adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading O, love’s best habit is a soothing tongue, And age, in love, loves not to have years told.
agenounUS /eɪdʒ/
how long something has existed
From this reading O, love’s best habit is a soothing tongue, And age, in love, loves not to have years told.
AlthoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young, Although I know my years be past the best, I smiling credit her false-speaking tongue, Outfacing faults in love with love’s ill rest.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading And wherefore say not I that I am old?
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And wherefore say not I that I am old?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young, Although I know my years be past the best, I smiling credit her false-speaking tongue, Outfacing faults in love with love’s ill rest.
believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
bestnounUS /best/
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young, Although I know my years be past the best, I smiling credit her false-speaking tongue, Outfacing faults in love with love’s ill rest.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But wherefore says my love that she is young?
creditnounUS /ˈkredət/
approval
From this reading Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young, Although I know my years be past the best, I smiling credit her false-speaking tongue, Outfacing faults in love with love’s ill rest.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
falseadjectiveUS /fɔːls/
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
false-speaking
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From this reading Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young, Although I know my years be past the best, I smiling credit her false-speaking tongue, Outfacing faults in love with love’s ill rest.
faultsnounUS /fɔːlts/
plural of “fault” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young, Although I know my years be past the best, I smiling credit her false-speaking tongue, Outfacing faults in love with love’s ill rest.
forgeriesnounUS /ˈfɔːrdʒəriz/
plural of “forgery” — a copy that is represented as the original
From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
habitnounUS /ˈhæbət/
an established custom
From this reading O, love’s best habit is a soothing tongue, And age, in love, loves not to have years told.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading O, love’s best habit is a soothing tongue, And age, in love, loves not to have years told.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
illadjectiveUS /ɪl/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young, Although I know my years be past the best, I smiling credit her false-speaking tongue, Outfacing faults in love with love’s ill rest.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
liesnounUS /laɪz/
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
love'snounUS /lʌvz/
possessive form of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young, Although I know my years be past the best, I smiling credit her false-speaking tongue, Outfacing faults in love with love’s ill rest.
lovesnounUS /lʌvz/
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading O, love’s best habit is a soothing tongue, And age, in love, loves not to have years told.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And wherefore say not I that I am old?
OnounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O, love’s best habit is a soothing tongue, And age, in love, loves not to have years told.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading And wherefore say not I that I am old?
Outfacing
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From this reading Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young, Although I know my years be past the best, I smiling credit her false-speaking tongue, Outfacing faults in love with love’s ill rest.
pastnounUS /pæst/
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young, Although I know my years be past the best, I smiling credit her false-speaking tongue, Outfacing faults in love with love’s ill rest.
restverbUS /rest/
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young, Although I know my years be past the best, I smiling credit her false-speaking tongue, Outfacing faults in love with love’s ill rest.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading And wherefore say not I that I am old?
saysnounUS /sez/
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading But wherefore says my love that she is young?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
smilingnounUS /ˈsmaɪlɪŋ/
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young, Although I know my years be past the best, I smiling credit her false-speaking tongue, Outfacing faults in love with love’s ill rest.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
soothingadjectiveUS /ˈsuːðɪŋ/
affording physical relief
From this reading O, love’s best habit is a soothing tongue, And age, in love, loves not to have years told.
swearsverbUS /swerz/
third-person singular of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young, Although I know my years be past the best, I smiling credit her false-speaking tongue, Outfacing faults in love with love’s ill rest.
thinksnounUS /θɪŋks/
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young, Although I know my years be past the best, I smiling credit her false-speaking tongue, Outfacing faults in love with love’s ill rest.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
ThusadverbUS /ðʌs/
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young, Although I know my years be past the best, I smiling credit her false-speaking tongue, Outfacing faults in love with love’s ill rest.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading O, love’s best habit is a soothing tongue, And age, in love, loves not to have years told.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading O, love’s best habit is a soothing tongue, And age, in love, loves not to have years told.
tonguenounUS /tʌŋ/
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young, Although I know my years be past the best, I smiling credit her false-speaking tongue, Outfacing faults in love with love’s ill rest.
truthnounUS /truːθ/
a fact that has been verified
From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
Unskilful
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From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
untutor'd
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From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
vainlyadverbUS /ˈveɪnli/
to no avail
From this reading Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young, Although I know my years be past the best, I smiling credit her false-speaking tongue, Outfacing faults in love with love’s ill rest.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
whereforeadverbUS /werˈfɔːr/
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading But wherefore says my love that she is young?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young, Although I know my years be past the best, I smiling credit her false-speaking tongue, Outfacing faults in love with love’s ill rest.
world'snounUS /wɜːrldz/
possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young, Although I know my years be past the best, I smiling credit her false-speaking tongue, Outfacing faults in love with love’s ill rest.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young, Although I know my years be past the best, I smiling credit her false-speaking tongue, Outfacing faults in love with love’s ill rest.
youthnounUS /juːθ/
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies, That she might think me some untutor’d youth, Unskilful in the world’s false forgeries.
