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The Poems of John Donne, Volume 1 (of 2)
The Poems of John Donne, Volume 1 (of 2)

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of The Poems of John Donne, Volume 1 (of 2) is here in full — 333 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Stage, _1635-69_, _B_, _Cy_, _H40_, _O'F:_ stay, _1633_, _JC:_ staye, _D_, _H49_ not] and _H40_] [23-4 Lest thou thy love and hate and mee undoe _To let mee live, Oh_ (of _in some copies_) _love and hate mee too._ _1633_, _B_ Then lest thou thy love hate, and mee thou undoe _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._
_1635-54_, _Cy_, _D_, _H40_, _H49_, _JC_, _O'F_ (_MSS. omitting first_ thou _and some with_ Oh _for_ yet) Lest thou thy love, and hate, and me thou undo, _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._ _1669_.]
_The Expiration._ So, so, breake off this last lamenting kisse, Which sucks two soules, and vapors Both away, Turne thou ghost that way, and let mee turne this, And let our selves benight our happiest day, We ask'd none leave to love; nor will we owe 5 Any, so cheape a death, as saying, Goe;
Goe; and if that word have not quite kil'd thee, Ease mee with death, by bidding mee goe too.
Oh, if it have, let my word worke on mee, And a just office on a murderer doe.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Poems of John Donne, Volume 1 (of 2)

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of The Poems of John Donne, Volume 1 (of 2) is here in full — 333 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/66 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Stage, _1635-69_, _B_, _Cy_, _H40_, _O'F:_ stay, _1633_, _JC:_ staye, _D_, _H49_ not] and _H40_] [23-4 Lest thou thy love and hate and mee undoe _To let mee live, Oh_ (of _in some copies_) _love and hate mee too._ _1633_, _B_ Then lest thou thy love hate, and mee thou undoe _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._
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_1635-54_, _Cy_, _D_, _H40_, _H49_, _JC_, _O'F_ (_MSS. omitting first_ thou _and some with_ Oh _for_ yet) Lest thou thy love, and hate, and me thou undo, _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._ _1669_.]
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_The Expiration._ So, so, breake off this last lamenting kisse, Which sucks two soules, and vapors Both away, Turne thou ghost that way, and let mee turne this, And let our selves benight our happiest day, We ask'd none leave to love; nor will we owe 5 Any, so cheape a death, as saying, Goe;
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Goe; and if that word have not quite kil'd thee, Ease mee with death, by bidding mee goe too.
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Oh, if it have, let my word worke on mee, And a just office on a murderer doe.

Learner Dictionary

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benight verb US /biˈnaɪt/

overtake with darkness or night

From this reading “_The Expiration._ So, so, breake off this last lamenting kisse, Which sucks two soules, and vapors Both away, Turne thou ghost that way, and let mee turne this, And let our selves benight our happiest day, We ask'd none leave to love; nor will we owe 5 Any, so cheape a death, as saying, Goe;”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Expiration noun US /ˌekspərˈeɪʃən/

a coming to an end of a contract period

From this reading “_The Expiration._ So, so, breake off this last lamenting kisse, Which sucks two soules, and vapors Both away, Turne thou ghost that way, and let mee turne this, And let our selves benight our happiest day, We ask'd none leave to love; nor will we owe 5 Any, so cheape a death, as saying, Goe;”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lamenting adjective US /ləˈmentɪŋ/

vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression

From this reading “_The Expiration._ So, so, breake off this last lamenting kisse, Which sucks two soules, and vapors Both away, Turne thou ghost that way, and let mee turne this, And let our selves benight our happiest day, We ask'd none leave to love; nor will we owe 5 Any, so cheape a death, as saying, Goe;”

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omitting verb US /oʊˈmɪtɪŋ/

inflected form of “omit” — prevent from being included or considered or accepted

From this reading “_1635-54_, _Cy_, _D_, _H40_, _H49_, _JC_, _O'F_ (_MSS. omitting first_ thou _and some with_ Oh _for_ yet) Lest thou thy love, and hate, and me thou undo, _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._ _1669_.]”

