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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 Now haveth good day, good men all, Haveth good day, young and old; Haveth good day, both great and small, And graunt merci a thousand fold!
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am living quietly in the country, among my books, and looking forward with calmness, rather than impatience, to the time which shall again bring me before the world.
all
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From this reading Now haveth good day, good men all, Haveth good day, young and old; Haveth good day, both great and small, And graunt merci a thousand fold!
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am living quietly in the country, among my books, and looking forward with calmness, rather than impatience, to the time which shall again bring me before the world.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading I am living quietly in the country, among my books, and looking forward with calmness, rather than impatience, to the time which shall again bring me before the world.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now haveth good day, good men all, Haveth good day, young and old; Haveth good day, both great and small, And graunt merci a thousand fold!
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I am living quietly in the country, among my books, and looking forward with calmness, rather than impatience, to the time which shall again bring me before the world.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading I am living quietly in the country, among my books, and looking forward with calmness, rather than impatience, to the time which shall again bring me before the world.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Now haveth good day, good men all, Haveth good day, young and old; Haveth good day, both great and small, And graunt merci a thousand fold!
bring
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From this reading I am living quietly in the country, among my books, and looking forward with calmness, rather than impatience, to the time which shall again bring me before the world.
calmness
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From this reading I am living quietly in the country, among my books, and looking forward with calmness, rather than impatience, to the time which shall again bring me before the world.
cares
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From this reading Gif ever I might full fain I wold, Don ought that were unto your leve Christ keep you out of cares cold, For now 'tis time to take my leave.
Christ
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From this reading Gif ever I might full fain I wold, Don ought that were unto your leve Christ keep you out of cares cold, For now 'tis time to take my leave.
cold
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From this reading Gif ever I might full fain I wold, Don ought that were unto your leve Christ keep you out of cares cold, For now 'tis time to take my leave.
country
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From this reading I am living quietly in the country, among my books, and looking forward with calmness, rather than impatience, to the time which shall again bring me before the world.
day
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From this reading Now haveth good day, good men all, Haveth good day, young and old; Haveth good day, both great and small, And graunt merci a thousand fold!
Don
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From this reading Gif ever I might full fain I wold, Don ought that were unto your leve Christ keep you out of cares cold, For now 'tis time to take my leave.
elapsed
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From this reading Several months have now elapsed since my marriage.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gif ever I might full fain I wold, Don ought that were unto your leve Christ keep you out of cares cold, For now 'tis time to take my leave.
fain
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From this reading Gif ever I might full fain I wold, Don ought that were unto your leve Christ keep you out of cares cold, For now 'tis time to take my leave.
fold
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From this reading Now haveth good day, good men all, Haveth good day, young and old; Haveth good day, both great and small, And graunt merci a thousand fold!
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Gif ever I might full fain I wold, Don ought that were unto your leve Christ keep you out of cares cold, For now 'tis time to take my leave.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am living quietly in the country, among my books, and looking forward with calmness, rather than impatience, to the time which shall again bring me before the world.
full
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From this reading Gif ever I might full fain I wold, Don ought that were unto your leve Christ keep you out of cares cold, For now 'tis time to take my leave.
Gif
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From this reading Gif ever I might full fain I wold, Don ought that were unto your leve Christ keep you out of cares cold, For now 'tis time to take my leave.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now haveth good day, good men all, Haveth good day, young and old; Haveth good day, both great and small, And graunt merci a thousand fold!
graunt
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From this reading Now haveth good day, good men all, Haveth good day, young and old; Haveth good day, both great and small, And graunt merci a thousand fold!
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now haveth good day, good men all, Haveth good day, young and old; Haveth good day, both great and small, And graunt merci a thousand fold!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Several months have now elapsed since my marriage.
haveth
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From this reading Now haveth good day, good men all, Haveth good day, young and old; Haveth good day, both great and small, And graunt merci a thousand fold!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Gif ever I might full fain I wold, Don ought that were unto your leve Christ keep you out of cares cold, For now 'tis time to take my leave.
impatience
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From this reading I am living quietly in the country, among my books, and looking forward with calmness, rather than impatience, to the time which shall again bring me before the world.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I am living quietly in the country, among my books, and looking forward with calmness, rather than impatience, to the time which shall again bring me before the world.
keep
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From this reading Gif ever I might full fain I wold, Don ought that were unto your leve Christ keep you out of cares cold, For now 'tis time to take my leave.
leave
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From this reading Gif ever I might full fain I wold, Don ought that were unto your leve Christ keep you out of cares cold, For now 'tis time to take my leave.
leve
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From this reading Gif ever I might full fain I wold, Don ought that were unto your leve Christ keep you out of cares cold, For now 'tis time to take my leave.
