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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 “Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep and shaking her invincible locks.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep and shaking her invincible locks.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Methinks I see her as an eagle mewing her mighty youth and kindling her undazzled eye in the full mid-day beam.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep and shaking her invincible locks.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Methinks I see her as an eagle mewing her mighty youth and kindling her undazzled eye in the full mid-day beam.”
beam
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From this reading Methinks I see her as an eagle mewing her mighty youth and kindling her undazzled eye in the full mid-day beam.”
BROOKE
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From this reading --LORD BROOKE.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “And from these grounds, concluding as we doe, Warres causes diuerse, so by consequence Diuerse we must conclude their natures too: For war proceeding from Omnipotence, No doubt is holy, wise, and without error; The sword, of justice and of sin, the terror.”
causes
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From this reading “And from these grounds, concluding as we doe, Warres causes diuerse, so by consequence Diuerse we must conclude their natures too: For war proceeding from Omnipotence, No doubt is holy, wise, and without error; The sword, of justice and of sin, the terror.”
conclude
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From this reading “And from these grounds, concluding as we doe, Warres causes diuerse, so by consequence Diuerse we must conclude their natures too: For war proceeding from Omnipotence, No doubt is holy, wise, and without error; The sword, of justice and of sin, the terror.”
concluding
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From this reading “And from these grounds, concluding as we doe, Warres causes diuerse, so by consequence Diuerse we must conclude their natures too: For war proceeding from Omnipotence, No doubt is holy, wise, and without error; The sword, of justice and of sin, the terror.”
consequence
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From this reading “And from these grounds, concluding as we doe, Warres causes diuerse, so by consequence Diuerse we must conclude their natures too: For war proceeding from Omnipotence, No doubt is holy, wise, and without error; The sword, of justice and of sin, the terror.”
diuerse
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From this reading “And from these grounds, concluding as we doe, Warres causes diuerse, so by consequence Diuerse we must conclude their natures too: For war proceeding from Omnipotence, No doubt is holy, wise, and without error; The sword, of justice and of sin, the terror.”
doe
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From this reading “And from these grounds, concluding as we doe, Warres causes diuerse, so by consequence Diuerse we must conclude their natures too: For war proceeding from Omnipotence, No doubt is holy, wise, and without error; The sword, of justice and of sin, the terror.”
doubt
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From this reading “And from these grounds, concluding as we doe, Warres causes diuerse, so by consequence Diuerse we must conclude their natures too: For war proceeding from Omnipotence, No doubt is holy, wise, and without error; The sword, of justice and of sin, the terror.”
eagle
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From this reading Methinks I see her as an eagle mewing her mighty youth and kindling her undazzled eye in the full mid-day beam.”
error
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From this reading “And from these grounds, concluding as we doe, Warres causes diuerse, so by consequence Diuerse we must conclude their natures too: For war proceeding from Omnipotence, No doubt is holy, wise, and without error; The sword, of justice and of sin, the terror.”
eye
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From this reading Methinks I see her as an eagle mewing her mighty youth and kindling her undazzled eye in the full mid-day beam.”
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “And from these grounds, concluding as we doe, Warres causes diuerse, so by consequence Diuerse we must conclude their natures too: For war proceeding from Omnipotence, No doubt is holy, wise, and without error; The sword, of justice and of sin, the terror.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “And from these grounds, concluding as we doe, Warres causes diuerse, so by consequence Diuerse we must conclude their natures too: For war proceeding from Omnipotence, No doubt is holy, wise, and without error; The sword, of justice and of sin, the terror.”
full
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From this reading Methinks I see her as an eagle mewing her mighty youth and kindling her undazzled eye in the full mid-day beam.”
grounds
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From this reading “And from these grounds, concluding as we doe, Warres causes diuerse, so by consequence Diuerse we must conclude their natures too: For war proceeding from Omnipotence, No doubt is holy, wise, and without error; The sword, of justice and of sin, the terror.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep and shaking her invincible locks.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep and shaking her invincible locks.
holy
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From this reading “And from these grounds, concluding as we doe, Warres causes diuerse, so by consequence Diuerse we must conclude their natures too: For war proceeding from Omnipotence, No doubt is holy, wise, and without error; The sword, of justice and of sin, the terror.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep and shaking her invincible locks.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep and shaking her invincible locks.
invincible
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From this reading “Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep and shaking her invincible locks.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And from these grounds, concluding as we doe, Warres causes diuerse, so by consequence Diuerse we must conclude their natures too: For war proceeding from Omnipotence, No doubt is holy, wise, and without error; The sword, of justice and of sin, the terror.”
justice
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From this reading “And from these grounds, concluding as we doe, Warres causes diuerse, so by consequence Diuerse we must conclude their natures too: For war proceeding from Omnipotence, No doubt is holy, wise, and without error; The sword, of justice and of sin, the terror.”
kindling
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From this reading Methinks I see her as an eagle mewing her mighty youth and kindling her undazzled eye in the full mid-day beam.”
like
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From this reading “Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep and shaking her invincible locks.
locks
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From this reading “Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep and shaking her invincible locks.
LORD
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From this reading --LORD BROOKE.
man
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From this reading “Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep and shaking her invincible locks.
Methinks
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From this reading “Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep and shaking her invincible locks.
mewing
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From this reading Methinks I see her as an eagle mewing her mighty youth and kindling her undazzled eye in the full mid-day beam.”
mid-day
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From this reading Methinks I see her as an eagle mewing her mighty youth and kindling her undazzled eye in the full mid-day beam.”
mighty
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From this reading Methinks I see her as an eagle mewing her mighty youth and kindling her undazzled eye in the full mid-day beam.”
