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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 "My verses," said he, "are only copied, but they seemed to me a gem in their way.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You are gazing at our friend Augustus' bibulous nose," he nodded towards the recumbent figure with the hand on the bottle, "and see it through your own glass:
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "My verses," said he, "are only copied, but they seemed to me a gem in their way.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You are gazing at our friend Augustus' bibulous nose," he nodded towards the recumbent figure with the hand on the bottle, "and see it through your own glass:
Augustus
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author
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From this reading It is a piece of Bacchic meditation from the Vaux de Vire, exquisitely translated by some clever author whose name I have forgotten.
Bacchic
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beauties
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From this reading "Fair nose! whose beauties many pipes have cost Of white and rosy wine; Whose colours are so gorgeously embossed In red and purple fine; Great nose, who views thee, gazing through great glass, Thee still more lovely thinks.
bibulous
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bottle
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From this reading You are gazing at our friend Augustus' bibulous nose," he nodded towards the recumbent figure with the hand on the bottle, "and see it through your own glass:
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "My verses," said he, "are only copied, but they seemed to me a gem in their way.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is a piece of Bacchic meditation from the Vaux de Vire, exquisitely translated by some clever author whose name I have forgotten.
clever
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From this reading It is a piece of Bacchic meditation from the Vaux de Vire, exquisitely translated by some clever author whose name I have forgotten.
coloursnounUS /ˈcolours/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Fair nose! whose beauties many pipes have cost Of white and rosy wine; Whose colours are so gorgeously embossed In red and purple fine; Great nose, who views thee, gazing through great glass, Thee still more lovely thinks.
copied
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From this reading "My verses," said he, "are only copied, but they seemed to me a gem in their way.
cost
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From this reading "Fair nose! whose beauties many pipes have cost Of white and rosy wine; Whose colours are so gorgeously embossed In red and purple fine; Great nose, who views thee, gazing through great glass, Thee still more lovely thinks.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Thou dost the nose of creature far surpass Who only water drinks."
de
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From this reading It is a piece of Bacchic meditation from the Vaux de Vire, exquisitely translated by some clever author whose name I have forgotten.
dostauxiliary verbUS /dɑːst/
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading Thou dost the nose of creature far surpass Who only water drinks."
drinks
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From this reading Thou dost the nose of creature far surpass Who only water drinks."
embossed
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From this reading "Fair nose! whose beauties many pipes have cost Of white and rosy wine; Whose colours are so gorgeously embossed In red and purple fine; Great nose, who views thee, gazing through great glass, Thee still more lovely thinks.
exquisitely
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From this reading It is a piece of Bacchic meditation from the Vaux de Vire, exquisitely translated by some clever author whose name I have forgotten.
FairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Fair nose! whose beauties many pipes have cost Of white and rosy wine; Whose colours are so gorgeously embossed In red and purple fine; Great nose, who views thee, gazing through great glass, Thee still more lovely thinks.
far
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From this reading Thou dost the nose of creature far surpass Who only water drinks."
figure
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From this reading You are gazing at our friend Augustus' bibulous nose," he nodded towards the recumbent figure with the hand on the bottle, "and see it through your own glass:
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Fair nose! whose beauties many pipes have cost Of white and rosy wine; Whose colours are so gorgeously embossed In red and purple fine; Great nose, who views thee, gazing through great glass, Thee still more lovely thinks.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading It is a piece of Bacchic meditation from the Vaux de Vire, exquisitely translated by some clever author whose name I have forgotten.
friend
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From this reading You are gazing at our friend Augustus' bibulous nose," he nodded towards the recumbent figure with the hand on the bottle, "and see it through your own glass:
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is a piece of Bacchic meditation from the Vaux de Vire, exquisitely translated by some clever author whose name I have forgotten.
gazing
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From this reading You are gazing at our friend Augustus' bibulous nose," he nodded towards the recumbent figure with the hand on the bottle, "and see it through your own glass:
gem
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From this reading "My verses," said he, "are only copied, but they seemed to me a gem in their way.
