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aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading "While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."
aught
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From this reading "While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:
band
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From this reading "When that grim foe of joy below Comes in between to make us part, The iron hand that breaks our band, It breaks my bliss--it breaks my heart."
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading "When that grim foe of joy below Comes in between to make us part, The iron hand that breaks our band, It breaks my bliss--it breaks my heart."
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "When that grim foe of joy below Comes in between to make us part, The iron hand that breaks our band, It breaks my bliss--it breaks my heart."
bliss
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From this reading "When that grim foe of joy below Comes in between to make us part, The iron hand that breaks our band, It breaks my bliss--it breaks my heart."
breaks
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From this reading "When that grim foe of joy below Comes in between to make us part, The iron hand that breaks our band, It breaks my bliss--it breaks my heart."
bring
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From this reading "While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:
Comes
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From this reading "When that grim foe of joy below Comes in between to make us part, The iron hand that breaks our band, It breaks my bliss--it breaks my heart."
CYMBELINE
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From this reading CYMBELINE.
day
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From this reading "While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:
delight
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From this reading "While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."
Fear
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From this reading "Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."
foe
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From this reading "When that grim foe of joy below Comes in between to make us part, The iron hand that breaks our band, It breaks my bliss--it breaks my heart."
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:
furious
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give
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From this reading "While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:
gone
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From this reading "Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."
grim
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From this reading "When that grim foe of joy below Comes in between to make us part, The iron hand that breaks our band, It breaks my bliss--it breaks my heart."
hand
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From this reading "When that grim foe of joy below Comes in between to make us part, The iron hand that breaks our band, It breaks my bliss--it breaks my heart."
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."
heart
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From this reading "When that grim foe of joy below Comes in between to make us part, The iron hand that breaks our band, It breaks my bliss--it breaks my heart."
heat
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From this reading "Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."
Home
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From this reading "Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading REQUIESCAT IN PACE.
iron
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From this reading "When that grim foe of joy below Comes in between to make us part, The iron hand that breaks our band, It breaks my bliss--it breaks my heart."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "When that grim foe of joy below Comes in between to make us part, The iron hand that breaks our band, It breaks my bliss--it breaks my heart."
joy
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From this reading "When that grim foe of joy below Comes in between to make us part, The iron hand that breaks our band, It breaks my bliss--it breaks my heart."
joys
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From this reading "While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:
live
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From this reading "While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "When that grim foe of joy below Comes in between to make us part, The iron hand that breaks our band, It breaks my bliss--it breaks my heart."
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:
more
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From this reading "Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."
move
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From this reading "While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:
nature
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From this reading "While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:
night
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From this reading "While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."
o
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From this reading "Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "When that grim foe of joy below Comes in between to make us part, The iron hand that breaks our band, It breaks my bliss--it breaks my heart."
PACE
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From this reading REQUIESCAT IN PACE.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "When that grim foe of joy below Comes in between to make us part, The iron hand that breaks our band, It breaks my bliss--it breaks my heart."
pleasure
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From this reading "While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:
rages
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From this reading "Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."
REQUIESCAT
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From this reading REQUIESCAT IN PACE.
sun
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ta'en
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From this reading "Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."
task
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From this reading "Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."
th
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From this reading "Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "When that grim foe of joy below Comes in between to make us part, The iron hand that breaks our band, It breaks my bliss--it breaks my heart."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "When that grim foe of joy below Comes in between to make us part, The iron hand that breaks our band, It breaks my bliss--it breaks my heart."
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "When that grim foe of joy below Comes in between to make us part, The iron hand that breaks our band, It breaks my bliss--it breaks my heart."
wagesplural nounUS /ˈweɪdʒɪz/
money or a reward earned for work
From this reading "Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "When that grim foe of joy below Comes in between to make us part, The iron hand that breaks our band, It breaks my bliss--it breaks my heart."
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "While day and night can bring delight, Or nature aught of pleasure give; While joys above my mind can move For thee, and thee alone I live:
winter's
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From this reading "Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."
worldly
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From this reading "Fear no more the heat o' th' sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages."