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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 The girl is like a mocking-pird, and catches the songs of all languages and people.
all
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From this reading The girl is like a mocking-pird, and catches the songs of all languages and people.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"
Andries
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From this reading Andries must have overheard me, in part; for he stopped just within the court on which the gate opened, and said-- "Yes, t'at is Dus, my niece.
answer
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From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She is goot at Dutch, and quite melts my heart, Mortaunt, when she opens her throat to sing one of our melancholy Dutch songs; and she gives the English too, as if she knowet no ot'er tongue."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She is goot at Dutch, and quite melts my heart, Mortaunt, when she opens her throat to sing one of our melancholy Dutch songs; and she gives the English too, as if she knowet no ot'er tongue."
Bayard's
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From this reading I repeated to myself--"This, then, is Dus, and no Indian girl; the Chainbearer's 'Dus;' Priscilla Bayard's 'Dus;' and Sureflint's 'wren'!"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"
Beatrice
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From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"
catches
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From this reading The girl is like a mocking-pird, and catches the songs of all languages and people.
Chainbearer's
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From this reading I repeated to myself--"This, then, is Dus, and no Indian girl; the Chainbearer's 'Dus;' Priscilla Bayard's 'Dus;' and Sureflint's 'wren'!"
court
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From this reading Andries must have overheard me, in part; for he stopped just within the court on which the gate opened, and said-- "Yes, t'at is Dus, my niece.
cousin
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From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"
dance
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From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"
Dus
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From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"
Dutch
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From this reading She is goot at Dutch, and quite melts my heart, Mortaunt, when she opens her throat to sing one of our melancholy Dutch songs; and she gives the English too, as if she knowet no ot'er tongue."
English
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From this reading She is goot at Dutch, and quite melts my heart, Mortaunt, when she opens her throat to sing one of our melancholy Dutch songs; and she gives the English too, as if she knowet no ot'er tongue."
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"
fault
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From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"
gate
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From this reading Andries must have overheard me, in part; for he stopped just within the court on which the gate opened, and said-- "Yes, t'at is Dus, my niece.
girl
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From this reading I repeated to myself--"This, then, is Dus, and no Indian girl; the Chainbearer's 'Dus;' Priscilla Bayard's 'Dus;' and Sureflint's 'wren'!"
gives
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From this reading She is goot at Dutch, and quite melts my heart, Mortaunt, when she opens her throat to sing one of our melancholy Dutch songs; and she gives the English too, as if she knowet no ot'er tongue."
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"
goot
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From this reading She is goot at Dutch, and quite melts my heart, Mortaunt, when she opens her throat to sing one of our melancholy Dutch songs; and she gives the English too, as if she knowet no ot'er tongue."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Andries must have overheard me, in part; for he stopped just within the court on which the gate opened, and said-- "Yes, t'at is Dus, my niece.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Andries must have overheard me, in part; for he stopped just within the court on which the gate opened, and said-- "Yes, t'at is Dus, my niece.
heart
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From this reading She is goot at Dutch, and quite melts my heart, Mortaunt, when she opens her throat to sing one of our melancholy Dutch songs; and she gives the English too, as if she knowet no ot'er tongue."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She is goot at Dutch, and quite melts my heart, Mortaunt, when she opens her throat to sing one of our melancholy Dutch songs; and she gives the English too, as if she knowet no ot'er tongue."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I repeated to myself--"This, then, is Dus, and no Indian girl; the Chainbearer's 'Dus;' Priscilla Bayard's 'Dus;' and Sureflint's 'wren'!"
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"
important
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From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"
Indian
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From this reading I repeated to myself--"This, then, is Dus, and no Indian girl; the Chainbearer's 'Dus;' Priscilla Bayard's 'Dus;' and Sureflint's 'wren'!"
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"
just
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From this reading Andries must have overheard me, in part; for he stopped just within the court on which the gate opened, and said-- "Yes, t'at is Dus, my niece.
knowet
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From this reading She is goot at Dutch, and quite melts my heart, Mortaunt, when she opens her throat to sing one of our melancholy Dutch songs; and she gives the English too, as if she knowet no ot'er tongue."
languages
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From this reading The girl is like a mocking-pird, and catches the songs of all languages and people.
like
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From this reading The girl is like a mocking-pird, and catches the songs of all languages and people.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Andries must have overheard me, in part; for he stopped just within the court on which the gate opened, and said-- "Yes, t'at is Dus, my niece.
measure
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From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"
melancholy
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From this reading She is goot at Dutch, and quite melts my heart, Mortaunt, when she opens her throat to sing one of our melancholy Dutch songs; and she gives the English too, as if she knowet no ot'er tongue."
melts
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From this reading She is goot at Dutch, and quite melts my heart, Mortaunt, when she opens her throat to sing one of our melancholy Dutch songs; and she gives the English too, as if she knowet no ot'er tongue."
mocking-pird
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From this reading The girl is like a mocking-pird, and catches the songs of all languages and people.
