adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Therefore, my lord, go travel for a while, Till that his rage and anger be forgot, Or till the Destinies do cut his thread of life.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Antiochus you fear, And justly too, I think, you fear the tyrant, Who either by public war or private treason Will take away your life.
angernounUS /ˈæŋɡər/
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading Therefore, my lord, go travel for a while, Till that his rage and anger be forgot, Or till the Destinies do cut his thread of life.
Antiochus
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From this reading Antiochus you fear, And justly too, I think, you fear the tyrant, Who either by public war or private treason Will take away your life.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Your rule direct to any; if to me, Day serves not light more faithful than I’ll be.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Antiochus you fear, And justly too, I think, you fear the tyrant, Who either by public war or private treason Will take away your life.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Therefore, my lord, go travel for a while, Till that his rage and anger be forgot, Or till the Destinies do cut his thread of life.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Antiochus you fear, And justly too, I think, you fear the tyrant, Who either by public war or private treason Will take away your life.
cutverbUS /kʌt/
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Therefore, my lord, go travel for a while, Till that his rage and anger be forgot, Or till the Destinies do cut his thread of life.
DaynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Your rule direct to any; if to me, Day serves not light more faithful than I’ll be.
DestiniesnounUS /ˈdestəniz/
plural of “destiny” — an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Therefore, my lord, go travel for a while, Till that his rage and anger be forgot, Or till the Destinies do cut his thread of life.
directverbUS /dərˈekt/
command with authority
From this reading Your rule direct to any; if to me, Day serves not light more faithful than I’ll be.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Therefore, my lord, go travel for a while, Till that his rage and anger be forgot, Or till the Destinies do cut his thread of life.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Antiochus you fear, And justly too, I think, you fear the tyrant, Who either by public war or private treason Will take away your life.
faithfuladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪθfəl/
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading Your rule direct to any; if to me, Day serves not light more faithful than I’ll be.
fearverbUS /fɪr/
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Antiochus you fear, And justly too, I think, you fear the tyrant, Who either by public war or private treason Will take away your life.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Therefore, my lord, go travel for a while, Till that his rage and anger be forgot, Or till the Destinies do cut his thread of life.
forgotverbUS /fərˈɡɑːt/
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Therefore, my lord, go travel for a while, Till that his rage and anger be forgot, Or till the Destinies do cut his thread of life.
FreelyadverbUS /ˈfriːli/
in a free manner
From this reading Well, my lord, since you have given me leave to speak, Freely will I speak.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Well, my lord, since you have given me leave to speak, Freely will I speak.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Therefore, my lord, go travel for a while, Till that his rage and anger be forgot, Or till the Destinies do cut his thread of life.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Well, my lord, since you have given me leave to speak, Freely will I speak.
HELICANUS
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From this reading HELICANUS.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Therefore, my lord, go travel for a while, Till that his rage and anger be forgot, Or till the Destinies do cut his thread of life.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, my lord, since you have given me leave to speak, Freely will I speak.
I'll
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From this reading Your rule direct to any; if to me, Day serves not light more faithful than I’ll be.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Your rule direct to any; if to me, Day serves not light more faithful than I’ll be.
justlyadverbUS /ˈdʒʌstli/
with honesty
From this reading Antiochus you fear, And justly too, I think, you fear the tyrant, Who either by public war or private treason Will take away your life.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading Well, my lord, since you have given me leave to speak, Freely will I speak.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Antiochus you fear, And justly too, I think, you fear the tyrant, Who either by public war or private treason Will take away your life.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Your rule direct to any; if to me, Day serves not light more faithful than I’ll be.
lordnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Well, my lord, since you have given me leave to speak, Freely will I speak.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well, my lord, since you have given me leave to speak, Freely will I speak.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Your rule direct to any; if to me, Day serves not light more faithful than I’ll be.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Well, my lord, since you have given me leave to speak, Freely will I speak.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Your rule direct to any; if to me, Day serves not light more faithful than I’ll be.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Therefore, my lord, go travel for a while, Till that his rage and anger be forgot, Or till the Destinies do cut his thread of life.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Antiochus you fear, And justly too, I think, you fear the tyrant, Who either by public war or private treason Will take away your life.
privateadjectiveUS /ˈpraɪvət/
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading Antiochus you fear, And justly too, I think, you fear the tyrant, Who either by public war or private treason Will take away your life.
publicnounUS /ˈpʌblɪk/
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading Antiochus you fear, And justly too, I think, you fear the tyrant, Who either by public war or private treason Will take away your life.
ragenounUS /reɪdʒ/
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading Therefore, my lord, go travel for a while, Till that his rage and anger be forgot, Or till the Destinies do cut his thread of life.
rulenounUS /ruːl/
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading Your rule direct to any; if to me, Day serves not light more faithful than I’ll be.
servesnounUS /sɜːrvz/
plural of “serve” — (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
From this reading Your rule direct to any; if to me, Day serves not light more faithful than I’ll be.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Well, my lord, since you have given me leave to speak, Freely will I speak.
speakverbUS /spiːk/
express in speech
From this reading Well, my lord, since you have given me leave to speak, Freely will I speak.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading Antiochus you fear, And justly too, I think, you fear the tyrant, Who either by public war or private treason Will take away your life.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Your rule direct to any; if to me, Day serves not light more faithful than I’ll be.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Therefore, my lord, go travel for a while, Till that his rage and anger be forgot, Or till the Destinies do cut his thread of life.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Antiochus you fear, And justly too, I think, you fear the tyrant, Who either by public war or private treason Will take away your life.
ThereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore, my lord, go travel for a while, Till that his rage and anger be forgot, Or till the Destinies do cut his thread of life.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Antiochus you fear, And justly too, I think, you fear the tyrant, Who either by public war or private treason Will take away your life.
threadverbUS /θred/
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading Therefore, my lord, go travel for a while, Till that his rage and anger be forgot, Or till the Destinies do cut his thread of life.
TillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Therefore, my lord, go travel for a while, Till that his rage and anger be forgot, Or till the Destinies do cut his thread of life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, my lord, since you have given me leave to speak, Freely will I speak.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Antiochus you fear, And justly too, I think, you fear the tyrant, Who either by public war or private treason Will take away your life.
travelverbUS /ˈtrævəl/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Therefore, my lord, go travel for a while, Till that his rage and anger be forgot, Or till the Destinies do cut his thread of life.
treasonnounUS /ˈtriːzən/
a crime that undermines the offender's government
From this reading Antiochus you fear, And justly too, I think, you fear the tyrant, Who either by public war or private treason Will take away your life.
tyrantnounUS /ˈtaɪrənt/
a cruel and oppressive dictator
From this reading Antiochus you fear, And justly too, I think, you fear the tyrant, Who either by public war or private treason Will take away your life.
warnounUS /wɔːr/
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading Antiochus you fear, And justly too, I think, you fear the tyrant, Who either by public war or private treason Will take away your life.
WelladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, my lord, since you have given me leave to speak, Freely will I speak.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Therefore, my lord, go travel for a while, Till that his rage and anger be forgot, Or till the Destinies do cut his thread of life.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Antiochus you fear, And justly too, I think, you fear the tyrant, Who either by public war or private treason Will take away your life.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Well, my lord, since you have given me leave to speak, Freely will I speak.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, my lord, since you have given me leave to speak, Freely will I speak.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Antiochus you fear, And justly too, I think, you fear the tyrant, Who either by public war or private treason Will take away your life.