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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 By dint of silent contemplation of your pictured face, I have succeeded in deciphering the expression of every feature and tracing its connection with some grace of the spirit, and then I pen a sonnet to you in Spanish on the harmony of the twofold beauty in which nature has clothed you.
ache
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From this reading Not a moment passes without thoughts of you, for my whole being is bound up in you, and if you ceased to be its animating principle, every part would ache.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By dint of silent contemplation of your pictured face, I have succeeded in deciphering the expression of every feature and tracing its connection with some grace of the spirit, and then I pen a sonnet to you in Spanish on the harmony of the twofold beauty in which nature has clothed you.
animating
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From this reading Not a moment passes without thoughts of you, for my whole being is bound up in you, and if you ceased to be its animating principle, every part would ache.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Not a moment passes without thoughts of you, for my whole being is bound up in you, and if you ceased to be its animating principle, every part would ache.
beauty
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From this reading By dint of silent contemplation of your pictured face, I have succeeded in deciphering the expression of every feature and tracing its connection with some grace of the spirit, and then I pen a sonnet to you in Spanish on the harmony of the twofold beauty in which nature has clothed you.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Not a moment passes without thoughts of you, for my whole being is bound up in you, and if you ceased to be its animating principle, every part would ache.
bound
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From this reading Not a moment passes without thoughts of you, for my whole being is bound up in you, and if you ceased to be its animating principle, every part would ache.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By dint of silent contemplation of your pictured face, I have succeeded in deciphering the expression of every feature and tracing its connection with some grace of the spirit, and then I pen a sonnet to you in Spanish on the harmony of the twofold beauty in which nature has clothed you.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Now, Louise, can you realize the torture to me of knowing that I had displeased you, while entirely ignorant of the cause?
cause
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From this reading Now, Louise, can you realize the torture to me of knowing that I had displeased you, while entirely ignorant of the cause?
ceased
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From this reading Not a moment passes without thoughts of you, for my whole being is bound up in you, and if you ceased to be its animating principle, every part would ache.
clothed
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From this reading By dint of silent contemplation of your pictured face, I have succeeded in deciphering the expression of every feature and tracing its connection with some grace of the spirit, and then I pen a sonnet to you in Spanish on the harmony of the twofold beauty in which nature has clothed you.
connection
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From this reading By dint of silent contemplation of your pictured face, I have succeeded in deciphering the expression of every feature and tracing its connection with some grace of the spirit, and then I pen a sonnet to you in Spanish on the harmony of the twofold beauty in which nature has clothed you.
contemplation
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From this reading By dint of silent contemplation of your pictured face, I have succeeded in deciphering the expression of every feature and tracing its connection with some grace of the spirit, and then I pen a sonnet to you in Spanish on the harmony of the twofold beauty in which nature has clothed you.
cut
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From this reading The ideal double life which seemed so fair was cut short.
dare
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From this reading These sonnets you will never see, for my poetry is too unworthy of its theme, I dare not send it to you.
deciphering
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From this reading By dint of silent contemplation of your pictured face, I have succeeded in deciphering the expression of every feature and tracing its connection with some grace of the spirit, and then I pen a sonnet to you in Spanish on the harmony of the twofold beauty in which nature has clothed you.
dint
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From this reading By dint of silent contemplation of your pictured face, I have succeeded in deciphering the expression of every feature and tracing its connection with some grace of the spirit, and then I pen a sonnet to you in Spanish on the harmony of the twofold beauty in which nature has clothed you.
displeased
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From this reading Now, Louise, can you realize the torture to me of knowing that I had displeased you, while entirely ignorant of the cause?
double
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From this reading The ideal double life which seemed so fair was cut short.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now, Louise, can you realize the torture to me of knowing that I had displeased you, while entirely ignorant of the cause?