glass
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From this reading You are gazing at our friend Augustus' bibulous nose," he nodded towards the recumbent figure with the hand on the bottle, "and see it through your own glass:
gorgeously
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From this reading "Fair nose! whose beauties many pipes have cost Of white and rosy wine; Whose colours are so gorgeously embossed In red and purple fine; Great nose, who views thee, gazing through great glass, Thee still more lovely thinks.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Fair nose! whose beauties many pipes have cost Of white and rosy wine; Whose colours are so gorgeously embossed In red and purple fine; Great nose, who views thee, gazing through great glass, Thee still more lovely thinks.
hand
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From this reading You are gazing at our friend Augustus' bibulous nose," he nodded towards the recumbent figure with the hand on the bottle, "and see it through your own glass:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is a piece of Bacchic meditation from the Vaux de Vire, exquisitely translated by some clever author whose name I have forgotten.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "My verses," said he, "are only copied, but they seemed to me a gem in their way.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is a piece of Bacchic meditation from the Vaux de Vire, exquisitely translated by some clever author whose name I have forgotten.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "My verses," said he, "are only copied, but they seemed to me a gem in their way.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a piece of Bacchic meditation from the Vaux de Vire, exquisitely translated by some clever author whose name I have forgotten.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a piece of Bacchic meditation from the Vaux de Vire, exquisitely translated by some clever author whose name I have forgotten.
lovely
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From this reading "Fair nose! whose beauties many pipes have cost Of white and rosy wine; Whose colours are so gorgeously embossed In red and purple fine; Great nose, who views thee, gazing through great glass, Thee still more lovely thinks.
many
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From this reading "Fair nose! whose beauties many pipes have cost Of white and rosy wine; Whose colours are so gorgeously embossed In red and purple fine; Great nose, who views thee, gazing through great glass, Thee still more lovely thinks.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "My verses," said he, "are only copied, but they seemed to me a gem in their way.
meditation
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From this reading It is a piece of Bacchic meditation from the Vaux de Vire, exquisitely translated by some clever author whose name I have forgotten.
more
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From this reading "Fair nose! whose beauties many pipes have cost Of white and rosy wine; Whose colours are so gorgeously embossed In red and purple fine; Great nose, who views thee, gazing through great glass, Thee still more lovely thinks.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My verses," said he, "are only copied, but they seemed to me a gem in their way.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is a piece of Bacchic meditation from the Vaux de Vire, exquisitely translated by some clever author whose name I have forgotten.
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You are gazing at our friend Augustus' bibulous nose," he nodded towards the recumbent figure with the hand on the bottle, "and see it through your own glass:
nose
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From this reading You are gazing at our friend Augustus' bibulous nose," he nodded towards the recumbent figure with the hand on the bottle, "and see it through your own glass:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is a piece of Bacchic meditation from the Vaux de Vire, exquisitely translated by some clever author whose name I have forgotten.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You are gazing at our friend Augustus' bibulous nose," he nodded towards the recumbent figure with the hand on the bottle, "and see it through your own glass:
only
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From this reading "My verses," said he, "are only copied, but they seemed to me a gem in their way.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading You are gazing at our friend Augustus' bibulous nose," he nodded towards the recumbent figure with the hand on the bottle, "and see it through your own glass:
own
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piece
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pipes
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From this reading "Fair nose! whose beauties many pipes have cost Of white and rosy wine; Whose colours are so gorgeously embossed In red and purple fine; Great nose, who views thee, gazing through great glass, Thee still more lovely thinks.
purple
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From this reading "Fair nose! whose beauties many pipes have cost Of white and rosy wine; Whose colours are so gorgeously embossed In red and purple fine; Great nose, who views thee, gazing through great glass, Thee still more lovely thinks.
recumbent
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From this reading You are gazing at our friend Augustus' bibulous nose," he nodded towards the recumbent figure with the hand on the bottle, "and see it through your own glass:
red
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From this reading "Fair nose! whose beauties many pipes have cost Of white and rosy wine; Whose colours are so gorgeously embossed In red and purple fine; Great nose, who views thee, gazing through great glass, Thee still more lovely thinks.
rosy
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From this reading "Fair nose! whose beauties many pipes have cost Of white and rosy wine; Whose colours are so gorgeously embossed In red and purple fine; Great nose, who views thee, gazing through great glass, Thee still more lovely thinks.
