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Milton's Comus
Milton's Comus

Chapter VIII

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"There thou shalt cull me simples, and shalt teach Thy friend the name and healing powers of each."
(_Cowper's translation._) 620.
~Of small regard to see to~: in colloquial English, 'not much to look at.'
This is an old idiom: comp.
Greek καλὸς ἰδεῖν: see English Bible, "goodly to look to," i.
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Milton's Comus

Chapter VIII

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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"There thou shalt cull me simples, and shalt teach Thy friend the name and healing powers of each."
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(_Cowper's translation._) 620.
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~Of small regard to see to~: in colloquial English, 'not much to look at.'
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This is an old idiom: comp.
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Greek καλὸς ἰδεῖν: see English Bible, "goodly to look to," i.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Bible noun US /bible/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Greek καλὸς ἰδεῖν: see English Bible, "goodly to look to," i.”

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “~Of small regard to see to~: in colloquial English, 'not much to look at.'”

Name noun US /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"There thou shalt cull me simples, and shalt teach Thy friend the name and healing powers of each."”

Powers noun US /powers/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"There thou shalt cull me simples, and shalt teach Thy friend the name and healing powers of each."”

Shalt modal verb US /ʃælt/

an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”

From this reading “"There thou shalt cull me simples, and shalt teach Thy friend the name and healing powers of each."”

Thou pronoun US /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading “"There thou shalt cull me simples, and shalt teach Thy friend the name and healing powers of each."”

Thy determiner US /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading “"There thou shalt cull me simples, and shalt teach Thy friend the name and healing powers of each."”

All words in this reading · 42

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620

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From this reading (_Cowper's translation._) 620.

andeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading This is an old idiom: comp.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "There thou shalt cull me simples, and shalt teach Thy friend the name and healing powers of each."

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading ~Of small regard to see to~: in colloquial English, 'not much to look at.'

Bible

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From this reading Greek καλὸς ἰδεῖν: see English Bible, "goodly to look to," i.

colloquial

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From this reading ~Of small regard to see to~: in colloquial English, 'not much to look at.'

comp

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From this reading This is an old idiom: comp.

Cowper's

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From this reading (_Cowper's translation._) 620.

cull

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From this reading "There thou shalt cull me simples, and shalt teach Thy friend the name and healing powers of each."

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading "There thou shalt cull me simples, and shalt teach Thy friend the name and healing powers of each."

English

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From this reading ~Of small regard to see to~: in colloquial English, 'not much to look at.'

friend

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From this reading "There thou shalt cull me simples, and shalt teach Thy friend the name and healing powers of each."

goodly

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From this reading Greek καλὸς ἰδεῖν: see English Bible, "goodly to look to," i.

Greek

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From this reading Greek καλὸς ἰδεῖν: see English Bible, "goodly to look to," i.

healing

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From this reading "There thou shalt cull me simples, and shalt teach Thy friend the name and healing powers of each."

ipronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Greek καλὸς ἰδεῖν: see English Bible, "goodly to look to," i.

idiom

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From this reading This is an old idiom: comp.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading ~Of small regard to see to~: in colloquial English, 'not much to look at.'

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading This is an old idiom: comp.

looknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ~Of small regard to see to~: in colloquial English, 'not much to look at.'

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "There thou shalt cull me simples, and shalt teach Thy friend the name and healing powers of each."

much

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From this reading ~Of small regard to see to~: in colloquial English, 'not much to look at.'

namenounUS /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "There thou shalt cull me simples, and shalt teach Thy friend the name and healing powers of each."

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading ~Of small regard to see to~: in colloquial English, 'not much to look at.'

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "There thou shalt cull me simples, and shalt teach Thy friend the name and healing powers of each."

old

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From this reading This is an old idiom: comp.

powersnounUS /powers/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "There thou shalt cull me simples, and shalt teach Thy friend the name and healing powers of each."

regard

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From this reading ~Of small regard to see to~: in colloquial English, 'not much to look at.'

see

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From this reading ~Of small regard to see to~: in colloquial English, 'not much to look at.'

shaltmodal verbUS /ʃælt/

an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”

From this reading "There thou shalt cull me simples, and shalt teach Thy friend the name and healing powers of each."

simples

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From this reading "There thou shalt cull me simples, and shalt teach Thy friend the name and healing powers of each."

small

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From this reading ~Of small regard to see to~: in colloquial English, 'not much to look at.'

teach

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From this reading "There thou shalt cull me simples, and shalt teach Thy friend the name and healing powers of each."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "There thou shalt cull me simples, and shalt teach Thy friend the name and healing powers of each."

There

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From this reading "There thou shalt cull me simples, and shalt teach Thy friend the name and healing powers of each."

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This is an old idiom: comp.

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading "There thou shalt cull me simples, and shalt teach Thy friend the name and healing powers of each."

ThydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading "There thou shalt cull me simples, and shalt teach Thy friend the name and healing powers of each."

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading ~Of small regard to see to~: in colloquial English, 'not much to look at.'

translation

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From this reading (_Cowper's translation._) 620.

καλὸς

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From this reading Greek καλὸς ἰδεῖν: see English Bible, "goodly to look to," i.

ἰδεῖν

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From this reading Greek καλὸς ἰδεῖν: see English Bible, "goodly to look to," i.