MILTON
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From this reading --MILTON.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep and shaking her invincible locks.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “And from these grounds, concluding as we doe, Warres causes diuerse, so by consequence Diuerse we must conclude their natures too: For war proceeding from Omnipotence, No doubt is holy, wise, and without error; The sword, of justice and of sin, the terror.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep and shaking her invincible locks.
nation
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From this reading “Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep and shaking her invincible locks.
natures
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From this reading “And from these grounds, concluding as we doe, Warres causes diuerse, so by consequence Diuerse we must conclude their natures too: For war proceeding from Omnipotence, No doubt is holy, wise, and without error; The sword, of justice and of sin, the terror.”
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “And from these grounds, concluding as we doe, Warres causes diuerse, so by consequence Diuerse we must conclude their natures too: For war proceeding from Omnipotence, No doubt is holy, wise, and without error; The sword, of justice and of sin, the terror.”
noble
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From this reading “Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep and shaking her invincible locks.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “And from these grounds, concluding as we doe, Warres causes diuerse, so by consequence Diuerse we must conclude their natures too: For war proceeding from Omnipotence, No doubt is holy, wise, and without error; The sword, of justice and of sin, the terror.”
Omnipotence
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From this reading “And from these grounds, concluding as we doe, Warres causes diuerse, so by consequence Diuerse we must conclude their natures too: For war proceeding from Omnipotence, No doubt is holy, wise, and without error; The sword, of justice and of sin, the terror.”
proceeding
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From this reading “And from these grounds, concluding as we doe, Warres causes diuerse, so by consequence Diuerse we must conclude their natures too: For war proceeding from Omnipotence, No doubt is holy, wise, and without error; The sword, of justice and of sin, the terror.”
puissant
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From this reading “Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep and shaking her invincible locks.
rousing
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From this reading “Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep and shaking her invincible locks.
see
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From this reading “Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep and shaking her invincible locks.
shakingnounUS /ˈshaking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep and shaking her invincible locks.
sin
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From this reading “And from these grounds, concluding as we doe, Warres causes diuerse, so by consequence Diuerse we must conclude their natures too: For war proceeding from Omnipotence, No doubt is holy, wise, and without error; The sword, of justice and of sin, the terror.”
sleep
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From this reading “Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep and shaking her invincible locks.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “And from these grounds, concluding as we doe, Warres causes diuerse, so by consequence Diuerse we must conclude their natures too: For war proceeding from Omnipotence, No doubt is holy, wise, and without error; The sword, of justice and of sin, the terror.”
strong
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From this reading “Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep and shaking her invincible locks.
sword
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From this reading “And from these grounds, concluding as we doe, Warres causes diuerse, so by consequence Diuerse we must conclude their natures too: For war proceeding from Omnipotence, No doubt is holy, wise, and without error; The sword, of justice and of sin, the terror.”
terror
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From this reading “And from these grounds, concluding as we doe, Warres causes diuerse, so by consequence Diuerse we must conclude their natures too: For war proceeding from Omnipotence, No doubt is holy, wise, and without error; The sword, of justice and of sin, the terror.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Methinks I see her as an eagle mewing her mighty youth and kindling her undazzled eye in the full mid-day beam.”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “And from these grounds, concluding as we doe, Warres causes diuerse, so by consequence Diuerse we must conclude their natures too: For war proceeding from Omnipotence, No doubt is holy, wise, and without error; The sword, of justice and of sin, the terror.”
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “And from these grounds, concluding as we doe, Warres causes diuerse, so by consequence Diuerse we must conclude their natures too: For war proceeding from Omnipotence, No doubt is holy, wise, and without error; The sword, of justice and of sin, the terror.”
too
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From this reading “And from these grounds, concluding as we doe, Warres causes diuerse, so by consequence Diuerse we must conclude their natures too: For war proceeding from Omnipotence, No doubt is holy, wise, and without error; The sword, of justice and of sin, the terror.”
undazzled
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From this reading Methinks I see her as an eagle mewing her mighty youth and kindling her undazzled eye in the full mid-day beam.”
war
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From this reading “And from these grounds, concluding as we doe, Warres causes diuerse, so by consequence Diuerse we must conclude their natures too: For war proceeding from Omnipotence, No doubt is holy, wise, and without error; The sword, of justice and of sin, the terror.”
Warres
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From this reading “And from these grounds, concluding as we doe, Warres causes diuerse, so by consequence Diuerse we must conclude their natures too: For war proceeding from Omnipotence, No doubt is holy, wise, and without error; The sword, of justice and of sin, the terror.”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “And from these grounds, concluding as we doe, Warres causes diuerse, so by consequence Diuerse we must conclude their natures too: For war proceeding from Omnipotence, No doubt is holy, wise, and without error; The sword, of justice and of sin, the terror.”
wise
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From this reading “And from these grounds, concluding as we doe, Warres causes diuerse, so by consequence Diuerse we must conclude their natures too: For war proceeding from Omnipotence, No doubt is holy, wise, and without error; The sword, of justice and of sin, the terror.”
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “And from these grounds, concluding as we doe, Warres causes diuerse, so by consequence Diuerse we must conclude their natures too: For war proceeding from Omnipotence, No doubt is holy, wise, and without error; The sword, of justice and of sin, the terror.”
youth
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From this reading Methinks I see her as an eagle mewing her mighty youth and kindling her undazzled eye in the full mid-day beam.”
