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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 In the meantime, to pass away the tedious interval, he commanded a song which he loved to be sung; and he said: 'My good Cesario, when I heard that song last night, methought it did relieve my passion much.
able
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From this reading Yet still the duke persisted in hoping that the gentle Cesario would in time be able to persuade her to show some pity, and therefore he bade him he should go to her again the next day.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet still the duke persisted in hoping that the gentle Cesario would in time be able to persuade her to show some pity, and therefore he bade him he should go to her again the next day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Viola returned to Orsino's palace, and related to her lord the ill success of the negotiation, repeating the command of Olivia, that the duke should trouble her no more.
away
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From this reading In the meantime, to pass away the tedious interval, he commanded a song which he loved to be sung; and he said: 'My good Cesario, when I heard that song last night, methought it did relieve my passion much.
bade
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From this reading Yet still the duke persisted in hoping that the gentle Cesario would in time be able to persuade her to show some pity, and therefore he bade him he should go to her again the next day.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Yet still the duke persisted in hoping that the gentle Cesario would in time be able to persuade her to show some pity, and therefore he bade him he should go to her again the next day.
bone
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From this reading The spinsters and the knitters when they sit in the sun, and the young maids that weave their thread with bone, chant this song.
Cesario
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From this reading Yet still the duke persisted in hoping that the gentle Cesario would in time be able to persuade her to show some pity, and therefore he bade him he should go to her again the next day.
chant
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From this reading The spinsters and the knitters when they sit in the sun, and the young maids that weave their thread with bone, chant this song.
command
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From this reading Viola returned to Orsino's palace, and related to her lord the ill success of the negotiation, repeating the command of Olivia, that the duke should trouble her no more.
commanded
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From this reading In the meantime, to pass away the tedious interval, he commanded a song which he loved to be sung; and he said: 'My good Cesario, when I heard that song last night, methought it did relieve my passion much.
day
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From this reading Yet still the duke persisted in hoping that the gentle Cesario would in time be able to persuade her to show some pity, and therefore he bade him he should go to her again the next day.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading In the meantime, to pass away the tedious interval, he commanded a song which he loved to be sung; and he said: 'My good Cesario, when I heard that song last night, methought it did relieve my passion much.
duke
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From this reading Viola returned to Orsino's palace, and related to her lord the ill success of the negotiation, repeating the command of Olivia, that the duke should trouble her no more.
gentle
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From this reading Yet still the duke persisted in hoping that the gentle Cesario would in time be able to persuade her to show some pity, and therefore he bade him he should go to her again the next day.
go
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From this reading Yet still the duke persisted in hoping that the gentle Cesario would in time be able to persuade her to show some pity, and therefore he bade him he should go to her again the next day.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the meantime, to pass away the tedious interval, he commanded a song which he loved to be sung; and he said: 'My good Cesario, when I heard that song last night, methought it did relieve my passion much.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet still the duke persisted in hoping that the gentle Cesario would in time be able to persuade her to show some pity, and therefore he bade him he should go to her again the next day.
heard
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From this reading In the meantime, to pass away the tedious interval, he commanded a song which he loved to be sung; and he said: 'My good Cesario, when I heard that song last night, methought it did relieve my passion much.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Viola returned to Orsino's palace, and related to her lord the ill success of the negotiation, repeating the command of Olivia, that the duke should trouble her no more.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet still the duke persisted in hoping that the gentle Cesario would in time be able to persuade her to show some pity, and therefore he bade him he should go to her again the next day.
hoping
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From this reading Yet still the duke persisted in hoping that the gentle Cesario would in time be able to persuade her to show some pity, and therefore he bade him he should go to her again the next day.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In the meantime, to pass away the tedious interval, he commanded a song which he loved to be sung; and he said: 'My good Cesario, when I heard that song last night, methought it did relieve my passion much.
ill
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From this reading Viola returned to Orsino's palace, and related to her lord the ill success of the negotiation, repeating the command of Olivia, that the duke should trouble her no more.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yet still the duke persisted in hoping that the gentle Cesario would in time be able to persuade her to show some pity, and therefore he bade him he should go to her again the next day.
interval
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From this reading In the meantime, to pass away the tedious interval, he commanded a song which he loved to be sung; and he said: 'My good Cesario, when I heard that song last night, methought it did relieve my passion much.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mark it, Cesario, it is old and plain.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the meantime, to pass away the tedious interval, he commanded a song which he loved to be sung; and he said: 'My good Cesario, when I heard that song last night, methought it did relieve my passion much.