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading By dint of silent contemplation of your pictured face, I have succeeded in deciphering the expression of every feature and tracing its connection with some grace of the spirit, and then I pen a sonnet to you in Spanish on the harmony of the twofold beauty in which nature has clothed you.
expression
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From this reading By dint of silent contemplation of your pictured face, I have succeeded in deciphering the expression of every feature and tracing its connection with some grace of the spirit, and then I pen a sonnet to you in Spanish on the harmony of the twofold beauty in which nature has clothed you.
face
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From this reading By dint of silent contemplation of your pictured face, I have succeeded in deciphering the expression of every feature and tracing its connection with some grace of the spirit, and then I pen a sonnet to you in Spanish on the harmony of the twofold beauty in which nature has clothed you.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ideal double life which seemed so fair was cut short.
feature
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From this reading By dint of silent contemplation of your pictured face, I have succeeded in deciphering the expression of every feature and tracing its connection with some grace of the spirit, and then I pen a sonnet to you in Spanish on the harmony of the twofold beauty in which nature has clothed you.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading These sonnets you will never see, for my poetry is too unworthy of its theme, I dare not send it to you.
grace
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From this reading By dint of silent contemplation of your pictured face, I have succeeded in deciphering the expression of every feature and tracing its connection with some grace of the spirit, and then I pen a sonnet to you in Spanish on the harmony of the twofold beauty in which nature has clothed you.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now, Louise, can you realize the torture to me of knowing that I had displeased you, while entirely ignorant of the cause?
harmony
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From this reading By dint of silent contemplation of your pictured face, I have succeeded in deciphering the expression of every feature and tracing its connection with some grace of the spirit, and then I pen a sonnet to you in Spanish on the harmony of the twofold beauty in which nature has clothed you.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By dint of silent contemplation of your pictured face, I have succeeded in deciphering the expression of every feature and tracing its connection with some grace of the spirit, and then I pen a sonnet to you in Spanish on the harmony of the twofold beauty in which nature has clothed you.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading By dint of silent contemplation of your pictured face, I have succeeded in deciphering the expression of every feature and tracing its connection with some grace of the spirit, and then I pen a sonnet to you in Spanish on the harmony of the twofold beauty in which nature has clothed you.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading By dint of silent contemplation of your pictured face, I have succeeded in deciphering the expression of every feature and tracing its connection with some grace of the spirit, and then I pen a sonnet to you in Spanish on the harmony of the twofold beauty in which nature has clothed you.
ideal
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From this reading The ideal double life which seemed so fair was cut short.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Not a moment passes without thoughts of you, for my whole being is bound up in you, and if you ceased to be its animating principle, every part would ache.
ignorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now, Louise, can you realize the torture to me of knowing that I had displeased you, while entirely ignorant of the cause?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By dint of silent contemplation of your pictured face, I have succeeded in deciphering the expression of every feature and tracing its connection with some grace of the spirit, and then I pen a sonnet to you in Spanish on the harmony of the twofold beauty in which nature has clothed you.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading These sonnets you will never see, for my poetry is too unworthy of its theme, I dare not send it to you.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading These sonnets you will never see, for my poetry is too unworthy of its theme, I dare not send it to you.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading By dint of silent contemplation of your pictured face, I have succeeded in deciphering the expression of every feature and tracing its connection with some grace of the spirit, and then I pen a sonnet to you in Spanish on the harmony of the twofold beauty in which nature has clothed you.
knowing
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From this reading Now, Louise, can you realize the torture to me of knowing that I had displeased you, while entirely ignorant of the cause?
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ideal double life which seemed so fair was cut short.
Louise
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From this reading Now, Louise, can you realize the torture to me of knowing that I had displeased you, while entirely ignorant of the cause?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now, Louise, can you realize the torture to me of knowing that I had displeased you, while entirely ignorant of the cause?
moment
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From this reading Not a moment passes without thoughts of you, for my whole being is bound up in you, and if you ceased to be its animating principle, every part would ache.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading These sonnets you will never see, for my poetry is too unworthy of its theme, I dare not send it to you.
nature
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From this reading By dint of silent contemplation of your pictured face, I have succeeded in deciphering the expression of every feature and tracing its connection with some grace of the spirit, and then I pen a sonnet to you in Spanish on the harmony of the twofold beauty in which nature has clothed you.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These sonnets you will never see, for my poetry is too unworthy of its theme, I dare not send it to you.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading These sonnets you will never see, for my poetry is too unworthy of its theme, I dare not send it to you.
Now
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From this reading Now, Louise, can you realize the torture to me of knowing that I had displeased you, while entirely ignorant of the cause?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By dint of silent contemplation of your pictured face, I have succeeded in deciphering the expression of every feature and tracing its connection with some grace of the spirit, and then I pen a sonnet to you in Spanish on the harmony of the twofold beauty in which nature has clothed you.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading By dint of silent contemplation of your pictured face, I have succeeded in deciphering the expression of every feature and tracing its connection with some grace of the spirit, and then I pen a sonnet to you in Spanish on the harmony of the twofold beauty in which nature has clothed you.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not a moment passes without thoughts of you, for my whole being is bound up in you, and if you ceased to be its animating principle, every part would ache.
passes
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From this reading Not a moment passes without thoughts of you, for my whole being is bound up in you, and if you ceased to be its animating principle, every part would ache.
pen
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From this reading By dint of silent contemplation of your pictured face, I have succeeded in deciphering the expression of every feature and tracing its connection with some grace of the spirit, and then I pen a sonnet to you in Spanish on the harmony of the twofold beauty in which nature has clothed you.
pictured
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From this reading By dint of silent contemplation of your pictured face, I have succeeded in deciphering the expression of every feature and tracing its connection with some grace of the spirit, and then I pen a sonnet to you in Spanish on the harmony of the twofold beauty in which nature has clothed you.
poetry
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From this reading These sonnets you will never see, for my poetry is too unworthy of its theme, I dare not send it to you.
principle
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From this reading Not a moment passes without thoughts of you, for my whole being is bound up in you, and if you ceased to be its animating principle, every part would ache.
realize
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From this reading Now, Louise, can you realize the torture to me of knowing that I had displeased you, while entirely ignorant of the cause?
see
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From this reading These sonnets you will never see, for my poetry is too unworthy of its theme, I dare not send it to you.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ideal double life which seemed so fair was cut short.
send
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From this reading These sonnets you will never see, for my poetry is too unworthy of its theme, I dare not send it to you.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading The ideal double life which seemed so fair was cut short.
silent
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From this reading By dint of silent contemplation of your pictured face, I have succeeded in deciphering the expression of every feature and tracing its connection with some grace of the spirit, and then I pen a sonnet to you in Spanish on the harmony of the twofold beauty in which nature has clothed you.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The ideal double life which seemed so fair was cut short.
some
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From this reading By dint of silent contemplation of your pictured face, I have succeeded in deciphering the expression of every feature and tracing its connection with some grace of the spirit, and then I pen a sonnet to you in Spanish on the harmony of the twofold beauty in which nature has clothed you.
sonnet
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From this reading By dint of silent contemplation of your pictured face, I have succeeded in deciphering the expression of every feature and tracing its connection with some grace of the spirit, and then I pen a sonnet to you in Spanish on the harmony of the twofold beauty in which nature has clothed you.
sonnets
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From this reading These sonnets you will never see, for my poetry is too unworthy of its theme, I dare not send it to you.