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selves noun US /selvz/

plural of “self” — your consciousness of your own identity

From this reading “_The Expiration._ So, so, breake off this last lamenting kisse, Which sucks two soules, and vapors Both away, Turne thou ghost that way, and let mee turne this, And let our selves benight our happiest day, We ask'd none leave to love; nor will we owe 5 Any, so cheape a death, as saying, Goe;”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sucks noun US /sʌks/

plural of “suck” — the act of sucking

From this reading “_The Expiration._ So, so, breake off this last lamenting kisse, Which sucks two soules, and vapors Both away, Turne thou ghost that way, and let mee turne this, And let our selves benight our happiest day, We ask'd none leave to love; nor will we owe 5 Any, so cheape a death, as saying, Goe;”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
undo verb US /ənˈduː/

cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect

From this reading “_1635-54_, _Cy_, _D_, _H40_, _H49_, _JC_, _O'F_ (_MSS. omitting first_ thou _and some with_ Oh _for_ yet) Lest thou thy love, and hate, and me thou undo, _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._ _1669_.]”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
vapors noun US /ˈveɪpərz/

a state of depression

From this reading “_The Expiration._ So, so, breake off this last lamenting kisse, Which sucks two soules, and vapors Both away, Turne thou ghost that way, and let mee turne this, And let our selves benight our happiest day, We ask'd none leave to love; nor will we owe 5 Any, so cheape a death, as saying, Goe;”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

happiest day adjective + noun counted as “happy day”

In this reading “_The Expiration._ So, so, breake off this last lamenting kisse, Which sucks two soules, and vapors Both away, Turne thou ghost that way, and let mee turne this, And let our selves benight our happiest day, We ask'd none leave to love; nor will we owe 5 Any, so cheape a death, as saying, Goe;”

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1633

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From this reading Stage, _1635-69_, _B_, _Cy_, _H40_, _O'F:_ stay, _1633_, _JC:_ staye, _D_, _H49_ not] and _H40_] [23-4 Lest thou thy love and hate and mee undoe _To let mee live, Oh_ (of _in some copies_) _love and hate mee too._ _1633_, _B_ Then lest thou thy love hate, and mee thou undoe _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._

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1635

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From this reading Stage, _1635-69_, _B_, _Cy_, _H40_, _O'F:_ stay, _1633_, _JC:_ staye, _D_, _H49_ not] and _H40_] [23-4 Lest thou thy love and hate and mee undoe _To let mee live, Oh_ (of _in some copies_) _love and hate mee too._ _1633_, _B_ Then lest thou thy love hate, and mee thou undoe _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._

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1669

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From this reading _1635-54_, _Cy_, _D_, _H40_, _H49_, _JC_, _O'F_ (_MSS. omitting first_ thou _and some with_ Oh _for_ yet) Lest thou thy love, and hate, and me thou undo, _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._ _1669_.]

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23

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From this reading Stage, _1635-69_, _B_, _Cy_, _H40_, _O'F:_ stay, _1633_, _JC:_ staye, _D_, _H49_ not] and _H40_] [23-4 Lest thou thy love and hate and mee undoe _To let mee live, Oh_ (of _in some copies_) _love and hate mee too._ _1633_, _B_ Then lest thou thy love hate, and mee thou undoe _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._

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4

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From this reading Stage, _1635-69_, _B_, _Cy_, _H40_, _O'F:_ stay, _1633_, _JC:_ staye, _D_, _H49_ not] and _H40_] [23-4 Lest thou thy love and hate and mee undoe _To let mee live, Oh_ (of _in some copies_) _love and hate mee too._ _1633_, _B_ Then lest thou thy love hate, and mee thou undoe _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._

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40

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From this reading Stage, _1635-69_, _B_, _Cy_, _H40_, _O'F:_ stay, _1633_, _JC:_ staye, _D_, _H49_ not] and _H40_] [23-4 Lest thou thy love and hate and mee undoe _To let mee live, Oh_ (of _in some copies_) _love and hate mee too._ _1633_, _B_ Then lest thou thy love hate, and mee thou undoe _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._

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49

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From this reading Stage, _1635-69_, _B_, _Cy_, _H40_, _O'F:_ stay, _1633_, _JC:_ staye, _D_, _H49_ not] and _H40_] [23-4 Lest thou thy love and hate and mee undoe _To let mee live, Oh_ (of _in some copies_) _love and hate mee too._ _1633_, _B_ Then lest thou thy love hate, and mee thou undoe _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._

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5

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From this reading _The Expiration._ So, so, breake off this last lamenting kisse, Which sucks two soules, and vapors Both away, Turne thou ghost that way, and let mee turne this, And let our selves benight our happiest day, We ask'd none leave to love; nor will we owe 5 Any, so cheape a death, as saying, Goe;

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54

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From this reading _1635-54_, _Cy_, _D_, _H40_, _H49_, _JC_, _O'F_ (_MSS. omitting first_ thou _and some with_ Oh _for_ yet) Lest thou thy love, and hate, and me thou undo, _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._ _1669_.]