knitters
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From this reading The spinsters and the knitters when they sit in the sun, and the young maids that weave their thread with bone, chant this song.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the meantime, to pass away the tedious interval, he commanded a song which he loved to be sung; and he said: 'My good Cesario, when I heard that song last night, methought it did relieve my passion much.
lord
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From this reading Viola returned to Orsino's palace, and related to her lord the ill success of the negotiation, repeating the command of Olivia, that the duke should trouble her no more.
loved
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From this reading In the meantime, to pass away the tedious interval, he commanded a song which he loved to be sung; and he said: 'My good Cesario, when I heard that song last night, methought it did relieve my passion much.
maids
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From this reading The spinsters and the knitters when they sit in the sun, and the young maids that weave their thread with bone, chant this song.
Mark
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From this reading Mark it, Cesario, it is old and plain.
meantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading In the meantime, to pass away the tedious interval, he commanded a song which he loved to be sung; and he said: 'My good Cesario, when I heard that song last night, methought it did relieve my passion much.
methought
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From this reading In the meantime, to pass away the tedious interval, he commanded a song which he loved to be sung; and he said: 'My good Cesario, when I heard that song last night, methought it did relieve my passion much.
more
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From this reading Viola returned to Orsino's palace, and related to her lord the ill success of the negotiation, repeating the command of Olivia, that the duke should trouble her no more.
much
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From this reading In the meantime, to pass away the tedious interval, he commanded a song which he loved to be sung; and he said: 'My good Cesario, when I heard that song last night, methought it did relieve my passion much.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In the meantime, to pass away the tedious interval, he commanded a song which he loved to be sung; and he said: 'My good Cesario, when I heard that song last night, methought it did relieve my passion much.
negotiation
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From this reading Viola returned to Orsino's palace, and related to her lord the ill success of the negotiation, repeating the command of Olivia, that the duke should trouble her no more.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet still the duke persisted in hoping that the gentle Cesario would in time be able to persuade her to show some pity, and therefore he bade him he should go to her again the next day.
night
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From this reading In the meantime, to pass away the tedious interval, he commanded a song which he loved to be sung; and he said: 'My good Cesario, when I heard that song last night, methought it did relieve my passion much.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Viola returned to Orsino's palace, and related to her lord the ill success of the negotiation, repeating the command of Olivia, that the duke should trouble her no more.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Viola returned to Orsino's palace, and related to her lord the ill success of the negotiation, repeating the command of Olivia, that the duke should trouble her no more.
old
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From this reading Mark it, Cesario, it is old and plain.
Olivia
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From this reading Viola returned to Orsino's palace, and related to her lord the ill success of the negotiation, repeating the command of Olivia, that the duke should trouble her no more.
Orsino's
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From this reading Viola returned to Orsino's palace, and related to her lord the ill success of the negotiation, repeating the command of Olivia, that the duke should trouble her no more.
palace
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From this reading Viola returned to Orsino's palace, and related to her lord the ill success of the negotiation, repeating the command of Olivia, that the duke should trouble her no more.
pass
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From this reading In the meantime, to pass away the tedious interval, he commanded a song which he loved to be sung; and he said: 'My good Cesario, when I heard that song last night, methought it did relieve my passion much.
passion
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From this reading In the meantime, to pass away the tedious interval, he commanded a song which he loved to be sung; and he said: 'My good Cesario, when I heard that song last night, methought it did relieve my passion much.
persisted
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From this reading Yet still the duke persisted in hoping that the gentle Cesario would in time be able to persuade her to show some pity, and therefore he bade him he should go to her again the next day.
persuade
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From this reading Yet still the duke persisted in hoping that the gentle Cesario would in time be able to persuade her to show some pity, and therefore he bade him he should go to her again the next day.
pity
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From this reading Yet still the duke persisted in hoping that the gentle Cesario would in time be able to persuade her to show some pity, and therefore he bade him he should go to her again the next day.
plain
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From this reading Mark it, Cesario, it is old and plain.
related
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From this reading Viola returned to Orsino's palace, and related to her lord the ill success of the negotiation, repeating the command of Olivia, that the duke should trouble her no more.
relieve
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From this reading In the meantime, to pass away the tedious interval, he commanded a song which he loved to be sung; and he said: 'My good Cesario, when I heard that song last night, methought it did relieve my passion much.
