
If heat or cold may mitigate your anguish, I'll burn, I'll freeze, but you shall be recovered.
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Elizabethan Sonnet Cycles: Phillis - Licia

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of Elizabethan Sonnet Cycles: Phillis - Licia is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 25/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 121–125

Line 1
How trill her tears, th' elixir of my senses!
Line 2
Ambitious sickness, what doth thee so harden?
/æmˈbɪʃəs ˈsɪknəs wʌt dɔːθ ðiː soʊ ˈhɑːrdən/
Line 3
Oh spare, and plague thou me for her offences!
Line 4
Ah roses, love's fair roses, do not languish; Blush through the milk-white veil that holds you covered.
Line 5
If heat or cold may mitigate your anguish, I'll burn, I'll freeze, but you shall be recovered.

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.

elixir noun US /ɪˈlɪksər/

a sweet flavored liquid (usually containing a small amount of alcohol) used in compounding medicines to be taken by mouth in order to mask an unpleasant taste

From this reading “How trill her tears, th' elixir of my senses!”

freeze verb US /friːz/

stop moving or become immobilized

From this reading “If heat or cold may mitigate your anguish, I'll burn, I'll freeze, but you shall be recovered.”

harden verb US /ˈhɑːrdən/

become hard or harder

From this reading “Ambitious sickness, what doth thee so harden?”

languish verb US /ˈlæŋɡwɪʃ/

lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief

From this reading “Ah roses, love's fair roses, do not languish; Blush through the milk-white veil that holds you covered.”

love's noun US /lʌvz/

possessive form of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading “Ah roses, love's fair roses, do not languish; Blush through the milk-white veil that holds you covered.”

mitigate verb US /ˈmɪtəɡeɪt/

lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of

From this reading “If heat or cold may mitigate your anguish, I'll burn, I'll freeze, but you shall be recovered.”

plague verb US /pleɪɡ/

cause to suffer a blight

From this reading “Oh spare, and plague thou me for her offences!”

trill noun US /trɪl/

a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it

From this reading “How trill her tears, th' elixir of my senses!”

All words in this reading · 55

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Ah

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From this reading Ah roses, love's fair roses, do not languish; Blush through the milk-white veil that holds you covered.

AmbitiousadjectiveUS /æmˈbɪʃəs/

having a strong desire for success or achievement

From this reading Ambitious sickness, what doth thee so harden?

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Oh spare, and plague thou me for her offences!

anguishnounUS /ˈæŋɡwɪʃ/

extreme mental distress

From this reading If heat or cold may mitigate your anguish, I'll burn, I'll freeze, but you shall be recovered.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading If heat or cold may mitigate your anguish, I'll burn, I'll freeze, but you shall be recovered.

BlushverbUS /blʌʃ/

turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

From this reading Ah roses, love's fair roses, do not languish; Blush through the milk-white veil that holds you covered.

burnverbUS /bɜːrn/

To consume or be consumed by fire.

From this reading If heat or cold may mitigate your anguish, I'll burn, I'll freeze, but you shall be recovered.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading If heat or cold may mitigate your anguish, I'll burn, I'll freeze, but you shall be recovered.

coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading If heat or cold may mitigate your anguish, I'll burn, I'll freeze, but you shall be recovered.

coveredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌvərd/

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading Ah roses, love's fair roses, do not languish; Blush through the milk-white veil that holds you covered.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Ah roses, love's fair roses, do not languish; Blush through the milk-white veil that holds you covered.

dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/

an old form of “does”

From this reading Ambitious sickness, what doth thee so harden?

elixirnounUS /ɪˈlɪksər/

a sweet flavored liquid (usually containing a small amount of alcohol) used in compounding medicines to be taken by mouth in order to mask an unpleasant taste

From this reading How trill her tears, th' elixir of my senses!

fairadjectiveUS /fer/

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading Ah roses, love's fair roses, do not languish; Blush through the milk-white veil that holds you covered.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Oh spare, and plague thou me for her offences!

freezeverbUS /friːz/

stop moving or become immobilized

From this reading If heat or cold may mitigate your anguish, I'll burn, I'll freeze, but you shall be recovered.

hardenverbUS /ˈhɑːrdən/

become hard or harder

From this reading Ambitious sickness, what doth thee so harden?

heatnounUS /hiːt/

a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature

From this reading If heat or cold may mitigate your anguish, I'll burn, I'll freeze, but you shall be recovered.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading How trill her tears, th' elixir of my senses!

holdsnounUS /hoʊldz/

plural of “hold” — the act of grasping

From this reading Ah roses, love's fair roses, do not languish; Blush through the milk-white veil that holds you covered.