living
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From this reading I am living quietly in the country, among my books, and looking forward with calmness, rather than impatience, to the time which shall again bring me before the world.
looking
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From this reading I am living quietly in the country, among my books, and looking forward with calmness, rather than impatience, to the time which shall again bring me before the world.
marriage
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From this reading Several months have now elapsed since my marriage.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am living quietly in the country, among my books, and looking forward with calmness, rather than impatience, to the time which shall again bring me before the world.
men
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From this reading Now haveth good day, good men all, Haveth good day, young and old; Haveth good day, both great and small, And graunt merci a thousand fold!
merci
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From this reading Now haveth good day, good men all, Haveth good day, young and old; Haveth good day, both great and small, And graunt merci a thousand fold!
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Gif ever I might full fain I wold, Don ought that were unto your leve Christ keep you out of cares cold, For now 'tis time to take my leave.
months
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From this reading Several months have now elapsed since my marriage.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Gif ever I might full fain I wold, Don ought that were unto your leve Christ keep you out of cares cold, For now 'tis time to take my leave.
Now
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From this reading Now haveth good day, good men all, Haveth good day, young and old; Haveth good day, both great and small, And graunt merci a thousand fold!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gif ever I might full fain I wold, Don ought that were unto your leve Christ keep you out of cares cold, For now 'tis time to take my leave.
old
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From this reading Now haveth good day, good men all, Haveth good day, young and old; Haveth good day, both great and small, And graunt merci a thousand fold!
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Gif ever I might full fain I wold, Don ought that were unto your leve Christ keep you out of cares cold, For now 'tis time to take my leave.
out
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From this reading Gif ever I might full fain I wold, Don ought that were unto your leve Christ keep you out of cares cold, For now 'tis time to take my leave.
quietly
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From this reading I am living quietly in the country, among my books, and looking forward with calmness, rather than impatience, to the time which shall again bring me before the world.
rather
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From this reading I am living quietly in the country, among my books, and looking forward with calmness, rather than impatience, to the time which shall again bring me before the world.
Several
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From this reading Several months have now elapsed since my marriage.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I am living quietly in the country, among my books, and looking forward with calmness, rather than impatience, to the time which shall again bring me before the world.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Several months have now elapsed since my marriage.
small
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From this reading Now haveth good day, good men all, Haveth good day, young and old; Haveth good day, both great and small, And graunt merci a thousand fold!
Song
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From this reading --Old Song.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gif ever I might full fain I wold, Don ought that were unto your leve Christ keep you out of cares cold, For now 'tis time to take my leave.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I am living quietly in the country, among my books, and looking forward with calmness, rather than impatience, to the time which shall again bring me before the world.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Gif ever I might full fain I wold, Don ought that were unto your leve Christ keep you out of cares cold, For now 'tis time to take my leave.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am living quietly in the country, among my books, and looking forward with calmness, rather than impatience, to the time which shall again bring me before the world.
thousand
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From this reading Now haveth good day, good men all, Haveth good day, young and old; Haveth good day, both great and small, And graunt merci a thousand fold!
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gif ever I might full fain I wold, Don ought that were unto your leve Christ keep you out of cares cold, For now 'tis time to take my leave.
tis
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From this reading Gif ever I might full fain I wold, Don ought that were unto your leve Christ keep you out of cares cold, For now 'tis time to take my leave.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gif ever I might full fain I wold, Don ought that were unto your leve Christ keep you out of cares cold, For now 'tis time to take my leave.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading Gif ever I might full fain I wold, Don ought that were unto your leve Christ keep you out of cares cold, For now 'tis time to take my leave.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Gif ever I might full fain I wold, Don ought that were unto your leve Christ keep you out of cares cold, For now 'tis time to take my leave.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I am living quietly in the country, among my books, and looking forward with calmness, rather than impatience, to the time which shall again bring me before the world.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I am living quietly in the country, among my books, and looking forward with calmness, rather than impatience, to the time which shall again bring me before the world.
wold
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From this reading Gif ever I might full fain I wold, Don ought that were unto your leve Christ keep you out of cares cold, For now 'tis time to take my leave.
world
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From this reading I am living quietly in the country, among my books, and looking forward with calmness, rather than impatience, to the time which shall again bring me before the world.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Gif ever I might full fain I wold, Don ought that were unto your leve Christ keep you out of cares cold, For now 'tis time to take my leave.
young
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From this reading Now haveth good day, good men all, Haveth good day, young and old; Haveth good day, both great and small, And graunt merci a thousand fold!
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Gif ever I might full fain I wold, Don ought that were unto your leve Christ keep you out of cares cold, For now 'tis time to take my leave.