repeating
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From this reading Viola returned to Orsino's palace, and related to her lord the ill success of the negotiation, repeating the command of Olivia, that the duke should trouble her no more.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Viola returned to Orsino's palace, and related to her lord the ill success of the negotiation, repeating the command of Olivia, that the duke should trouble her no more.
said
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From this reading In the meantime, to pass away the tedious interval, he commanded a song which he loved to be sung; and he said: 'My good Cesario, when I heard that song last night, methought it did relieve my passion much.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Viola returned to Orsino's palace, and related to her lord the ill success of the negotiation, repeating the command of Olivia, that the duke should trouble her no more.
show
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From this reading Yet still the duke persisted in hoping that the gentle Cesario would in time be able to persuade her to show some pity, and therefore he bade him he should go to her again the next day.
sit
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From this reading The spinsters and the knitters when they sit in the sun, and the young maids that weave their thread with bone, chant this song.
some
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From this reading Yet still the duke persisted in hoping that the gentle Cesario would in time be able to persuade her to show some pity, and therefore he bade him he should go to her again the next day.
song
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From this reading In the meantime, to pass away the tedious interval, he commanded a song which he loved to be sung; and he said: 'My good Cesario, when I heard that song last night, methought it did relieve my passion much.
spinsters
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From this reading The spinsters and the knitters when they sit in the sun, and the young maids that weave their thread with bone, chant this song.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet still the duke persisted in hoping that the gentle Cesario would in time be able to persuade her to show some pity, and therefore he bade him he should go to her again the next day.
success
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From this reading Viola returned to Orsino's palace, and related to her lord the ill success of the negotiation, repeating the command of Olivia, that the duke should trouble her no more.
sun
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From this reading The spinsters and the knitters when they sit in the sun, and the young maids that weave their thread with bone, chant this song.
sung
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From this reading In the meantime, to pass away the tedious interval, he commanded a song which he loved to be sung; and he said: 'My good Cesario, when I heard that song last night, methought it did relieve my passion much.
tedious
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From this reading In the meantime, to pass away the tedious interval, he commanded a song which he loved to be sung; and he said: 'My good Cesario, when I heard that song last night, methought it did relieve my passion much.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Viola returned to Orsino's palace, and related to her lord the ill success of the negotiation, repeating the command of Olivia, that the duke should trouble her no more.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Viola returned to Orsino's palace, and related to her lord the ill success of the negotiation, repeating the command of Olivia, that the duke should trouble her no more.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The spinsters and the knitters when they sit in the sun, and the young maids that weave their thread with bone, chant this song.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Yet still the duke persisted in hoping that the gentle Cesario would in time be able to persuade her to show some pity, and therefore he bade him he should go to her again the next day.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The spinsters and the knitters when they sit in the sun, and the young maids that weave their thread with bone, chant this song.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The spinsters and the knitters when they sit in the sun, and the young maids that weave their thread with bone, chant this song.
thread
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From this reading The spinsters and the knitters when they sit in the sun, and the young maids that weave their thread with bone, chant this song.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet still the duke persisted in hoping that the gentle Cesario would in time be able to persuade her to show some pity, and therefore he bade him he should go to her again the next day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Viola returned to Orsino's palace, and related to her lord the ill success of the negotiation, repeating the command of Olivia, that the duke should trouble her no more.
trouble
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From this reading Viola returned to Orsino's palace, and related to her lord the ill success of the negotiation, repeating the command of Olivia, that the duke should trouble her no more.
Viola
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From this reading Viola returned to Orsino's palace, and related to her lord the ill success of the negotiation, repeating the command of Olivia, that the duke should trouble her no more.
weave
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From this reading The spinsters and the knitters when they sit in the sun, and the young maids that weave their thread with bone, chant this song.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In the meantime, to pass away the tedious interval, he commanded a song which he loved to be sung; and he said: 'My good Cesario, when I heard that song last night, methought it did relieve my passion much.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the meantime, to pass away the tedious interval, he commanded a song which he loved to be sung; and he said: 'My good Cesario, when I heard that song last night, methought it did relieve my passion much.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The spinsters and the knitters when they sit in the sun, and the young maids that weave their thread with bone, chant this song.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Yet still the duke persisted in hoping that the gentle Cesario would in time be able to persuade her to show some pity, and therefore he bade him he should go to her again the next day.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet still the duke persisted in hoping that the gentle Cesario would in time be able to persuade her to show some pity, and therefore he bade him he should go to her again the next day.
young
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From this reading The spinsters and the knitters when they sit in the sun, and the young maids that weave their thread with bone, chant this song.