Mortaunt
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From this reading She is goot at Dutch, and quite melts my heart, Mortaunt, when she opens her throat to sing one of our melancholy Dutch songs; and she gives the English too, as if she knowet no ot'er tongue."
music
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From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Andries must have overheard me, in part; for he stopped just within the court on which the gate opened, and said-- "Yes, t'at is Dus, my niece.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Andries must have overheard me, in part; for he stopped just within the court on which the gate opened, and said-- "Yes, t'at is Dus, my niece.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I repeated to myself--"This, then, is Dus, and no Indian girl; the Chainbearer's 'Dus;' Priscilla Bayard's 'Dus;' and Sureflint's 'wren'!"
niece
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From this reading Andries must have overheard me, in part; for he stopped just within the court on which the gate opened, and said-- "Yes, t'at is Dus, my niece.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I repeated to myself--"This, then, is Dus, and no Indian girl; the Chainbearer's 'Dus;' Priscilla Bayard's 'Dus;' and Sureflint's 'wren'!"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The girl is like a mocking-pird, and catches the songs of all languages and people.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Andries must have overheard me, in part; for he stopped just within the court on which the gate opened, and said-- "Yes, t'at is Dus, my niece.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She is goot at Dutch, and quite melts my heart, Mortaunt, when she opens her throat to sing one of our melancholy Dutch songs; and she gives the English too, as if she knowet no ot'er tongue."
opened
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From this reading Andries must have overheard me, in part; for he stopped just within the court on which the gate opened, and said-- "Yes, t'at is Dus, my niece.
opens
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From this reading She is goot at Dutch, and quite melts my heart, Mortaunt, when she opens her throat to sing one of our melancholy Dutch songs; and she gives the English too, as if she knowet no ot'er tongue."
ot'er
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From this reading She is goot at Dutch, and quite melts my heart, Mortaunt, when she opens her throat to sing one of our melancholy Dutch songs; and she gives the English too, as if she knowet no ot'er tongue."
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading She is goot at Dutch, and quite melts my heart, Mortaunt, when she opens her throat to sing one of our melancholy Dutch songs; and she gives the English too, as if she knowet no ot'er tongue."
out
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From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"
overheardnounUS /ˈoverheard/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Andries must have overheard me, in part; for he stopped just within the court on which the gate opened, and said-- "Yes, t'at is Dus, my niece.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Andries must have overheard me, in part; for he stopped just within the court on which the gate opened, and said-- "Yes, t'at is Dus, my niece.
people
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From this reading The girl is like a mocking-pird, and catches the songs of all languages and people.
prince
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From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"
Priscilla
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From this reading I repeated to myself--"This, then, is Dus, and no Indian girl; the Chainbearer's 'Dus;' Priscilla Bayard's 'Dus;' and Sureflint's 'wren'!"
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She is goot at Dutch, and quite melts my heart, Mortaunt, when she opens her throat to sing one of our melancholy Dutch songs; and she gives the English too, as if she knowet no ot'er tongue."
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I repeated to myself--"This, then, is Dus, and no Indian girl; the Chainbearer's 'Dus;' Priscilla Bayard's 'Dus;' and Sureflint's 'wren'!"
said
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From this reading Andries must have overheard me, in part; for he stopped just within the court on which the gate opened, and said-- "Yes, t'at is Dus, my niece.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is goot at Dutch, and quite melts my heart, Mortaunt, when she opens her throat to sing one of our melancholy Dutch songs; and she gives the English too, as if she knowet no ot'er tongue."
sing
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From this reading She is goot at Dutch, and quite melts my heart, Mortaunt, when she opens her throat to sing one of our melancholy Dutch songs; and she gives the English too, as if she knowet no ot'er tongue."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"
songs
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From this reading The girl is like a mocking-pird, and catches the songs of all languages and people.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Andries must have overheard me, in part; for he stopped just within the court on which the gate opened, and said-- "Yes, t'at is Dus, my niece.
Sureflint's
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From this reading I repeated to myself--"This, then, is Dus, and no Indian girl; the Chainbearer's 'Dus;' Priscilla Bayard's 'Dus;' and Sureflint's 'wren'!"
t'at
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From this reading Andries must have overheard me, in part; for he stopped just within the court on which the gate opened, and said-- "Yes, t'at is Dus, my niece.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"
then
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From this reading I repeated to myself--"This, then, is Dus, and no Indian girl; the Chainbearer's 'Dus;' Priscilla Bayard's 'Dus;' and Sureflint's 'wren'!"
there
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From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I repeated to myself--"This, then, is Dus, and no Indian girl; the Chainbearer's 'Dus;' Priscilla Bayard's 'Dus;' and Sureflint's 'wren'!"
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading She is goot at Dutch, and quite melts my heart, Mortaunt, when she opens her throat to sing one of our melancholy Dutch songs; and she gives the English too, as if she knowet no ot'er tongue."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I repeated to myself--"This, then, is Dus, and no Indian girl; the Chainbearer's 'Dus;' Priscilla Bayard's 'Dus;' and Sureflint's 'wren'!"
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She is goot at Dutch, and quite melts my heart, Mortaunt, when she opens her throat to sing one of our melancholy Dutch songs; and she gives the English too, as if she knowet no ot'er tongue."
too
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From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She is goot at Dutch, and quite melts my heart, Mortaunt, when she opens her throat to sing one of our melancholy Dutch songs; and she gives the English too, as if she knowet no ot'er tongue."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Andries must have overheard me, in part; for he stopped just within the court on which the gate opened, and said-- "Yes, t'at is Dus, my niece.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Andries must have overheard me, in part; for he stopped just within the court on which the gate opened, and said-- "Yes, t'at is Dus, my niece.
woo'd
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From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"
wren
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From this reading I repeated to myself--"This, then, is Dus, and no Indian girl; the Chainbearer's 'Dus;' Priscilla Bayard's 'Dus;' and Sureflint's 'wren'!"
Yes
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From this reading Andries must have overheard me, in part; for he stopped just within the court on which the gate opened, and said-- "Yes, t'at is Dus, my niece.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "The fault will be in the music, cousin, if you be not woo'd in good time; if the prince be too important, tell him there is measure for every thing, and so dance out the answer."--_Beatrice._ "Dus!"
