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137
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From this reading This Partridge {137} soon shall view in cloudless skies, When next he looks through Galileo’s eyes; And hence the egregious wizard shall foredoom The fate of Louis, and the fall of Rome.
adds
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From this reading Then cease, bright nymph! to mourn thy ravished hair, Which adds new glory to the shining sphere!
all
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From this reading Not all the tresses that fair head can boast, Shall draw such envy as the lock you lost.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This the beau-monde shall from the Mall survey, And hail with music its propitious ray.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Not all the tresses that fair head can boast, Shall draw such envy as the lock you lost.
beau-monde
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From this reading This the beau-monde shall from the Mall survey, And hail with music its propitious ray.
blest
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From this reading This the blest lover shall for Venus take, And send up vows from Rosamonda’s lake.
boast
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From this reading Not all the tresses that fair head can boast, Shall draw such envy as the lock you lost.
bright
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From this reading Then cease, bright nymph! to mourn thy ravished hair, Which adds new glory to the shining sphere!
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Not all the tresses that fair head can boast, Shall draw such envy as the lock you lost.
cease
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From this reading Then cease, bright nymph! to mourn thy ravished hair, Which adds new glory to the shining sphere!
cloudless
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From this reading This Partridge {137} soon shall view in cloudless skies, When next he looks through Galileo’s eyes; And hence the egregious wizard shall foredoom The fate of Louis, and the fall of Rome.
draw
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From this reading Not all the tresses that fair head can boast, Shall draw such envy as the lock you lost.
egregious
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From this reading This Partridge {137} soon shall view in cloudless skies, When next he looks through Galileo’s eyes; And hence the egregious wizard shall foredoom The fate of Louis, and the fall of Rome.
envy
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From this reading Not all the tresses that fair head can boast, Shall draw such envy as the lock you lost.
eyes
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From this reading This Partridge {137} soon shall view in cloudless skies, When next he looks through Galileo’s eyes; And hence the egregious wizard shall foredoom The fate of Louis, and the fall of Rome.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not all the tresses that fair head can boast, Shall draw such envy as the lock you lost.
fall
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From this reading This Partridge {137} soon shall view in cloudless skies, When next he looks through Galileo’s eyes; And hence the egregious wizard shall foredoom The fate of Louis, and the fall of Rome.
fate
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From this reading This Partridge {137} soon shall view in cloudless skies, When next he looks through Galileo’s eyes; And hence the egregious wizard shall foredoom The fate of Louis, and the fall of Rome.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This the blest lover shall for Venus take, And send up vows from Rosamonda’s lake.
foredoom
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From this reading This Partridge {137} soon shall view in cloudless skies, When next he looks through Galileo’s eyes; And hence the egregious wizard shall foredoom The fate of Louis, and the fall of Rome.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This the beau-monde shall from the Mall survey, And hail with music its propitious ray.
Galileo's
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From this reading This Partridge {137} soon shall view in cloudless skies, When next he looks through Galileo’s eyes; And hence the egregious wizard shall foredoom The fate of Louis, and the fall of Rome.
glory
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From this reading Then cease, bright nymph! to mourn thy ravished hair, Which adds new glory to the shining sphere!
hail
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From this reading This the beau-monde shall from the Mall survey, And hail with music its propitious ray.
hair
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From this reading Then cease, bright nymph! to mourn thy ravished hair, Which adds new glory to the shining sphere!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This Partridge {137} soon shall view in cloudless skies, When next he looks through Galileo’s eyes; And hence the egregious wizard shall foredoom The fate of Louis, and the fall of Rome.
head
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From this reading Not all the tresses that fair head can boast, Shall draw such envy as the lock you lost.
henceadverbUS /hens/
for this reason
From this reading This Partridge {137} soon shall view in cloudless skies, When next he looks through Galileo’s eyes; And hence the egregious wizard shall foredoom The fate of Louis, and the fall of Rome.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This Partridge {137} soon shall view in cloudless skies, When next he looks through Galileo’s eyes; And hence the egregious wizard shall foredoom The fate of Louis, and the fall of Rome.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading This the beau-monde shall from the Mall survey, And hail with music its propitious ray.
lake
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From this reading This the blest lover shall for Venus take, And send up vows from Rosamonda’s lake.
lock
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From this reading Not all the tresses that fair head can boast, Shall draw such envy as the lock you lost.
looks
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From this reading This Partridge {137} soon shall view in cloudless skies, When next he looks through Galileo’s eyes; And hence the egregious wizard shall foredoom The fate of Louis, and the fall of Rome.
lost
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From this reading Not all the tresses that fair head can boast, Shall draw such envy as the lock you lost.
Louis
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From this reading This Partridge {137} soon shall view in cloudless skies, When next he looks through Galileo’s eyes; And hence the egregious wizard shall foredoom The fate of Louis, and the fall of Rome.
lover
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From this reading This the blest lover shall for Venus take, And send up vows from Rosamonda’s lake.
