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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 A year had made a vast alteration in my mind; I had ceased to regard pleasure for its own sake, I rather coveted its enjoyments, as the great sources of worldly distinction.
all
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From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.
alteration
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From this reading A year had made a vast alteration in my mind; I had ceased to regard pleasure for its own sake, I rather coveted its enjoyments, as the great sources of worldly distinction.
always
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From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.
apartments
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From this reading --Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A year had made a vast alteration in my mind; I had ceased to regard pleasure for its own sake, I rather coveted its enjoyments, as the great sources of worldly distinction.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading --Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.
best
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From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.
ceased
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From this reading A year had made a vast alteration in my mind; I had ceased to regard pleasure for its own sake, I rather coveted its enjoyments, as the great sources of worldly distinction.
consilia
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From this reading Cum pulchris tunicis sumet nova consilia et spes.
coveted
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From this reading A year had made a vast alteration in my mind; I had ceased to regard pleasure for its own sake, I rather coveted its enjoyments, as the great sources of worldly distinction.
Cum
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From this reading Cum pulchris tunicis sumet nova consilia et spes.
distinction
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From this reading A year had made a vast alteration in my mind; I had ceased to regard pleasure for its own sake, I rather coveted its enjoyments, as the great sources of worldly distinction.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.
enjoyments
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From this reading A year had made a vast alteration in my mind; I had ceased to regard pleasure for its own sake, I rather coveted its enjoyments, as the great sources of worldly distinction.
entered
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From this reading --Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
et
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From this reading Cum pulchris tunicis sumet nova consilia et spes.
feelings
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From this reading --Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading --Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
garment
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From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A year had made a vast alteration in my mind; I had ceased to regard pleasure for its own sake, I rather coveted its enjoyments, as the great sources of worldly distinction.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A year had made a vast alteration in my mind; I had ceased to regard pleasure for its own sake, I rather coveted its enjoyments, as the great sources of worldly distinction.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.
Horace
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From this reading --Horace.
How
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From this reading --Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading --Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A year had made a vast alteration in my mind; I had ceased to regard pleasure for its own sake, I rather coveted its enjoyments, as the great sources of worldly distinction.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A year had made a vast alteration in my mind; I had ceased to regard pleasure for its own sake, I rather coveted its enjoyments, as the great sources of worldly distinction.
London
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From this reading --Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.
made
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From this reading A year had made a vast alteration in my mind; I had ceased to regard pleasure for its own sake, I rather coveted its enjoyments, as the great sources of worldly distinction.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading --Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A year had made a vast alteration in my mind; I had ceased to regard pleasure for its own sake, I rather coveted its enjoyments, as the great sources of worldly distinction.
Mivart's
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From this reading --Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A year had made a vast alteration in my mind; I had ceased to regard pleasure for its own sake, I rather coveted its enjoyments, as the great sources of worldly distinction.
nova
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From this reading Cum pulchris tunicis sumet nova consilia et spes.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.
own
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From this reading A year had made a vast alteration in my mind; I had ceased to regard pleasure for its own sake, I rather coveted its enjoyments, as the great sources of worldly distinction.
pertaineth
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From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.
pleasure
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From this reading A year had made a vast alteration in my mind; I had ceased to regard pleasure for its own sake, I rather coveted its enjoyments, as the great sources of worldly distinction.
possession
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From this reading --Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
prepared
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From this reading --Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
pulchris
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From this reading Cum pulchris tunicis sumet nova consilia et spes.
rather
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From this reading A year had made a vast alteration in my mind; I had ceased to regard pleasure for its own sake, I rather coveted its enjoyments, as the great sources of worldly distinction.
regard
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From this reading A year had made a vast alteration in my mind; I had ceased to regard pleasure for its own sake, I rather coveted its enjoyments, as the great sources of worldly distinction.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading --Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
Romaunt
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From this reading --Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
Rose
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From this reading --Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
sake
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From this reading A year had made a vast alteration in my mind; I had ceased to regard pleasure for its own sake, I rather coveted its enjoyments, as the great sources of worldly distinction.
shaltmodal verbUS /ʃælt/
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.
shape
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From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.
sources
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From this reading A year had made a vast alteration in my mind; I had ceased to regard pleasure for its own sake, I rather coveted its enjoyments, as the great sources of worldly distinction.
spes
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From this reading Cum pulchris tunicis sumet nova consilia et spes.
sumet
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From this reading Cum pulchris tunicis sumet nova consilia et spes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading --Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
thereto
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From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A year had made a vast alteration in my mind; I had ceased to regard pleasure for its own sake, I rather coveted its enjoyments, as the great sources of worldly distinction.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
tunicis
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From this reading Cum pulchris tunicis sumet nova consilia et spes.
vast
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From this reading A year had made a vast alteration in my mind; I had ceased to regard pleasure for its own sake, I rather coveted its enjoyments, as the great sources of worldly distinction.
well
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From this reading --Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading --Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.
worldly
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From this reading A year had made a vast alteration in my mind; I had ceased to regard pleasure for its own sake, I rather coveted its enjoyments, as the great sources of worldly distinction.
year
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From this reading A year had made a vast alteration in my mind; I had ceased to regard pleasure for its own sake, I rather coveted its enjoyments, as the great sources of worldly distinction.
