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1596
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From this reading _Orchestra_, by Sir J. DAVIES, 1596.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Yet is there one, the most delightful kind, A lofty jumping, or a leaping round, Where, arm in arm, two dancers are entwined, And whirl themselves, with strict embracements bound, And still their feet an anapest do sound: An anapest is all their music's song, Whose first two feet are short, and third is long."
all
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From this reading "Yet is there one, the most delightful kind, A lofty jumping, or a leaping round, Where, arm in arm, two dancers are entwined, And whirl themselves, with strict embracements bound, And still their feet an anapest do sound: An anapest is all their music's song, Whose first two feet are short, and third is long."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Yet is there one, the most delightful kind, A lofty jumping, or a leaping round, Where, arm in arm, two dancers are entwined, And whirl themselves, with strict embracements bound, And still their feet an anapest do sound: An anapest is all their music's song, Whose first two feet are short, and third is long."
anapest
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From this reading "Yet is there one, the most delightful kind, A lofty jumping, or a leaping round, Where, arm in arm, two dancers are entwined, And whirl themselves, with strict embracements bound, And still their feet an anapest do sound: An anapest is all their music's song, Whose first two feet are short, and third is long."
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yet is there one, the most delightful kind, A lofty jumping, or a leaping round, Where, arm in arm, two dancers are entwined, And whirl themselves, with strict embracements bound, And still their feet an anapest do sound: An anapest is all their music's song, Whose first two feet are short, and third is long."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Yet is there one, the most delightful kind, A lofty jumping, or a leaping round, Where, arm in arm, two dancers are entwined, And whirl themselves, with strict embracements bound, And still their feet an anapest do sound: An anapest is all their music's song, Whose first two feet are short, and third is long."
arm
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From this reading "Yet is there one, the most delightful kind, A lofty jumping, or a leaping round, Where, arm in arm, two dancers are entwined, And whirl themselves, with strict embracements bound, And still their feet an anapest do sound: An anapest is all their music's song, Whose first two feet are short, and third is long."
Arran
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From this reading But hark! the music is striking 'Kinge Willyiam's Notte;' 'tis a _round_ we are to dance--Lady Jane, wilt favour me--your hand for this measure; see, my Lord Arran is leading forth the queen."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
Ashkirk
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From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
banner
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From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
bound
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From this reading "Yet is there one, the most delightful kind, A lofty jumping, or a leaping round, Where, arm in arm, two dancers are entwined, And whirl themselves, with strict embracements bound, And still their feet an anapest do sound: An anapest is all their music's song, Whose first two feet are short, and third is long."
bowing
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From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
brave
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From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
brow
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From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Orchestra_, by Sir J. DAVIES, 1596.
clear
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From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
dame
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From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
dance
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From this reading But hark! the music is striking 'Kinge Willyiam's Notte;' 'tis a _round_ we are to dance--Lady Jane, wilt favour me--your hand for this measure; see, my Lord Arran is leading forth the queen."
dancers
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From this reading "Yet is there one, the most delightful kind, A lofty jumping, or a leaping round, Where, arm in arm, two dancers are entwined, And whirl themselves, with strict embracements bound, And still their feet an anapest do sound: An anapest is all their music's song, Whose first two feet are short, and third is long."
daughter
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From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
DAVIES
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From this reading _Orchestra_, by Sir J. DAVIES, 1596.
delightful
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From this reading "Yet is there one, the most delightful kind, A lofty jumping, or a leaping round, Where, arm in arm, two dancers are entwined, And whirl themselves, with strict embracements bound, And still their feet an anapest do sound: An anapest is all their music's song, Whose first two feet are short, and third is long."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Yet is there one, the most delightful kind, A lofty jumping, or a leaping round, Where, arm in arm, two dancers are entwined, And whirl themselves, with strict embracements bound, And still their feet an anapest do sound: An anapest is all their music's song, Whose first two feet are short, and third is long."
Earl
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From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
embracements
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From this reading "Yet is there one, the most delightful kind, A lofty jumping, or a leaping round, Where, arm in arm, two dancers are entwined, And whirl themselves, with strict embracements bound, And still their feet an anapest do sound: An anapest is all their music's song, Whose first two feet are short, and third is long."
entwined
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From this reading "Yet is there one, the most delightful kind, A lofty jumping, or a leaping round, Where, arm in arm, two dancers are entwined, And whirl themselves, with strict embracements bound, And still their feet an anapest do sound: An anapest is all their music's song, Whose first two feet are short, and third is long."
eyes
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From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
father's
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From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
favour
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From this reading But hark! the music is striking 'Kinge Willyiam's Notte;' 'tis a _round_ we are to dance--Lady Jane, wilt favour me--your hand for this measure; see, my Lord Arran is leading forth the queen."
feet
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From this reading "Yet is there one, the most delightful kind, A lofty jumping, or a leaping round, Where, arm in arm, two dancers are entwined, And whirl themselves, with strict embracements bound, And still their feet an anapest do sound: An anapest is all their music's song, Whose first two feet are short, and third is long."