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69

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From this reading Stage, _1635-69_, _B_, _Cy_, _H40_, _O'F:_ stay, _1633_, _JC:_ staye, _D_, _H49_ not] and _H40_] [23-4 Lest thou thy love and hate and mee undoe _To let mee live, Oh_ (of _in some copies_) _love and hate mee too._ _1633_, _B_ Then lest thou thy love hate, and mee thou undoe _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._

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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 Expiration._ So, so, breake off this last lamenting kisse, Which sucks two soules, and vapors Both away, Turne thou ghost that way, and let mee turne this, And let our selves benight our happiest day, We ask'd none leave to love; nor will we owe 5 Any, so cheape a death, as saying, Goe;

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Stage, _1635-69_, _B_, _Cy_, _H40_, _O'F:_ stay, _1633_, _JC:_ staye, _D_, _H49_ not] and _H40_] [23-4 Lest thou thy love and hate and mee undoe _To let mee live, Oh_ (of _in some copies_) _love and hate mee too._ _1633_, _B_ Then lest thou thy love hate, and mee thou undoe _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
AnyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading _The Expiration._ So, so, breake off this last lamenting kisse, Which sucks two soules, and vapors Both away, Turne thou ghost that way, and let mee turne this, And let our selves benight our happiest day, We ask'd none leave to love; nor will we owe 5 Any, so cheape a death, as saying, Goe;

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading _The Expiration._ So, so, breake off this last lamenting kisse, Which sucks two soules, and vapors Both away, Turne thou ghost that way, and let mee turne this, And let our selves benight our happiest day, We ask'd none leave to love; nor will we owe 5 Any, so cheape a death, as saying, Goe;

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ask'd

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From this reading _The Expiration._ So, so, breake off this last lamenting kisse, Which sucks two soules, and vapors Both away, Turne thou ghost that way, and let mee turne this, And let our selves benight our happiest day, We ask'd none leave to love; nor will we owe 5 Any, so cheape a death, as saying, Goe;

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awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading _The Expiration._ So, so, breake off this last lamenting kisse, Which sucks two soules, and vapors Both away, Turne thou ghost that way, and let mee turne this, And let our selves benight our happiest day, We ask'd none leave to love; nor will we owe 5 Any, so cheape a death, as saying, Goe;

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
BnounUS /biː/

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading Stage, _1635-69_, _B_, _Cy_, _H40_, _O'F:_ stay, _1633_, _JC:_ staye, _D_, _H49_ not] and _H40_] [23-4 Lest thou thy love and hate and mee undoe _To let mee live, Oh_ (of _in some copies_) _love and hate mee too._ _1633_, _B_ Then lest thou thy love hate, and mee thou undoe _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
benightverbUS /biˈnaɪt/

overtake with darkness or night

From this reading _The Expiration._ So, so, breake off this last lamenting kisse, Which sucks two soules, and vapors Both away, Turne thou ghost that way, and let mee turne this, And let our selves benight our happiest day, We ask'd none leave to love; nor will we owe 5 Any, so cheape a death, as saying, Goe;

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
biddingnounUS /ˈbɪdɪŋ/

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading Goe; and if that word have not quite kil'd thee, Ease mee with death, by bidding mee goe too.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading _The Expiration._ So, so, breake off this last lamenting kisse, Which sucks two soules, and vapors Both away, Turne thou ghost that way, and let mee turne this, And let our selves benight our happiest day, We ask'd none leave to love; nor will we owe 5 Any, so cheape a death, as saying, Goe;

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
breake

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From this reading _The Expiration._ So, so, breake off this last lamenting kisse, Which sucks two soules, and vapors Both away, Turne thou ghost that way, and let mee turne this, And let our selves benight our happiest day, We ask'd none leave to love; nor will we owe 5 Any, so cheape a death, as saying, Goe;

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byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Goe; and if that word have not quite kil'd thee, Ease mee with death, by bidding mee goe too.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
cheape

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From this reading _The Expiration._ So, so, breake off this last lamenting kisse, Which sucks two soules, and vapors Both away, Turne thou ghost that way, and let mee turne this, And let our selves benight our happiest day, We ask'd none leave to love; nor will we owe 5 Any, so cheape a death, as saying, Goe;

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copiesnounUS /ˈkɑːpiz/

plural of “copy” — a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)

From this reading Stage, _1635-69_, _B_, _Cy_, _H40_, _O'F:_ stay, _1633_, _JC:_ staye, _D_, _H49_ not] and _H40_] [23-4 Lest thou thy love and hate and mee undoe _To let mee live, Oh_ (of _in some copies_) _love and hate mee too._ _1633_, _B_ Then lest thou thy love hate, and mee thou undoe _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Cy

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From this reading Stage, _1635-69_, _B_, _Cy_, _H40_, _O'F:_ stay, _1633_, _JC:_ staye, _D_, _H49_ not] and _H40_] [23-4 Lest thou thy love and hate and mee undoe _To let mee live, Oh_ (of _in some copies_) _love and hate mee too._ _1633_, _B_ Then lest thou thy love hate, and mee thou undoe _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._

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DnounUS /diː/

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading Stage, _1635-69_, _B_, _Cy_, _H40_, _O'F:_ stay, _1633_, _JC:_ staye, _D_, _H49_ not] and _H40_] [23-4 Lest thou thy love and hate and mee undoe _To let mee live, Oh_ (of _in some copies_) _love and hate mee too._ _1633_, _B_ Then lest thou thy love hate, and mee thou undoe _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading _The Expiration._ So, so, breake off this last lamenting kisse, Which sucks two soules, and vapors Both away, Turne thou ghost that way, and let mee turne this, And let our selves benight our happiest day, We ask'd none leave to love; nor will we owe 5 Any, so cheape a death, as saying, Goe;

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
deathnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading _The Expiration._ So, so, breake off this last lamenting kisse, Which sucks two soules, and vapors Both away, Turne thou ghost that way, and let mee turne this, And let our selves benight our happiest day, We ask'd none leave to love; nor will we owe 5 Any, so cheape a death, as saying, Goe;

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
doenounUS /doʊ/

the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977

From this reading Oh, if it have, let my word worke on mee, And a just office on a murderer doe.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
EaseverbUS /iːz/

move gently or carefully

From this reading Goe; and if that word have not quite kil'd thee, Ease mee with death, by bidding mee goe too.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ExpirationnounUS /ˌekspərˈeɪʃən/

a coming to an end of a contract period

From this reading _The Expiration._ So, so, breake off this last lamenting kisse, Which sucks two soules, and vapors Both away, Turne thou ghost that way, and let mee turne this, And let our selves benight our happiest day, We ask'd none leave to love; nor will we owe 5 Any, so cheape a death, as saying, Goe;

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading _1635-54_, _Cy_, _D_, _H40_, _H49_, _JC_, _O'F_ (_MSS. omitting first_ thou _and some with_ Oh _for_ yet) Lest thou thy love, and hate, and me thou undo, _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._ _1669_.]

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _1635-54_, _Cy_, _D_, _H40_, _H49_, _JC_, _O'F_ (_MSS. omitting first_ thou _and some with_ Oh _for_ yet) Lest thou thy love, and hate, and me thou undo, _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._ _1669_.]

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ghostnounUS /ɡoʊst/

a mental representation of some haunting experience

From this reading _The Expiration._ So, so, breake off this last lamenting kisse, Which sucks two soules, and vapors Both away, Turne thou ghost that way, and let mee turne this, And let our selves benight our happiest day, We ask'd none leave to love; nor will we owe 5 Any, so cheape a death, as saying, Goe;

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Goe

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From this reading _The Expiration._ So, so, breake off this last lamenting kisse, Which sucks two soules, and vapors Both away, Turne thou ghost that way, and let mee turne this, And let our selves benight our happiest day, We ask'd none leave to love; nor will we owe 5 Any, so cheape a death, as saying, Goe;

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HnounUS /eɪtʃ/

a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe

From this reading Stage, _1635-69_, _B_, _Cy_, _H40_, _O'F:_ stay, _1633_, _JC:_ staye, _D_, _H49_ not] and _H40_] [23-4 Lest thou thy love and hate and mee undoe _To let mee live, Oh_ (of _in some copies_) _love and hate mee too._ _1633_, _B_ Then lest thou thy love hate, and mee thou undoe _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
happiestadjectiveUS /ˈhæpiəst/

superlative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading _The Expiration._ So, so, breake off this last lamenting kisse, Which sucks two soules, and vapors Both away, Turne thou ghost that way, and let mee turne this, And let our selves benight our happiest day, We ask'd none leave to love; nor will we owe 5 Any, so cheape a death, as saying, Goe;

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hatenounUS /heɪt/

the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

From this reading Stage, _1635-69_, _B_, _Cy_, _H40_, _O'F:_ stay, _1633_, _JC:_ staye, _D_, _H49_ not] and _H40_] [23-4 Lest thou thy love and hate and mee undoe _To let mee live, Oh_ (of _in some copies_) _love and hate mee too._ _1633_, _B_ Then lest thou thy love hate, and mee thou undoe _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Goe; and if that word have not quite kil'd thee, Ease mee with death, by bidding mee goe too.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Goe; and if that word have not quite kil'd thee, Ease mee with death, by bidding mee goe too.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Stage, _1635-69_, _B_, _Cy_, _H40_, _O'F:_ stay, _1633_, _JC:_ staye, _D_, _H49_ not] and _H40_] [23-4 Lest thou thy love and hate and mee undoe _To let mee live, Oh_ (of _in some copies_) _love and hate mee too._ _1633_, _B_ Then lest thou thy love hate, and mee thou undoe _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Oh, if it have, let my word worke on mee, And a just office on a murderer doe.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
JC

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From this reading Stage, _1635-69_, _B_, _Cy_, _H40_, _O'F:_ stay, _1633_, _JC:_ staye, _D_, _H49_ not] and _H40_] [23-4 Lest thou thy love and hate and mee undoe _To let mee live, Oh_ (of _in some copies_) _love and hate mee too._ _1633_, _B_ Then lest thou thy love hate, and mee thou undoe _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._

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justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading Oh, if it have, let my word worke on mee, And a just office on a murderer doe.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
kil'd

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From this reading Goe; and if that word have not quite kil'd thee, Ease mee with death, by bidding mee goe too.

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kisse

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From this reading _The Expiration._ So, so, breake off this last lamenting kisse, Which sucks two soules, and vapors Both away, Turne thou ghost that way, and let mee turne this, And let our selves benight our happiest day, We ask'd none leave to love; nor will we owe 5 Any, so cheape a death, as saying, Goe;

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lamentingadjectiveUS /ləˈmentɪŋ/

vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression

From this reading _The Expiration._ So, so, breake off this last lamenting kisse, Which sucks two soules, and vapors Both away, Turne thou ghost that way, and let mee turne this, And let our selves benight our happiest day, We ask'd none leave to love; nor will we owe 5 Any, so cheape a death, as saying, Goe;

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lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading _The Expiration._ So, so, breake off this last lamenting kisse, Which sucks two soules, and vapors Both away, Turne thou ghost that way, and let mee turne this, And let our selves benight our happiest day, We ask'd none leave to love; nor will we owe 5 Any, so cheape a death, as saying, Goe;

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leaveverbUS /liːv/

go away from a place

From this reading _The Expiration._ So, so, breake off this last lamenting kisse, Which sucks two soules, and vapors Both away, Turne thou ghost that way, and let mee turne this, And let our selves benight our happiest day, We ask'd none leave to love; nor will we owe 5 Any, so cheape a death, as saying, Goe;

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LestconjunctionUS /lest/

in order that something should not happen

From this reading Stage, _1635-69_, _B_, _Cy_, _H40_, _O'F:_ stay, _1633_, _JC:_ staye, _D_, _H49_ not] and _H40_] [23-4 Lest thou thy love and hate and mee undoe _To let mee live, Oh_ (of _in some copies_) _love and hate mee too._ _1633_, _B_ Then lest thou thy love hate, and mee thou undoe _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._

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letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Stage, _1635-69_, _B_, _Cy_, _H40_, _O'F:_ stay, _1633_, _JC:_ staye, _D_, _H49_ not] and _H40_] [23-4 Lest thou thy love and hate and mee undoe _To let mee live, Oh_ (of _in some copies_) _love and hate mee too._ _1633_, _B_ Then lest thou thy love hate, and mee thou undoe _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._

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liveverbUS /laɪv/

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Stage, _1635-69_, _B_, _Cy_, _H40_, _O'F:_ stay, _1633_, _JC:_ staye, _D_, _H49_ not] and _H40_] [23-4 Lest thou thy love and hate and mee undoe _To let mee live, Oh_ (of _in some copies_) _love and hate mee too._ _1633_, _B_ Then lest thou thy love hate, and mee thou undoe _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._

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lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Stage, _1635-69_, _B_, _Cy_, _H40_, _O'F:_ stay, _1633_, _JC:_ staye, _D_, _H49_ not] and _H40_] [23-4 Lest thou thy love and hate and mee undoe _To let mee live, Oh_ (of _in some copies_) _love and hate mee too._ _1633_, _B_ Then lest thou thy love hate, and mee thou undoe _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._

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mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Stage, _1635-69_, _B_, _Cy_, _H40_, _O'F:_ stay, _1633_, _JC:_ staye, _D_, _H49_ not] and _H40_] [23-4 Lest thou thy love and hate and mee undoe _To let mee live, Oh_ (of _in some copies_) _love and hate mee too._ _1633_, _B_ Then lest thou thy love hate, and mee thou undoe _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._

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mee

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From this reading Stage, _1635-69_, _B_, _Cy_, _H40_, _O'F:_ stay, _1633_, _JC:_ staye, _D_, _H49_ not] and _H40_] [23-4 Lest thou thy love and hate and mee undoe _To let mee live, Oh_ (of _in some copies_) _love and hate mee too._ _1633_, _B_ Then lest thou thy love hate, and mee thou undoe _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._

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MSS

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From this reading _1635-54_, _Cy_, _D_, _H40_, _H49_, _JC_, _O'F_ (_MSS. omitting first_ thou _and some with_ Oh _for_ yet) Lest thou thy love, and hate, and me thou undo, _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._ _1669_.]

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murderernounUS /ˈmɜːrdərər/

a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)

From this reading Oh, if it have, let my word worke on mee, And a just office on a murderer doe.

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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Oh, if it have, let my word worke on mee, And a just office on a murderer doe.

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nonepronounUS /nʌn/

not one, and not any

From this reading _The Expiration._ So, so, breake off this last lamenting kisse, Which sucks two soules, and vapors Both away, Turne thou ghost that way, and let mee turne this, And let our selves benight our happiest day, We ask'd none leave to love; nor will we owe 5 Any, so cheape a death, as saying, Goe;

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norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading _The Expiration._ So, so, breake off this last lamenting kisse, Which sucks two soules, and vapors Both away, Turne thou ghost that way, and let mee turne this, And let our selves benight our happiest day, We ask'd none leave to love; nor will we owe 5 Any, so cheape a death, as saying, Goe;

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notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Stage, _1635-69_, _B_, _Cy_, _H40_, _O'F:_ stay, _1633_, _JC:_ staye, _D_, _H49_ not] and _H40_] [23-4 Lest thou thy love and hate and mee undoe _To let mee live, Oh_ (of _in some copies_) _love and hate mee too._ _1633_, _B_ Then lest thou thy love hate, and mee thou undoe _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._

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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 Stage, _1635-69_, _B_, _Cy_, _H40_, _O'F:_ stay, _1633_, _JC:_ staye, _D_, _H49_ not] and _H40_] [23-4 Lest thou thy love and hate and mee undoe _To let mee live, Oh_ (of _in some copies_) _love and hate mee too._ _1633_, _B_ Then lest thou thy love hate, and mee thou undoe _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._

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O'F

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From this reading Stage, _1635-69_, _B_, _Cy_, _H40_, _O'F:_ stay, _1633_, _JC:_ staye, _D_, _H49_ not] and _H40_] [23-4 Lest thou thy love and hate and mee undoe _To let mee live, Oh_ (of _in some copies_) _love and hate mee too._ _1633_, _B_ Then lest thou thy love hate, and mee thou undoe _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Stage, _1635-69_, _B_, _Cy_, _H40_, _O'F:_ stay, _1633_, _JC:_ staye, _D_, _H49_ not] and _H40_] [23-4 Lest thou thy love and hate and mee undoe _To let mee live, Oh_ (of _in some copies_) _love and hate mee too._ _1633_, _B_ Then lest thou thy love hate, and mee thou undoe _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._

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offadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading _The Expiration._ So, so, breake off this last lamenting kisse, Which sucks two soules, and vapors Both away, Turne thou ghost that way, and let mee turne this, And let our selves benight our happiest day, We ask'd none leave to love; nor will we owe 5 Any, so cheape a death, as saying, Goe;

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officenounUS /ˈɔːfɪs/

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading Oh, if it have, let my word worke on mee, And a just office on a murderer doe.

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OhnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading Stage, _1635-69_, _B_, _Cy_, _H40_, _O'F:_ stay, _1633_, _JC:_ staye, _D_, _H49_ not] and _H40_] [23-4 Lest thou thy love and hate and mee undoe _To let mee live, Oh_ (of _in some copies_) _love and hate mee too._ _1633_, _B_ Then lest thou thy love hate, and mee thou undoe _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._

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omittingverbUS /oʊˈmɪtɪŋ/

inflected form of “omit” — prevent from being included or considered or accepted

From this reading _1635-54_, _Cy_, _D_, _H40_, _H49_, _JC_, _O'F_ (_MSS. omitting first_ thou _and some with_ Oh _for_ yet) Lest thou thy love, and hate, and me thou undo, _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._ _1669_.]

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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Oh, if it have, let my word worke on mee, And a just office on a murderer doe.

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ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading _The Expiration._ So, so, breake off this last lamenting kisse, Which sucks two soules, and vapors Both away, Turne thou ghost that way, and let mee turne this, And let our selves benight our happiest day, We ask'd none leave to love; nor will we owe 5 Any, so cheape a death, as saying, Goe;

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oweverbUS /oʊ/

be obliged to pay or repay

From this reading _The Expiration._ So, so, breake off this last lamenting kisse, Which sucks two soules, and vapors Both away, Turne thou ghost that way, and let mee turne this, And let our selves benight our happiest day, We ask'd none leave to love; nor will we owe 5 Any, so cheape a death, as saying, Goe;

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quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading Goe; and if that word have not quite kil'd thee, Ease mee with death, by bidding mee goe too.

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sayingnounUS /ˈseɪɪŋ/

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading _The Expiration._ So, so, breake off this last lamenting kisse, Which sucks two soules, and vapors Both away, Turne thou ghost that way, and let mee turne this, And let our selves benight our happiest day, We ask'd none leave to love; nor will we owe 5 Any, so cheape a death, as saying, Goe;

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selvesnounUS /selvz/

plural of “self” — your consciousness of your own identity

From this reading _The Expiration._ So, so, breake off this last lamenting kisse, Which sucks two soules, and vapors Both away, Turne thou ghost that way, and let mee turne this, And let our selves benight our happiest day, We ask'd none leave to love; nor will we owe 5 Any, so cheape a death, as saying, Goe;

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SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading _The Expiration._ So, so, breake off this last lamenting kisse, Which sucks two soules, and vapors Both away, Turne thou ghost that way, and let mee turne this, And let our selves benight our happiest day, We ask'd none leave to love; nor will we owe 5 Any, so cheape a death, as saying, Goe;

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someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Stage, _1635-69_, _B_, _Cy_, _H40_, _O'F:_ stay, _1633_, _JC:_ staye, _D_, _H49_ not] and _H40_] [23-4 Lest thou thy love and hate and mee undoe _To let mee live, Oh_ (of _in some copies_) _love and hate mee too._ _1633_, _B_ Then lest thou thy love hate, and mee thou undoe _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._

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soules

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From this reading _The Expiration._ So, so, breake off this last lamenting kisse, Which sucks two soules, and vapors Both away, Turne thou ghost that way, and let mee turne this, And let our selves benight our happiest day, We ask'd none leave to love; nor will we owe 5 Any, so cheape a death, as saying, Goe;

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StagenounUS /steɪdʒ/

any distinct time period in a sequence of events

From this reading Stage, _1635-69_, _B_, _Cy_, _H40_, _O'F:_ stay, _1633_, _JC:_ staye, _D_, _H49_ not] and _H40_] [23-4 Lest thou thy love and hate and mee undoe _To let mee live, Oh_ (of _in some copies_) _love and hate mee too._ _1633_, _B_ Then lest thou thy love hate, and mee thou undoe _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._