Mall
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From this reading This the beau-monde shall from the Mall survey, And hail with music its propitious ray.
mourn
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From this reading Then cease, bright nymph! to mourn thy ravished hair, Which adds new glory to the shining sphere!
music
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From this reading This the beau-monde shall from the Mall survey, And hail with music its propitious ray.
new
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From this reading Then cease, bright nymph! to mourn thy ravished hair, Which adds new glory to the shining sphere!
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This Partridge {137} soon shall view in cloudless skies, When next he looks through Galileo’s eyes; And hence the egregious wizard shall foredoom The fate of Louis, and the fall of Rome.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not all the tresses that fair head can boast, Shall draw such envy as the lock you lost.
nymph
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From this reading Then cease, bright nymph! to mourn thy ravished hair, Which adds new glory to the shining sphere!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This Partridge {137} soon shall view in cloudless skies, When next he looks through Galileo’s eyes; And hence the egregious wizard shall foredoom The fate of Louis, and the fall of Rome.
Partridge
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From this reading This Partridge {137} soon shall view in cloudless skies, When next he looks through Galileo’s eyes; And hence the egregious wizard shall foredoom The fate of Louis, and the fall of Rome.
propitious
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From this reading This the beau-monde shall from the Mall survey, And hail with music its propitious ray.
ravished
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From this reading Then cease, bright nymph! to mourn thy ravished hair, Which adds new glory to the shining sphere!
ray
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From this reading This the beau-monde shall from the Mall survey, And hail with music its propitious ray.
Rome
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From this reading This Partridge {137} soon shall view in cloudless skies, When next he looks through Galileo’s eyes; And hence the egregious wizard shall foredoom The fate of Louis, and the fall of Rome.
Rosamonda's
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From this reading This the blest lover shall for Venus take, And send up vows from Rosamonda’s lake.
send
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From this reading This the blest lover shall for Venus take, And send up vows from Rosamonda’s lake.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading This the beau-monde shall from the Mall survey, And hail with music its propitious ray.
shining
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From this reading Then cease, bright nymph! to mourn thy ravished hair, Which adds new glory to the shining sphere!
skies
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From this reading This Partridge {137} soon shall view in cloudless skies, When next he looks through Galileo’s eyes; And hence the egregious wizard shall foredoom The fate of Louis, and the fall of Rome.
soon
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From this reading This Partridge {137} soon shall view in cloudless skies, When next he looks through Galileo’s eyes; And hence the egregious wizard shall foredoom The fate of Louis, and the fall of Rome.
sphere
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From this reading Then cease, bright nymph! to mourn thy ravished hair, Which adds new glory to the shining sphere!
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Not all the tresses that fair head can boast, Shall draw such envy as the lock you lost.
survey
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From this reading This the beau-monde shall from the Mall survey, And hail with music its propitious ray.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This the blest lover shall for Venus take, And send up vows from Rosamonda’s lake.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not all the tresses that fair head can boast, Shall draw such envy as the lock you lost.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This the beau-monde shall from the Mall survey, And hail with music its propitious ray.
Then
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From this reading Then cease, bright nymph! to mourn thy ravished hair, Which adds new glory to the shining sphere!
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This the beau-monde shall from the Mall survey, And hail with music its propitious ray.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This Partridge {137} soon shall view in cloudless skies, When next he looks through Galileo’s eyes; And hence the egregious wizard shall foredoom The fate of Louis, and the fall of Rome.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Then cease, bright nymph! to mourn thy ravished hair, Which adds new glory to the shining sphere!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then cease, bright nymph! to mourn thy ravished hair, Which adds new glory to the shining sphere!
tresses
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From this reading Not all the tresses that fair head can boast, Shall draw such envy as the lock you lost.
up
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From this reading This the blest lover shall for Venus take, And send up vows from Rosamonda’s lake.
Venus
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From this reading This the blest lover shall for Venus take, And send up vows from Rosamonda’s lake.
view
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From this reading This Partridge {137} soon shall view in cloudless skies, When next he looks through Galileo’s eyes; And hence the egregious wizard shall foredoom The fate of Louis, and the fall of Rome.
vows
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From this reading This the blest lover shall for Venus take, And send up vows from Rosamonda’s lake.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading This Partridge {137} soon shall view in cloudless skies, When next he looks through Galileo’s eyes; And hence the egregious wizard shall foredoom The fate of Louis, and the fall of Rome.
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then cease, bright nymph! to mourn thy ravished hair, Which adds new glory to the shining sphere!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This the beau-monde shall from the Mall survey, And hail with music its propitious ray.
wizard
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From this reading This Partridge {137} soon shall view in cloudless skies, When next he looks through Galileo’s eyes; And hence the egregious wizard shall foredoom The fate of Louis, and the fall of Rome.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Not all the tresses that fair head can boast, Shall draw such envy as the lock you lost.
