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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 I went home intoxicated with a subtle spirit of enjoyment that gave a new zest and freshness to life.
all
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From this reading I love!--Methinks This word of love is fit for all the world, And that for gentle hearts, another name Should speak of gentler thoughts than the world owns.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I love!--Methinks This word of love is fit for all the world, And that for gentle hearts, another name Should speak of gentler thoughts than the world owns.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I love!--Methinks This word of love is fit for all the world, And that for gentle hearts, another name Should speak of gentler thoughts than the world owns.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For me, I ask no more than honour gives, To think me yours, and rank me with your friends, --Shakspeare Callous and worldly as I may seem, from the tone of these memoirs, I can say, safely, that one of the most delicious evenings I ever spent, was the first of my introduction to Miss Glanville.
ask
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From this reading For me, I ask no more than honour gives, To think me yours, and rank me with your friends, --Shakspeare Callous and worldly as I may seem, from the tone of these memoirs, I can say, safely, that one of the most delicious evenings I ever spent, was the first of my introduction to Miss Glanville.
B
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From this reading --P. B. Shelley.
CallousadjectiveUS /ˈkæləs/
showing no sympathy for other people’s suffering
From this reading For me, I ask no more than honour gives, To think me yours, and rank me with your friends, --Shakspeare Callous and worldly as I may seem, from the tone of these memoirs, I can say, safely, that one of the most delicious evenings I ever spent, was the first of my introduction to Miss Glanville.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading For me, I ask no more than honour gives, To think me yours, and rank me with your friends, --Shakspeare Callous and worldly as I may seem, from the tone of these memoirs, I can say, safely, that one of the most delicious evenings I ever spent, was the first of my introduction to Miss Glanville.
delicious
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From this reading For me, I ask no more than honour gives, To think me yours, and rank me with your friends, --Shakspeare Callous and worldly as I may seem, from the tone of these memoirs, I can say, safely, that one of the most delicious evenings I ever spent, was the first of my introduction to Miss Glanville.
enjoyment
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From this reading I went home intoxicated with a subtle spirit of enjoyment that gave a new zest and freshness to life.
evenings
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From this reading For me, I ask no more than honour gives, To think me yours, and rank me with your friends, --Shakspeare Callous and worldly as I may seem, from the tone of these memoirs, I can say, safely, that one of the most delicious evenings I ever spent, was the first of my introduction to Miss Glanville.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For me, I ask no more than honour gives, To think me yours, and rank me with your friends, --Shakspeare Callous and worldly as I may seem, from the tone of these memoirs, I can say, safely, that one of the most delicious evenings I ever spent, was the first of my introduction to Miss Glanville.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For me, I ask no more than honour gives, To think me yours, and rank me with your friends, --Shakspeare Callous and worldly as I may seem, from the tone of these memoirs, I can say, safely, that one of the most delicious evenings I ever spent, was the first of my introduction to Miss Glanville.
fit
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From this reading I love!--Methinks This word of love is fit for all the world, And that for gentle hearts, another name Should speak of gentler thoughts than the world owns.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I love!--Methinks This word of love is fit for all the world, And that for gentle hearts, another name Should speak of gentler thoughts than the world owns.
freshness
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From this reading I went home intoxicated with a subtle spirit of enjoyment that gave a new zest and freshness to life.
friends
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From this reading For me, I ask no more than honour gives, To think me yours, and rank me with your friends, --Shakspeare Callous and worldly as I may seem, from the tone of these memoirs, I can say, safely, that one of the most delicious evenings I ever spent, was the first of my introduction to Miss Glanville.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For me, I ask no more than honour gives, To think me yours, and rank me with your friends, --Shakspeare Callous and worldly as I may seem, from the tone of these memoirs, I can say, safely, that one of the most delicious evenings I ever spent, was the first of my introduction to Miss Glanville.
gave
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From this reading I went home intoxicated with a subtle spirit of enjoyment that gave a new zest and freshness to life.
gentle
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From this reading I love!--Methinks This word of love is fit for all the world, And that for gentle hearts, another name Should speak of gentler thoughts than the world owns.
gentler
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From this reading I love!--Methinks This word of love is fit for all the world, And that for gentle hearts, another name Should speak of gentler thoughts than the world owns.
gives
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From this reading For me, I ask no more than honour gives, To think me yours, and rank me with your friends, --Shakspeare Callous and worldly as I may seem, from the tone of these memoirs, I can say, safely, that one of the most delicious evenings I ever spent, was the first of my introduction to Miss Glanville.
