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Milton's Comus
Milton's Comus

Chapter VII

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484.
~neighbour~.
An adjective, as in line 576, and frequently in Shakespeare.
Neighbour = nigh-boor, _i.e._ a peasant dwelling near.
487.
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Milton's Comus

Chapter VII

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
484.
Line 2
~neighbour~.
Line 3
An adjective, as in line 576, and frequently in Shakespeare.
Line 4
Neighbour = nigh-boor, _i.e._ a peasant dwelling near.
Line 5
487.
All words in this reading · 19

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484

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From this reading 484.

487

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From this reading 487.

576

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From this reading An adjective, as in line 576, and frequently in Shakespeare.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Neighbour = nigh-boor, _i.e._ a peasant dwelling near.

adjective

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From this reading An adjective, as in line 576, and frequently in Shakespeare.

AndeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading An adjective, as in line 576, and frequently in Shakespeare.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading An adjective, as in line 576, and frequently in Shakespeare.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading An adjective, as in line 576, and frequently in Shakespeare.

dwelling

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From this reading Neighbour = nigh-boor, _i.e._ a peasant dwelling near.

e

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From this reading Neighbour = nigh-boor, _i.e._ a peasant dwelling near.

frequently

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From this reading An adjective, as in line 576, and frequently in Shakespeare.

ipronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Neighbour = nigh-boor, _i.e._ a peasant dwelling near.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading An adjective, as in line 576, and frequently in Shakespeare.

line

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From this reading An adjective, as in line 576, and frequently in Shakespeare.

near

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From this reading Neighbour = nigh-boor, _i.e._ a peasant dwelling near.

neighbour

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From this reading ~neighbour~.

nigh-boor

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From this reading Neighbour = nigh-boor, _i.e._ a peasant dwelling near.

peasant

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From this reading Neighbour = nigh-boor, _i.e._ a peasant dwelling near.

Shakespeare

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From this reading An adjective, as in line 576, and frequently in Shakespeare.