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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 Notwithstanding the remote frontier position of the post they who lived at it enjoyed a table that, in many respects, kings and princes might have envied.
Adam
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From this reading Here feel we but the penalty of Adam.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now, my co-mates and partners in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp?
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are not these woods More free from peril than the envious court?
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _As You Like It._ Sergeant Dunham made no empty vaunt when he gave the promise conveyed in the closing words of the last chapter.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Notwithstanding the remote frontier position of the post they who lived at it enjoyed a table that, in many respects, kings and princes might have envied.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Here feel we but the penalty of Adam.
chapter
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From this reading _As You Like It._ Sergeant Dunham made no empty vaunt when he gave the promise conveyed in the closing words of the last chapter.
closing
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From this reading _As You Like It._ Sergeant Dunham made no empty vaunt when he gave the promise conveyed in the closing words of the last chapter.
co-mates
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From this reading Now, my co-mates and partners in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp?
conveyed
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From this reading _As You Like It._ Sergeant Dunham made no empty vaunt when he gave the promise conveyed in the closing words of the last chapter.
court
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From this reading Are not these woods More free from peril than the envious court?
custom
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From this reading Now, my co-mates and partners in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp?
Dunham
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From this reading _As You Like It._ Sergeant Dunham made no empty vaunt when he gave the promise conveyed in the closing words of the last chapter.
empty
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From this reading _As You Like It._ Sergeant Dunham made no empty vaunt when he gave the promise conveyed in the closing words of the last chapter.
enjoyed
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From this reading Notwithstanding the remote frontier position of the post they who lived at it enjoyed a table that, in many respects, kings and princes might have envied.
envied
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From this reading Notwithstanding the remote frontier position of the post they who lived at it enjoyed a table that, in many respects, kings and princes might have envied.
envious
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From this reading Are not these woods More free from peril than the envious court?
exile
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From this reading Now, my co-mates and partners in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp?
feel
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From this reading Here feel we but the penalty of Adam.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Are not these woods More free from peril than the envious court?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Are not these woods More free from peril than the envious court?
frontier
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From this reading Notwithstanding the remote frontier position of the post they who lived at it enjoyed a table that, in many respects, kings and princes might have envied.
gave
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From this reading _As You Like It._ Sergeant Dunham made no empty vaunt when he gave the promise conveyed in the closing words of the last chapter.
Hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading Now, my co-mates and partners in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Notwithstanding the remote frontier position of the post they who lived at it enjoyed a table that, in many respects, kings and princes might have envied.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _As You Like It._ Sergeant Dunham made no empty vaunt when he gave the promise conveyed in the closing words of the last chapter.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here feel we but the penalty of Adam.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now, my co-mates and partners in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp?
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _As You Like It._ Sergeant Dunham made no empty vaunt when he gave the promise conveyed in the closing words of the last chapter.
kings
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From this reading Notwithstanding the remote frontier position of the post they who lived at it enjoyed a table that, in many respects, kings and princes might have envied.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _As You Like It._ Sergeant Dunham made no empty vaunt when he gave the promise conveyed in the closing words of the last chapter.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, my co-mates and partners in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp?
Like
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From this reading _As You Like It._ Sergeant Dunham made no empty vaunt when he gave the promise conveyed in the closing words of the last chapter.
lived
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From this reading Notwithstanding the remote frontier position of the post they who lived at it enjoyed a table that, in many respects, kings and princes might have envied.
made
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From this reading Now, my co-mates and partners in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp?
many
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From this reading Notwithstanding the remote frontier position of the post they who lived at it enjoyed a table that, in many respects, kings and princes might have envied.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Notwithstanding the remote frontier position of the post they who lived at it enjoyed a table that, in many respects, kings and princes might have envied.
more
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From this reading Now, my co-mates and partners in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Now, my co-mates and partners in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading _As You Like It._ Sergeant Dunham made no empty vaunt when he gave the promise conveyed in the closing words of the last chapter.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now, my co-mates and partners in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp?
Notwithstanding
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From this reading Notwithstanding the remote frontier position of the post they who lived at it enjoyed a table that, in many respects, kings and princes might have envied.
Now
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From this reading Now, my co-mates and partners in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now, my co-mates and partners in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp?
old
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From this reading Now, my co-mates and partners in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp?
painted
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From this reading Now, my co-mates and partners in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp?
partners
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From this reading Now, my co-mates and partners in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp?
penalty
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From this reading Here feel we but the penalty of Adam.
peril
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From this reading Are not these woods More free from peril than the envious court?
pomp
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From this reading Now, my co-mates and partners in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp?
position
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From this reading Notwithstanding the remote frontier position of the post they who lived at it enjoyed a table that, in many respects, kings and princes might have envied.
post
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From this reading Notwithstanding the remote frontier position of the post they who lived at it enjoyed a table that, in many respects, kings and princes might have envied.
princes
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From this reading Notwithstanding the remote frontier position of the post they who lived at it enjoyed a table that, in many respects, kings and princes might have envied.
promise
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From this reading _As You Like It._ Sergeant Dunham made no empty vaunt when he gave the promise conveyed in the closing words of the last chapter.
remote
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From this reading Notwithstanding the remote frontier position of the post they who lived at it enjoyed a table that, in many respects, kings and princes might have envied.
respects
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From this reading Notwithstanding the remote frontier position of the post they who lived at it enjoyed a table that, in many respects, kings and princes might have envied.
Sergeant
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From this reading _As You Like It._ Sergeant Dunham made no empty vaunt when he gave the promise conveyed in the closing words of the last chapter.
sweet
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From this reading Now, my co-mates and partners in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp?
table
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From this reading Notwithstanding the remote frontier position of the post they who lived at it enjoyed a table that, in many respects, kings and princes might have envied.
ThanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Now, my co-mates and partners in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now, my co-mates and partners in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Are not these woods More free from peril than the envious court?
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Are not these woods More free from peril than the envious court?
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Notwithstanding the remote frontier position of the post they who lived at it enjoyed a table that, in many respects, kings and princes might have envied.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now, my co-mates and partners in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp?
vaunt
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From this reading _As You Like It._ Sergeant Dunham made no empty vaunt when he gave the promise conveyed in the closing words of the last chapter.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Here feel we but the penalty of Adam.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading _As You Like It._ Sergeant Dunham made no empty vaunt when he gave the promise conveyed in the closing words of the last chapter.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Notwithstanding the remote frontier position of the post they who lived at it enjoyed a table that, in many respects, kings and princes might have envied.
woods
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From this reading Are not these woods More free from peril than the envious court?
words
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From this reading _As You Like It._ Sergeant Dunham made no empty vaunt when he gave the promise conveyed in the closing words of the last chapter.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _As You Like It._ Sergeant Dunham made no empty vaunt when he gave the promise conveyed in the closing words of the last chapter.