How

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

From this reading How trill her tears, th' elixir of my senses!

I'll

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

From this reading If heat or cold may mitigate your anguish, I'll burn, I'll freeze, but you shall be recovered.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If heat or cold may mitigate your anguish, I'll burn, I'll freeze, but you shall be recovered.

languishverbUS /ˈlæŋɡwɪʃ/

lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief

From this reading Ah roses, love's fair roses, do not languish; Blush through the milk-white veil that holds you covered.

love'snounUS /lʌvz/

possessive form of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Ah roses, love's fair roses, do not languish; Blush through the milk-white veil that holds you covered.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading If heat or cold may mitigate your anguish, I'll burn, I'll freeze, but you shall be recovered.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading Oh spare, and plague thou me for her offences!

milk-whiteadjective

of a white the color of fresh milk

From this reading Ah roses, love's fair roses, do not languish; Blush through the milk-white veil that holds you covered.

mitigateverbUS /ˈmɪtəɡeɪt/

lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of

From this reading If heat or cold may mitigate your anguish, I'll burn, I'll freeze, but you shall be recovered.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading How trill her tears, th' elixir of my senses!

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Ah roses, love's fair roses, do not languish; Blush through the milk-white veil that holds you covered.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading How trill her tears, th' elixir of my senses!

offences

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

From this reading Oh spare, and plague thou me for her offences!

OhnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading Oh spare, and plague thou me for her offences!

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading If heat or cold may mitigate your anguish, I'll burn, I'll freeze, but you shall be recovered.

plagueverbUS /pleɪɡ/

cause to suffer a blight

From this reading Oh spare, and plague thou me for her offences!

recoveredadjectiveUS /rəˈkʌvərd/

freed from illness or injury

From this reading If heat or cold may mitigate your anguish, I'll burn, I'll freeze, but you shall be recovered.

rosesnounUS /ˈroʊzɪz/

plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading Ah roses, love's fair roses, do not languish; Blush through the milk-white veil that holds you covered.

sensesnounUS /ˈsensɪz/

plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana

From this reading How trill her tears, th' elixir of my senses!

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

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

From this reading If heat or cold may mitigate your anguish, I'll burn, I'll freeze, but you shall be recovered.

sicknessnounUS /ˈsɪknəs/

impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

From this reading Ambitious sickness, what doth thee so harden?

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Ambitious sickness, what doth thee so harden?

spareverbUS /sper/

refrain from harming

From this reading Oh spare, and plague thou me for her offences!

tearsnounUS /terz/

the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

From this reading How trill her tears, th' elixir of my senses!

thnounUS /ˈtiːˈeɪtʃ/

the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day

From this reading How trill her tears, th' elixir of my senses!

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Ah roses, love's fair roses, do not languish; Blush through the milk-white veil that holds you covered.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Ah roses, love's fair roses, do not languish; Blush through the milk-white veil that holds you covered.

theepronounUS /ðiː/

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

From this reading Ambitious sickness, what doth thee so harden?

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

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

From this reading Oh spare, and plague thou me for her offences!

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Ah roses, love's fair roses, do not languish; Blush through the milk-white veil that holds you covered.

trillnounUS /trɪl/

a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it

From this reading How trill her tears, th' elixir of my senses!

veilnounUS /veɪl/

a garment that covers the head and face

From this reading Ah roses, love's fair roses, do not languish; Blush through the milk-white veil that holds you covered.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Ambitious sickness, what doth thee so harden?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Ah roses, love's fair roses, do not languish; Blush through the milk-white veil that holds you covered.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading If heat or cold may mitigate your anguish, I'll burn, I'll freeze, but you shall be recovered.

Chapter 1 of Elizabethan Sonnet Cycles: Phillis - Licia by Martha Foote [Editor] Crow holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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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