Glanville
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From this reading For me, I ask no more than honour gives, To think me yours, and rank me with your friends, --Shakspeare Callous and worldly as I may seem, from the tone of these memoirs, I can say, safely, that one of the most delicious evenings I ever spent, was the first of my introduction to Miss Glanville.
hearts
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From this reading I love!--Methinks This word of love is fit for all the world, And that for gentle hearts, another name Should speak of gentler thoughts than the world owns.
home
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From this reading I went home intoxicated with a subtle spirit of enjoyment that gave a new zest and freshness to life.
honour
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From this reading For me, I ask no more than honour gives, To think me yours, and rank me with your friends, --Shakspeare Callous and worldly as I may seem, from the tone of these memoirs, I can say, safely, that one of the most delicious evenings I ever spent, was the first of my introduction to Miss Glanville.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I love!--Methinks This word of love is fit for all the world, And that for gentle hearts, another name Should speak of gentler thoughts than the world owns.
intoxicated
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From this reading I went home intoxicated with a subtle spirit of enjoyment that gave a new zest and freshness to life.
introduction
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From this reading For me, I ask no more than honour gives, To think me yours, and rank me with your friends, --Shakspeare Callous and worldly as I may seem, from the tone of these memoirs, I can say, safely, that one of the most delicious evenings I ever spent, was the first of my introduction to Miss Glanville.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I love!--Methinks This word of love is fit for all the world, And that for gentle hearts, another name Should speak of gentler thoughts than the world owns.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went home intoxicated with a subtle spirit of enjoyment that gave a new zest and freshness to life.
love
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From this reading I love!--Methinks This word of love is fit for all the world, And that for gentle hearts, another name Should speak of gentler thoughts than the world owns.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading For me, I ask no more than honour gives, To think me yours, and rank me with your friends, --Shakspeare Callous and worldly as I may seem, from the tone of these memoirs, I can say, safely, that one of the most delicious evenings I ever spent, was the first of my introduction to Miss Glanville.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For me, I ask no more than honour gives, To think me yours, and rank me with your friends, --Shakspeare Callous and worldly as I may seem, from the tone of these memoirs, I can say, safely, that one of the most delicious evenings I ever spent, was the first of my introduction to Miss Glanville.
memoirs
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From this reading For me, I ask no more than honour gives, To think me yours, and rank me with your friends, --Shakspeare Callous and worldly as I may seem, from the tone of these memoirs, I can say, safely, that one of the most delicious evenings I ever spent, was the first of my introduction to Miss Glanville.
Methinks
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From this reading I love!--Methinks This word of love is fit for all the world, And that for gentle hearts, another name Should speak of gentler thoughts than the world owns.
Miss
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From this reading For me, I ask no more than honour gives, To think me yours, and rank me with your friends, --Shakspeare Callous and worldly as I may seem, from the tone of these memoirs, I can say, safely, that one of the most delicious evenings I ever spent, was the first of my introduction to Miss Glanville.
more
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From this reading For me, I ask no more than honour gives, To think me yours, and rank me with your friends, --Shakspeare Callous and worldly as I may seem, from the tone of these memoirs, I can say, safely, that one of the most delicious evenings I ever spent, was the first of my introduction to Miss Glanville.
most
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From this reading For me, I ask no more than honour gives, To think me yours, and rank me with your friends, --Shakspeare Callous and worldly as I may seem, from the tone of these memoirs, I can say, safely, that one of the most delicious evenings I ever spent, was the first of my introduction to Miss Glanville.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For me, I ask no more than honour gives, To think me yours, and rank me with your friends, --Shakspeare Callous and worldly as I may seem, from the tone of these memoirs, I can say, safely, that one of the most delicious evenings I ever spent, was the first of my introduction to Miss Glanville.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I love!--Methinks This word of love is fit for all the world, And that for gentle hearts, another name Should speak of gentler thoughts than the world owns.
new
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From this reading I went home intoxicated with a subtle spirit of enjoyment that gave a new zest and freshness to life.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading For me, I ask no more than honour gives, To think me yours, and rank me with your friends, --Shakspeare Callous and worldly as I may seem, from the tone of these memoirs, I can say, safely, that one of the most delicious evenings I ever spent, was the first of my introduction to Miss Glanville.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I love!--Methinks This word of love is fit for all the world, And that for gentle hearts, another name Should speak of gentler thoughts than the world owns.
Oh
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From this reading Oh!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For me, I ask no more than honour gives, To think me yours, and rank me with your friends, --Shakspeare Callous and worldly as I may seem, from the tone of these memoirs, I can say, safely, that one of the most delicious evenings I ever spent, was the first of my introduction to Miss Glanville.
owns
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From this reading I love!--Methinks This word of love is fit for all the world, And that for gentle hearts, another name Should speak of gentler thoughts than the world owns.
P
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From this reading --P. B. Shelley.
rank
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From this reading For me, I ask no more than honour gives, To think me yours, and rank me with your friends, --Shakspeare Callous and worldly as I may seem, from the tone of these memoirs, I can say, safely, that one of the most delicious evenings I ever spent, was the first of my introduction to Miss Glanville.
safely
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From this reading For me, I ask no more than honour gives, To think me yours, and rank me with your friends, --Shakspeare Callous and worldly as I may seem, from the tone of these memoirs, I can say, safely, that one of the most delicious evenings I ever spent, was the first of my introduction to Miss Glanville.
say
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From this reading For me, I ask no more than honour gives, To think me yours, and rank me with your friends, --Shakspeare Callous and worldly as I may seem, from the tone of these memoirs, I can say, safely, that one of the most delicious evenings I ever spent, was the first of my introduction to Miss Glanville.
seem
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From this reading For me, I ask no more than honour gives, To think me yours, and rank me with your friends, --Shakspeare Callous and worldly as I may seem, from the tone of these memoirs, I can say, safely, that one of the most delicious evenings I ever spent, was the first of my introduction to Miss Glanville.