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yet is there one, the most delightful kind, A lofty jumping, or a leaping round, Where, arm in arm, two dancers are entwined, And whirl themselves, with strict embracements bound, And still their feet an anapest do sound: An anapest is all their music's song, Whose first two feet are short, and third is long."
Flodden
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From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But hark! the music is striking 'Kinge Willyiam's Notte;' 'tis a _round_ we are to dance--Lady Jane, wilt favour me--your hand for this measure; see, my Lord Arran is leading forth the queen."
forth
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From this reading But hark! the music is striking 'Kinge Willyiam's Notte;' 'tis a _round_ we are to dance--Lady Jane, wilt favour me--your hand for this measure; see, my Lord Arran is leading forth the queen."
gazed
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From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
gracefully
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From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
hand
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From this reading But hark! the music is striking 'Kinge Willyiam's Notte;' 'tis a _round_ we are to dance--Lady Jane, wilt favour me--your hand for this measure; see, my Lord Arran is leading forth the queen."
hark
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From this reading But hark! the music is striking 'Kinge Willyiam's Notte;' 'tis a _round_ we are to dance--Lady Jane, wilt favour me--your hand for this measure; see, my Lord Arran is leading forth the queen."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
Holyrood
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From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
hostility
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From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
how
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From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yet is there one, the most delightful kind, A lofty jumping, or a leaping round, Where, arm in arm, two dancers are entwined, And whirl themselves, with strict embracements bound, And still their feet an anapest do sound: An anapest is all their music's song, Whose first two feet are short, and third is long."
inferior
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From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
introduced
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From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yet is there one, the most delightful kind, A lofty jumping, or a leaping round, Where, arm in arm, two dancers are entwined, And whirl themselves, with strict embracements bound, And still their feet an anapest do sound: An anapest is all their music's song, Whose first two feet are short, and third is long."
J
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From this reading _Orchestra_, by Sir J. DAVIES, 1596.
James
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From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
Jane
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From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
John
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From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
jumping
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From this reading "Yet is there one, the most delightful kind, A lofty jumping, or a leaping round, Where, arm in arm, two dancers are entwined, And whirl themselves, with strict embracements bound, And still their feet an anapest do sound: An anapest is all their music's song, Whose first two feet are short, and third is long."
kind
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From this reading "Yet is there one, the most delightful kind, A lofty jumping, or a leaping round, Where, arm in arm, two dancers are entwined, And whirl themselves, with strict embracements bound, And still their feet an anapest do sound: An anapest is all their music's song, Whose first two feet are short, and third is long."
Kinge
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From this reading But hark! the music is striking 'Kinge Willyiam's Notte;' 'tis a _round_ we are to dance--Lady Jane, wilt favour me--your hand for this measure; see, my Lord Arran is leading forth the queen."
knight
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From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
LA
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From this reading LA VOLTA.
Lady
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From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
leading
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From this reading But hark! the music is striking 'Kinge Willyiam's Notte;' 'tis a _round_ we are to dance--Lady Jane, wilt favour me--your hand for this measure; see, my Lord Arran is leading forth the queen."
leapingnounUS /ˈleaping/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Yet is there one, the most delightful kind, A lofty jumping, or a leaping round, Where, arm in arm, two dancers are entwined, And whirl themselves, with strict embracements bound, And still their feet an anapest do sound: An anapest is all their music's song, Whose first two feet are short, and third is long."
lofty
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From this reading "Yet is there one, the most delightful kind, A lofty jumping, or a leaping round, Where, arm in arm, two dancers are entwined, And whirl themselves, with strict embracements bound, And still their feet an anapest do sound: An anapest is all their music's song, Whose first two feet are short, and third is long."
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yet is there one, the most delightful kind, A lofty jumping, or a leaping round, Where, arm in arm, two dancers are entwined, And whirl themselves, with strict embracements bound, And still their feet an anapest do sound: An anapest is all their music's song, Whose first two feet are short, and third is long."
Lord
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From this reading But hark! the music is striking 'Kinge Willyiam's Notte;' 'tis a _round_ we are to dance--Lady Jane, wilt favour me--your hand for this measure; see, my Lord Arran is leading forth the queen."
low
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From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
madame
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From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
majesty
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From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
measure
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From this reading But hark! the music is striking 'Kinge Willyiam's Notte;' 'tis a _round_ we are to dance--Lady Jane, wilt favour me--your hand for this measure; see, my Lord Arran is leading forth the queen."
most
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From this reading "Yet is there one, the most delightful kind, A lofty jumping, or a leaping round, Where, arm in arm, two dancers are entwined, And whirl themselves, with strict embracements bound, And still their feet an anapest do sound: An anapest is all their music's song, Whose first two feet are short, and third is long."
music
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From this reading But hark! the music is striking 'Kinge Willyiam's Notte;' 'tis a _round_ we are to dance--Lady Jane, wilt favour me--your hand for this measure; see, my Lord Arran is leading forth the queen."
music's
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From this reading "Yet is there one, the most delightful kind, A lofty jumping, or a leaping round, Where, arm in arm, two dancers are entwined, And whirl themselves, with strict embracements bound, And still their feet an anapest do sound: An anapest is all their music's song, Whose first two feet are short, and third is long."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
Notte
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From this reading But hark! the music is striking 'Kinge Willyiam's Notte;' 'tis a _round_ we are to dance--Lady Jane, wilt favour me--your hand for this measure; see, my Lord Arran is leading forth the queen."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Yet is there one, the most delightful kind, A lofty jumping, or a leaping round, Where, arm in arm, two dancers are entwined, And whirl themselves, with strict embracements bound, And still their feet an anapest do sound: An anapest is all their music's song, Whose first two feet are short, and third is long."
only
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From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Yet is there one, the most delightful kind, A lofty jumping, or a leaping round, Where, arm in arm, two dancers are entwined, And whirl themselves, with strict embracements bound, And still their feet an anapest do sound: An anapest is all their music's song, Whose first two feet are short, and third is long."
Orchestra
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From this reading _Orchestra_, by Sir J. DAVIES, 1596.
oughtest
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From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
present
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From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
pure
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From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
queen
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From this reading But hark! the music is striking 'Kinge Willyiam's Notte;' 'tis a _round_ we are to dance--Lady Jane, wilt favour me--your hand for this measure; see, my Lord Arran is leading forth the queen."
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
Roland
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From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
round
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From this reading "Yet is there one, the most delightful kind, A lofty jumping, or a leaping round, Where, arm in arm, two dancers are entwined, And whirl themselves, with strict embracements bound, And still their feet an anapest do sound: An anapest is all their music's song, Whose first two feet are short, and third is long."
royal
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From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
said
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From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
see
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From this reading But hark! the music is striking 'Kinge Willyiam's Notte;' 'tis a _round_ we are to dance--Lady Jane, wilt favour me--your hand for this measure; see, my Lord Arran is leading forth the queen."
Seton
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From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading "Yet is there one, the most delightful kind, A lofty jumping, or a leaping round, Where, arm in arm, two dancers are entwined, And whirl themselves, with strict embracements bound, And still their feet an anapest do sound: An anapest is all their music's song, Whose first two feet are short, and third is long."
Sir
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From this reading _Orchestra_, by Sir J. DAVIES, 1596.
song
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From this reading "Yet is there one, the most delightful kind, A lofty jumping, or a leaping round, Where, arm in arm, two dancers are entwined, And whirl themselves, with strict embracements bound, And still their feet an anapest do sound: An anapest is all their music's song, Whose first two feet are short, and third is long."
sound
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From this reading "Yet is there one, the most delightful kind, A lofty jumping, or a leaping round, Where, arm in arm, two dancers are entwined, And whirl themselves, with strict embracements bound, And still their feet an anapest do sound: An anapest is all their music's song, Whose first two feet are short, and third is long."
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yet is there one, the most delightful kind, A lofty jumping, or a leaping round, Where, arm in arm, two dancers are entwined, And whirl themselves, with strict embracements bound, And still their feet an anapest do sound: An anapest is all their music's song, Whose first two feet are short, and third is long."
strict
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From this reading "Yet is there one, the most delightful kind, A lofty jumping, or a leaping round, Where, arm in arm, two dancers are entwined, And whirl themselves, with strict embracements bound, And still their feet an anapest do sound: An anapest is all their music's song, Whose first two feet are short, and third is long."
striking
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From this reading But hark! the music is striking 'Kinge Willyiam's Notte;' 'tis a _round_ we are to dance--Lady Jane, wilt favour me--your hand for this measure; see, my Lord Arran is leading forth the queen."
superior
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From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yet is there one, the most delightful kind, A lofty jumping, or a leaping round, Where, arm in arm, two dancers are entwined, And whirl themselves, with strict embracements bound, And still their feet an anapest do sound: An anapest is all their music's song, Whose first two feet are short, and third is long."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Yet is there one, the most delightful kind, A lofty jumping, or a leaping round, Where, arm in arm, two dancers are entwined, And whirl themselves, with strict embracements bound, And still their feet an anapest do sound: An anapest is all their music's song, Whose first two feet are short, and third is long."
