adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For by our weak and weary truth, I find, Love hates to centre in a point assign’d?
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading I tell thee, Charmion, could I time retrieve, And could again begin to love and live, To you I should my earliest off’ring give; I know my eyes would lead my heart to you, And I should all my vows and oaths renew, But to be plain, I never would be true.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I tell thee, Charmion, could I time retrieve, And could again begin to love and live, To you I should my earliest off’ring give; I know my eyes would lead my heart to you, And I should all my vows and oaths renew, But to be plain, I never would be true.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I tell thee, Charmion, could I time retrieve, And could again begin to love and live, To you I should my earliest off’ring give; I know my eyes would lead my heart to you, And I should all my vows and oaths renew, But to be plain, I never would be true.
assign'd
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From this reading For by our weak and weary truth, I find, Love hates to centre in a point assign’d?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I tell thee, Charmion, could I time retrieve, And could again begin to love and live, To you I should my earliest off’ring give; I know my eyes would lead my heart to you, And I should all my vows and oaths renew, But to be plain, I never would be true.
beginverbUS /bɪˈɡɪn/
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I tell thee, Charmion, could I time retrieve, And could again begin to love and live, To you I should my earliest off’ring give; I know my eyes would lead my heart to you, And I should all my vows and oaths renew, But to be plain, I never would be true.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I tell thee, Charmion, could I time retrieve, And could again begin to love and live, To you I should my earliest off’ring give; I know my eyes would lead my heart to you, And I should all my vows and oaths renew, But to be plain, I never would be true.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading SONG Set by MR.
centrenounUS /ˈsentər/
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading For by our weak and weary truth, I find, Love hates to centre in a point assign’d?
Charmion
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From this reading I tell thee, Charmion, could I time retrieve, And could again begin to love and live, To you I should my earliest off’ring give; I know my eyes would lead my heart to you, And I should all my vows and oaths renew, But to be plain, I never would be true.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I tell thee, Charmion, could I time retrieve, And could again begin to love and live, To you I should my earliest off’ring give; I know my eyes would lead my heart to you, And I should all my vows and oaths renew, But to be plain, I never would be true.
earliestadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrliəst/
(comparative and superlative of “early”) more early than; most early
From this reading I tell thee, Charmion, could I time retrieve, And could again begin to love and live, To you I should my earliest off’ring give; I know my eyes would lead my heart to you, And I should all my vows and oaths renew, But to be plain, I never would be true.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading I tell thee, Charmion, could I time retrieve, And could again begin to love and live, To you I should my earliest off’ring give; I know my eyes would lead my heart to you, And I should all my vows and oaths renew, But to be plain, I never would be true.
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading For by our weak and weary truth, I find, Love hates to centre in a point assign’d?
FINGERverbUS /ˈfɪŋɡər/
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading FINGER.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For by our weak and weary truth, I find, Love hates to centre in a point assign’d?
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I tell thee, Charmion, could I time retrieve, And could again begin to love and live, To you I should my earliest off’ring give; I know my eyes would lead my heart to you, And I should all my vows and oaths renew, But to be plain, I never would be true.
hatesnounUS /heɪts/
plural of “hate” — the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading For by our weak and weary truth, I find, Love hates to centre in a point assign’d?
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I tell thee, Charmion, could I time retrieve, And could again begin to love and live, To you I should my earliest off’ring give; I know my eyes would lead my heart to you, And I should all my vows and oaths renew, But to be plain, I never would be true.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I tell thee, Charmion, could I time retrieve, And could again begin to love and live, To you I should my earliest off’ring give; I know my eyes would lead my heart to you, And I should all my vows and oaths renew, But to be plain, I never would be true.
IInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading II.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For by our weak and weary truth, I find, Love hates to centre in a point assign’d?
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I tell thee, Charmion, could I time retrieve, And could again begin to love and live, To you I should my earliest off’ring give; I know my eyes would lead my heart to you, And I should all my vows and oaths renew, But to be plain, I never would be true.
leadverbUS /led/
take somebody somewhere
From this reading I tell thee, Charmion, could I time retrieve, And could again begin to love and live, To you I should my earliest off’ring give; I know my eyes would lead my heart to you, And I should all my vows and oaths renew, But to be plain, I never would be true.
liveverbUS /laɪv/
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading I tell thee, Charmion, could I time retrieve, And could again begin to love and live, To you I should my earliest off’ring give; I know my eyes would lead my heart to you, And I should all my vows and oaths renew, But to be plain, I never would be true.
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I tell thee, Charmion, could I time retrieve, And could again begin to love and live, To you I should my earliest off’ring give; I know my eyes would lead my heart to you, And I should all my vows and oaths renew, But to be plain, I never would be true.
MRnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading SONG Set by MR.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I tell thee, Charmion, could I time retrieve, And could again begin to love and live, To you I should my earliest off’ring give; I know my eyes would lead my heart to you, And I should all my vows and oaths renew, But to be plain, I never would be true.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I tell thee, Charmion, could I time retrieve, And could again begin to love and live, To you I should my earliest off’ring give; I know my eyes would lead my heart to you, And I should all my vows and oaths renew, But to be plain, I never would be true.
oathsnounUS /oʊðz/
plural of “oath” — profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading I tell thee, Charmion, could I time retrieve, And could again begin to love and live, To you I should my earliest off’ring give; I know my eyes would lead my heart to you, And I should all my vows and oaths renew, But to be plain, I never would be true.
off'ring
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From this reading I tell thee, Charmion, could I time retrieve, And could again begin to love and live, To you I should my earliest off’ring give; I know my eyes would lead my heart to you, And I should all my vows and oaths renew, But to be plain, I never would be true.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading For by our weak and weary truth, I find, Love hates to centre in a point assign’d?
plainadjectiveUS /pleɪn/
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading I tell thee, Charmion, could I time retrieve, And could again begin to love and live, To you I should my earliest off’ring give; I know my eyes would lead my heart to you, And I should all my vows and oaths renew, But to be plain, I never would be true.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading For by our weak and weary truth, I find, Love hates to centre in a point assign’d?
renewverbUS /rɪˈnuː/
reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new
From this reading I tell thee, Charmion, could I time retrieve, And could again begin to love and live, To you I should my earliest off’ring give; I know my eyes would lead my heart to you, And I should all my vows and oaths renew, But to be plain, I never would be true.
retrieveverbUS /rɪˈtriːv/
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading I tell thee, Charmion, could I time retrieve, And could again begin to love and live, To you I should my earliest off’ring give; I know my eyes would lead my heart to you, And I should all my vows and oaths renew, But to be plain, I never would be true.
SetverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading SONG Set by MR.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I tell thee, Charmion, could I time retrieve, And could again begin to love and live, To you I should my earliest off’ring give; I know my eyes would lead my heart to you, And I should all my vows and oaths renew, But to be plain, I never would be true.
SONGnounUS /sɔːŋ/
a short musical composition with words
From this reading SONG Set by MR.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading I tell thee, Charmion, could I time retrieve, And could again begin to love and live, To you I should my earliest off’ring give; I know my eyes would lead my heart to you, And I should all my vows and oaths renew, But to be plain, I never would be true.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading I tell thee, Charmion, could I time retrieve, And could again begin to love and live, To you I should my earliest off’ring give; I know my eyes would lead my heart to you, And I should all my vows and oaths renew, But to be plain, I never would be true.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I tell thee, Charmion, could I time retrieve, And could again begin to love and live, To you I should my earliest off’ring give; I know my eyes would lead my heart to you, And I should all my vows and oaths renew, But to be plain, I never would be true.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I tell thee, Charmion, could I time retrieve, And could again begin to love and live, To you I should my earliest off’ring give; I know my eyes would lead my heart to you, And I should all my vows and oaths renew, But to be plain, I never would be true.
trueadjectiveUS /truː/
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading I tell thee, Charmion, could I time retrieve, And could again begin to love and live, To you I should my earliest off’ring give; I know my eyes would lead my heart to you, And I should all my vows and oaths renew, But to be plain, I never would be true.
truthnounUS /truːθ/
a fact that has been verified
From this reading For by our weak and weary truth, I find, Love hates to centre in a point assign’d?
vowsnounUS /vaʊz/
plural of “vow” — a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner
From this reading I tell thee, Charmion, could I time retrieve, And could again begin to love and live, To you I should my earliest off’ring give; I know my eyes would lead my heart to you, And I should all my vows and oaths renew, But to be plain, I never would be true.
weakadjectiveUS /wiːk/
wanting in physical strength
From this reading For by our weak and weary truth, I find, Love hates to centre in a point assign’d?
wearyverbUS /ˈwɪri/
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading For by our weak and weary truth, I find, Love hates to centre in a point assign’d?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I tell thee, Charmion, could I time retrieve, And could again begin to love and live, To you I should my earliest off’ring give; I know my eyes would lead my heart to you, And I should all my vows and oaths renew, But to be plain, I never would be true.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I tell thee, Charmion, could I time retrieve, And could again begin to love and live, To you I should my earliest off’ring give; I know my eyes would lead my heart to you, And I should all my vows and oaths renew, But to be plain, I never would be true.