Shakspeare
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From this reading For me, I ask no more than honour gives, To think me yours, and rank me with your friends, --Shakspeare Callous and worldly as I may seem, from the tone of these memoirs, I can say, safely, that one of the most delicious evenings I ever spent, was the first of my introduction to Miss Glanville.
Shelley
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From this reading --P. B. Shelley.
Shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I love!--Methinks This word of love is fit for all the world, And that for gentle hearts, another name Should speak of gentler thoughts than the world owns.
speak
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From this reading I love!--Methinks This word of love is fit for all the world, And that for gentle hearts, another name Should speak of gentler thoughts than the world owns.
spent
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From this reading For me, I ask no more than honour gives, To think me yours, and rank me with your friends, --Shakspeare Callous and worldly as I may seem, from the tone of these memoirs, I can say, safely, that one of the most delicious evenings I ever spent, was the first of my introduction to Miss Glanville.
spirit
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From this reading I went home intoxicated with a subtle spirit of enjoyment that gave a new zest and freshness to life.
subtle
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From this reading I went home intoxicated with a subtle spirit of enjoyment that gave a new zest and freshness to life.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I love!--Methinks This word of love is fit for all the world, And that for gentle hearts, another name Should speak of gentler thoughts than the world owns.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I love!--Methinks This word of love is fit for all the world, And that for gentle hearts, another name Should speak of gentler thoughts than the world owns.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I love!--Methinks This word of love is fit for all the world, And that for gentle hearts, another name Should speak of gentler thoughts than the world owns.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading For me, I ask no more than honour gives, To think me yours, and rank me with your friends, --Shakspeare Callous and worldly as I may seem, from the tone of these memoirs, I can say, safely, that one of the most delicious evenings I ever spent, was the first of my introduction to Miss Glanville.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For me, I ask no more than honour gives, To think me yours, and rank me with your friends, --Shakspeare Callous and worldly as I may seem, from the tone of these memoirs, I can say, safely, that one of the most delicious evenings I ever spent, was the first of my introduction to Miss Glanville.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I love!--Methinks This word of love is fit for all the world, And that for gentle hearts, another name Should speak of gentler thoughts than the world owns.
thoughts
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From this reading I love!--Methinks This word of love is fit for all the world, And that for gentle hearts, another name Should speak of gentler thoughts than the world owns.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For me, I ask no more than honour gives, To think me yours, and rank me with your friends, --Shakspeare Callous and worldly as I may seem, from the tone of these memoirs, I can say, safely, that one of the most delicious evenings I ever spent, was the first of my introduction to Miss Glanville.
tone
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From this reading For me, I ask no more than honour gives, To think me yours, and rank me with your friends, --Shakspeare Callous and worldly as I may seem, from the tone of these memoirs, I can say, safely, that one of the most delicious evenings I ever spent, was the first of my introduction to Miss Glanville.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For me, I ask no more than honour gives, To think me yours, and rank me with your friends, --Shakspeare Callous and worldly as I may seem, from the tone of these memoirs, I can say, safely, that one of the most delicious evenings I ever spent, was the first of my introduction to Miss Glanville.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went home intoxicated with a subtle spirit of enjoyment that gave a new zest and freshness to life.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For me, I ask no more than honour gives, To think me yours, and rank me with your friends, --Shakspeare Callous and worldly as I may seem, from the tone of these memoirs, I can say, safely, that one of the most delicious evenings I ever spent, was the first of my introduction to Miss Glanville.
word
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From this reading I love!--Methinks This word of love is fit for all the world, And that for gentle hearts, another name Should speak of gentler thoughts than the world owns.
world
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From this reading I love!--Methinks This word of love is fit for all the world, And that for gentle hearts, another name Should speak of gentler thoughts than the world owns.
worldly
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From this reading For me, I ask no more than honour gives, To think me yours, and rank me with your friends, --Shakspeare Callous and worldly as I may seem, from the tone of these memoirs, I can say, safely, that one of the most delicious evenings I ever spent, was the first of my introduction to Miss Glanville.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading For me, I ask no more than honour gives, To think me yours, and rank me with your friends, --Shakspeare Callous and worldly as I may seem, from the tone of these memoirs, I can say, safely, that one of the most delicious evenings I ever spent, was the first of my introduction to Miss Glanville.
yourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading For me, I ask no more than honour gives, To think me yours, and rank me with your friends, --Shakspeare Callous and worldly as I may seem, from the tone of these memoirs, I can say, safely, that one of the most delicious evenings I ever spent, was the first of my introduction to Miss Glanville.
zest
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From this reading I went home intoxicated with a subtle spirit of enjoyment that gave a new zest and freshness to life.