Spanish
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From this reading By dint of silent contemplation of your pictured face, I have succeeded in deciphering the expression of every feature and tracing its connection with some grace of the spirit, and then I pen a sonnet to you in Spanish on the harmony of the twofold beauty in which nature has clothed you.
spirit
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From this reading By dint of silent contemplation of your pictured face, I have succeeded in deciphering the expression of every feature and tracing its connection with some grace of the spirit, and then I pen a sonnet to you in Spanish on the harmony of the twofold beauty in which nature has clothed you.
succeeded
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From this reading By dint of silent contemplation of your pictured face, I have succeeded in deciphering the expression of every feature and tracing its connection with some grace of the spirit, and then I pen a sonnet to you in Spanish on the harmony of the twofold beauty in which nature has clothed you.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now, Louise, can you realize the torture to me of knowing that I had displeased you, while entirely ignorant of the cause?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By dint of silent contemplation of your pictured face, I have succeeded in deciphering the expression of every feature and tracing its connection with some grace of the spirit, and then I pen a sonnet to you in Spanish on the harmony of the twofold beauty in which nature has clothed you.
theme
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From this reading These sonnets you will never see, for my poetry is too unworthy of its theme, I dare not send it to you.
then
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From this reading By dint of silent contemplation of your pictured face, I have succeeded in deciphering the expression of every feature and tracing its connection with some grace of the spirit, and then I pen a sonnet to you in Spanish on the harmony of the twofold beauty in which nature has clothed you.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These sonnets you will never see, for my poetry is too unworthy of its theme, I dare not send it to you.
thoughts
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From this reading Not a moment passes without thoughts of you, for my whole being is bound up in you, and if you ceased to be its animating principle, every part would ache.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By dint of silent contemplation of your pictured face, I have succeeded in deciphering the expression of every feature and tracing its connection with some grace of the spirit, and then I pen a sonnet to you in Spanish on the harmony of the twofold beauty in which nature has clothed you.
too
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From this reading These sonnets you will never see, for my poetry is too unworthy of its theme, I dare not send it to you.
torture
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From this reading Now, Louise, can you realize the torture to me of knowing that I had displeased you, while entirely ignorant of the cause?
tracing
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From this reading By dint of silent contemplation of your pictured face, I have succeeded in deciphering the expression of every feature and tracing its connection with some grace of the spirit, and then I pen a sonnet to you in Spanish on the harmony of the twofold beauty in which nature has clothed you.
twofold
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From this reading By dint of silent contemplation of your pictured face, I have succeeded in deciphering the expression of every feature and tracing its connection with some grace of the spirit, and then I pen a sonnet to you in Spanish on the harmony of the twofold beauty in which nature has clothed you.
unworthy
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From this reading These sonnets you will never see, for my poetry is too unworthy of its theme, I dare not send it to you.
up
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From this reading Not a moment passes without thoughts of you, for my whole being is bound up in you, and if you ceased to be its animating principle, every part would ache.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The ideal double life which seemed so fair was cut short.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading By dint of silent contemplation of your pictured face, I have succeeded in deciphering the expression of every feature and tracing its connection with some grace of the spirit, and then I pen a sonnet to you in Spanish on the harmony of the twofold beauty in which nature has clothed you.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Now, Louise, can you realize the torture to me of knowing that I had displeased you, while entirely ignorant of the cause?
whole
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From this reading Not a moment passes without thoughts of you, for my whole being is bound up in you, and if you ceased to be its animating principle, every part would ache.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading These sonnets you will never see, for my poetry is too unworthy of its theme, I dare not send it to you.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading By dint of silent contemplation of your pictured face, I have succeeded in deciphering the expression of every feature and tracing its connection with some grace of the spirit, and then I pen a sonnet to you in Spanish on the harmony of the twofold beauty in which nature has clothed you.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Not a moment passes without thoughts of you, for my whole being is bound up in you, and if you ceased to be its animating principle, every part would ache.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Not a moment passes without thoughts of you, for my whole being is bound up in you, and if you ceased to be its animating principle, every part would ache.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading By dint of silent contemplation of your pictured face, I have succeeded in deciphering the expression of every feature and tracing its connection with some grace of the spirit, and then I pen a sonnet to you in Spanish on the harmony of the twofold beauty in which nature has clothed you.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading By dint of silent contemplation of your pictured face, I have succeeded in deciphering the expression of every feature and tracing its connection with some grace of the spirit, and then I pen a sonnet to you in Spanish on the harmony of the twofold beauty in which nature has clothed you.