said
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From this reading "My verses," said he, "are only copied, but they seemed to me a gem in their way.
see
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From this reading You are gazing at our friend Augustus' bibulous nose," he nodded towards the recumbent figure with the hand on the bottle, "and see it through your own glass:
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My verses," said he, "are only copied, but they seemed to me a gem in their way.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Fair nose! whose beauties many pipes have cost Of white and rosy wine; Whose colours are so gorgeously embossed In red and purple fine; Great nose, who views thee, gazing through great glass, Thee still more lovely thinks.
some
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From this reading It is a piece of Bacchic meditation from the Vaux de Vire, exquisitely translated by some clever author whose name I have forgotten.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Fair nose! whose beauties many pipes have cost Of white and rosy wine; Whose colours are so gorgeously embossed In red and purple fine; Great nose, who views thee, gazing through great glass, Thee still more lovely thinks.
surpass
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From this reading Thou dost the nose of creature far surpass Who only water drinks."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is a piece of Bacchic meditation from the Vaux de Vire, exquisitely translated by some clever author whose name I have forgotten.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "Fair nose! whose beauties many pipes have cost Of white and rosy wine; Whose colours are so gorgeously embossed In red and purple fine; Great nose, who views thee, gazing through great glass, Thee still more lovely thinks.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "My verses," said he, "are only copied, but they seemed to me a gem in their way.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "My verses," said he, "are only copied, but they seemed to me a gem in their way.
thinks
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From this reading "Fair nose! whose beauties many pipes have cost Of white and rosy wine; Whose colours are so gorgeously embossed In red and purple fine; Great nose, who views thee, gazing through great glass, Thee still more lovely thinks.
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou dost the nose of creature far surpass Who only water drinks."
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You are gazing at our friend Augustus' bibulous nose," he nodded towards the recumbent figure with the hand on the bottle, "and see it through your own glass:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "My verses," said he, "are only copied, but they seemed to me a gem in their way.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading You are gazing at our friend Augustus' bibulous nose," he nodded towards the recumbent figure with the hand on the bottle, "and see it through your own glass:
translated
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From this reading It is a piece of Bacchic meditation from the Vaux de Vire, exquisitely translated by some clever author whose name I have forgotten.
Vaux
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From this reading It is a piece of Bacchic meditation from the Vaux de Vire, exquisitely translated by some clever author whose name I have forgotten.
verses
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From this reading "My verses," said he, "are only copied, but they seemed to me a gem in their way.
views
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From this reading "Fair nose! whose beauties many pipes have cost Of white and rosy wine; Whose colours are so gorgeously embossed In red and purple fine; Great nose, who views thee, gazing through great glass, Thee still more lovely thinks.
Vire
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water
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From this reading Thou dost the nose of creature far surpass Who only water drinks."
way
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From this reading "My verses," said he, "are only copied, but they seemed to me a gem in their way.
white
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From this reading "Fair nose! whose beauties many pipes have cost Of white and rosy wine; Whose colours are so gorgeously embossed In red and purple fine; Great nose, who views thee, gazing through great glass, Thee still more lovely thinks.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Fair nose! whose beauties many pipes have cost Of white and rosy wine; Whose colours are so gorgeously embossed In red and purple fine; Great nose, who views thee, gazing through great glass, Thee still more lovely thinks.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading It is a piece of Bacchic meditation from the Vaux de Vire, exquisitely translated by some clever author whose name I have forgotten.
wine
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From this reading "Fair nose! whose beauties many pipes have cost Of white and rosy wine; Whose colours are so gorgeously embossed In red and purple fine; Great nose, who views thee, gazing through great glass, Thee still more lovely thinks.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading You are gazing at our friend Augustus' bibulous nose," he nodded towards the recumbent figure with the hand on the bottle, "and see it through your own glass:
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are gazing at our friend Augustus' bibulous nose," he nodded towards the recumbent figure with the hand on the bottle, "and see it through your own glass:
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are gazing at our friend Augustus' bibulous nose," he nodded towards the recumbent figure with the hand on the bottle, "and see it through your own glass:
