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Chapter VI
Enter Queene and her Women as at worke. Queen. Take thy Lute wench, My Soule growes sad with troubles, Sing, and disperse 'em if thou canst: leaue working. SONG. Orpheus with his Lute made Trees, And the Mountaine tops that freeze, Bow themselues when he did sing.
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an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Take thy Lute wench, My Soule growes sad with troubles, Sing, and disperse 'em if thou canst: leaue working.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Take thy Lute wench, My Soule growes sad with troubles, Sing, and disperse 'em if thou canst: leaue working.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Take thy Lute wench, My Soule growes sad with troubles, Sing, and disperse 'em if thou canst: leaue working.”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Take thy Lute wench, My Soule growes sad with troubles, Sing, and disperse 'em if thou canst: leaue working.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Enter Queene and her Women as at worke.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Enter Queene and her Women as at worke.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Enter Queene and her Women as at worke.
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From this reading Orpheus with his Lute made Trees, And the Mountaine tops that freeze, Bow themselues when he did sing.
an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading Take thy Lute wench, My Soule growes sad with troubles, Sing, and disperse 'em if thou canst: leaue working.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Orpheus with his Lute made Trees, And the Mountaine tops that freeze, Bow themselues when he did sing.
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From this reading Take thy Lute wench, My Soule growes sad with troubles, Sing, and disperse 'em if thou canst: leaue working.
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From this reading Take thy Lute wench, My Soule growes sad with troubles, Sing, and disperse 'em if thou canst: leaue working.
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From this reading Enter Queene and her Women as at worke.
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From this reading Orpheus with his Lute made Trees, And the Mountaine tops that freeze, Bow themselues when he did sing.
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From this reading Take thy Lute wench, My Soule growes sad with troubles, Sing, and disperse 'em if thou canst: leaue working.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Orpheus with his Lute made Trees, And the Mountaine tops that freeze, Bow themselues when he did sing.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Enter Queene and her Women as at worke.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Orpheus with his Lute made Trees, And the Mountaine tops that freeze, Bow themselues when he did sing.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Take thy Lute wench, My Soule growes sad with troubles, Sing, and disperse 'em if thou canst: leaue working.
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From this reading Take thy Lute wench, My Soule growes sad with troubles, Sing, and disperse 'em if thou canst: leaue working.
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From this reading Take thy Lute wench, My Soule growes sad with troubles, Sing, and disperse 'em if thou canst: leaue working.
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From this reading Orpheus with his Lute made Trees, And the Mountaine tops that freeze, Bow themselues when he did sing.
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From this reading Orpheus with his Lute made Trees, And the Mountaine tops that freeze, Bow themselues when he did sing.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Take thy Lute wench, My Soule growes sad with troubles, Sing, and disperse 'em if thou canst: leaue working.
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From this reading Orpheus with his Lute made Trees, And the Mountaine tops that freeze, Bow themselues when he did sing.
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From this reading Queen.
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From this reading Enter Queene and her Women as at worke.
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From this reading Take thy Lute wench, My Soule growes sad with troubles, Sing, and disperse 'em if thou canst: leaue working.
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From this reading Take thy Lute wench, My Soule growes sad with troubles, Sing, and disperse 'em if thou canst: leaue working.
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From this reading SONG.
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From this reading Take thy Lute wench, My Soule growes sad with troubles, Sing, and disperse 'em if thou canst: leaue working.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Take thy Lute wench, My Soule growes sad with troubles, Sing, and disperse 'em if thou canst: leaue working.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Orpheus with his Lute made Trees, And the Mountaine tops that freeze, Bow themselues when he did sing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Orpheus with his Lute made Trees, And the Mountaine tops that freeze, Bow themselues when he did sing.
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From this reading Orpheus with his Lute made Trees, And the Mountaine tops that freeze, Bow themselues when he did sing.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Take thy Lute wench, My Soule growes sad with troubles, Sing, and disperse 'em if thou canst: leaue working.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Take thy Lute wench, My Soule growes sad with troubles, Sing, and disperse 'em if thou canst: leaue working.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Orpheus with his Lute made Trees, And the Mountaine tops that freeze, Bow themselues when he did sing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Orpheus with his Lute made Trees, And the Mountaine tops that freeze, Bow themselues when he did sing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Take thy Lute wench, My Soule growes sad with troubles, Sing, and disperse 'em if thou canst: leaue working.
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From this reading Take thy Lute wench, My Soule growes sad with troubles, Sing, and disperse 'em if thou canst: leaue working.
at the time that
From this reading Orpheus with his Lute made Trees, And the Mountaine tops that freeze, Bow themselues when he did sing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Take thy Lute wench, My Soule growes sad with troubles, Sing, and disperse 'em if thou canst: leaue working.
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From this reading Enter Queene and her Women as at worke.
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From this reading Enter Queene and her Women as at worke.
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From this reading Take thy Lute wench, My Soule growes sad with troubles, Sing, and disperse 'em if thou canst: leaue working.