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading "Yet is there one, the most delightful kind, A lofty jumping, or a leaping round, Where, arm in arm, two dancers are entwined, And whirl themselves, with strict embracements bound, And still their feet an anapest do sound: An anapest is all their music's song, Whose first two feet are short, and third is long."
there
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From this reading "Yet is there one, the most delightful kind, A lofty jumping, or a leaping round, Where, arm in arm, two dancers are entwined, And whirl themselves, with strict embracements bound, And still their feet an anapest do sound: An anapest is all their music's song, Whose first two feet are short, and third is long."
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yet is there one, the most delightful kind, A lofty jumping, or a leaping round, Where, arm in arm, two dancers are entwined, And whirl themselves, with strict embracements bound, And still their feet an anapest do sound: An anapest is all their music's song, Whose first two feet are short, and third is long."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
thrice
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From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
tis
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From this reading But hark! the music is striking 'Kinge Willyiam's Notte;' 'tis a _round_ we are to dance--Lady Jane, wilt favour me--your hand for this measure; see, my Lord Arran is leading forth the queen."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
two
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From this reading "Yet is there one, the most delightful kind, A lofty jumping, or a leaping round, Where, arm in arm, two dancers are entwined, And whirl themselves, with strict embracements bound, And still their feet an anapest do sound: An anapest is all their music's song, Whose first two feet are short, and third is long."
vanished
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From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
VOLTA
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From this reading LA VOLTA.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But hark! the music is striking 'Kinge Willyiam's Notte;' 'tis a _round_ we are to dance--Lady Jane, wilt favour me--your hand for this measure; see, my Lord Arran is leading forth the queen."
welcome
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From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Yet is there one, the most delightful kind, A lofty jumping, or a leaping round, Where, arm in arm, two dancers are entwined, And whirl themselves, with strict embracements bound, And still their feet an anapest do sound: An anapest is all their music's song, Whose first two feet are short, and third is long."
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
whirl
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From this reading "Yet is there one, the most delightful kind, A lofty jumping, or a leaping round, Where, arm in arm, two dancers are entwined, And whirl themselves, with strict embracements bound, And still their feet an anapest do sound: An anapest is all their music's song, Whose first two feet are short, and third is long."
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
WhosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading "Yet is there one, the most delightful kind, A lofty jumping, or a leaping round, Where, arm in arm, two dancers are entwined, And whirl themselves, with strict embracements bound, And still their feet an anapest do sound: An anapest is all their music's song, Whose first two feet are short, and third is long."
Willyiam's
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From this reading But hark! the music is striking 'Kinge Willyiam's Notte;' 'tis a _round_ we are to dance--Lady Jane, wilt favour me--your hand for this measure; see, my Lord Arran is leading forth the queen."
wiltmodal verbUS /wɪlt/
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading But hark! the music is striking 'Kinge Willyiam's Notte;' 'tis a _round_ we are to dance--Lady Jane, wilt favour me--your hand for this measure; see, my Lord Arran is leading forth the queen."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Yet is there one, the most delightful kind, A lofty jumping, or a leaping round, Where, arm in arm, two dancers are entwined, And whirl themselves, with strict embracements bound, And still their feet an anapest do sound: An anapest is all their music's song, Whose first two feet are short, and third is long."
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "Yet is there one, the most delightful kind, A lofty jumping, or a leaping round, Where, arm in arm, two dancers are entwined, And whirl themselves, with strict embracements bound, And still their feet an anapest do sound: An anapest is all their music's song, Whose first two feet are short, and third is long."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "May I present to your majesty," said Roland, "the Lady Jane Seton, the only daughter of brave Earl John of Ashkirk----" "Who thrice saved my father's banner at Flodden--a right royal welcome to Holyrood, madame," said James, bowing gracefully and low, while all his hostility vanished as he gazed on the pure open brow and clear eyes of Jane; "but how is this, Sir Roland? thou oughtest to have introduced me to the lady, not the lady to _me_--the knight to the dame--the inferior to the superior.