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stayverbUS /steɪ/

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading Stage, _1635-69_, _B_, _Cy_, _H40_, _O'F:_ stay, _1633_, _JC:_ staye, _D_, _H49_ not] and _H40_] [23-4 Lest thou thy love and hate and mee undoe _To let mee live, Oh_ (of _in some copies_) _love and hate mee too._ _1633_, _B_ Then lest thou thy love hate, and mee thou undoe _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._

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staye

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From this reading Stage, _1635-69_, _B_, _Cy_, _H40_, _O'F:_ stay, _1633_, _JC:_ staye, _D_, _H49_ not] and _H40_] [23-4 Lest thou thy love and hate and mee undoe _To let mee live, Oh_ (of _in some copies_) _love and hate mee too._ _1633_, _B_ Then lest thou thy love hate, and mee thou undoe _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._

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sucksnounUS /sʌks/

plural of “suck” — the act of sucking

From this reading _The Expiration._ So, so, breake off this last lamenting kisse, Which sucks two soules, and vapors Both away, Turne thou ghost that way, and let mee turne this, And let our selves benight our happiest day, We ask'd none leave to love; nor will we owe 5 Any, so cheape a death, as saying, Goe;

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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _The Expiration._ So, so, breake off this last lamenting kisse, Which sucks two soules, and vapors Both away, Turne thou ghost that way, and let mee turne this, And let our selves benight our happiest day, We ask'd none leave to love; nor will we owe 5 Any, so cheape a death, as saying, Goe;

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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _The Expiration._ So, so, breake off this last lamenting kisse, Which sucks two soules, and vapors Both away, Turne thou ghost that way, and let mee turne this, And let our selves benight our happiest day, We ask'd none leave to love; nor will we owe 5 Any, so cheape a death, as saying, Goe;

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theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading Goe; and if that word have not quite kil'd thee, Ease mee with death, by bidding mee goe too.

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ThenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Stage, _1635-69_, _B_, _Cy_, _H40_, _O'F:_ stay, _1633_, _JC:_ staye, _D_, _H49_ not] and _H40_] [23-4 Lest thou thy love and hate and mee undoe _To let mee live, Oh_ (of _in some copies_) _love and hate mee too._ _1633_, _B_ Then lest thou thy love hate, and mee thou undoe _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._

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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading _The Expiration._ So, so, breake off this last lamenting kisse, Which sucks two soules, and vapors Both away, Turne thou ghost that way, and let mee turne this, And let our selves benight our happiest day, We ask'd none leave to love; nor will we owe 5 Any, so cheape a death, as saying, Goe;

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thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading Stage, _1635-69_, _B_, _Cy_, _H40_, _O'F:_ stay, _1633_, _JC:_ staye, _D_, _H49_ not] and _H40_] [23-4 Lest thou thy love and hate and mee undoe _To let mee live, Oh_ (of _in some copies_) _love and hate mee too._ _1633_, _B_ Then lest thou thy love hate, and mee thou undoe _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._

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thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading Stage, _1635-69_, _B_, _Cy_, _H40_, _O'F:_ stay, _1633_, _JC:_ staye, _D_, _H49_ not] and _H40_] [23-4 Lest thou thy love and hate and mee undoe _To let mee live, Oh_ (of _in some copies_) _love and hate mee too._ _1633_, _B_ Then lest thou thy love hate, and mee thou undoe _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._

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ToparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Stage, _1635-69_, _B_, _Cy_, _H40_, _O'F:_ stay, _1633_, _JC:_ staye, _D_, _H49_ not] and _H40_] [23-4 Lest thou thy love and hate and mee undoe _To let mee live, Oh_ (of _in some copies_) _love and hate mee too._ _1633_, _B_ Then lest thou thy love hate, and mee thou undoe _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._

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tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Stage, _1635-69_, _B_, _Cy_, _H40_, _O'F:_ stay, _1633_, _JC:_ staye, _D_, _H49_ not] and _H40_] [23-4 Lest thou thy love and hate and mee undoe _To let mee live, Oh_ (of _in some copies_) _love and hate mee too._ _1633_, _B_ Then lest thou thy love hate, and mee thou undoe _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._

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Turne

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From this reading _The Expiration._ So, so, breake off this last lamenting kisse, Which sucks two soules, and vapors Both away, Turne thou ghost that way, and let mee turne this, And let our selves benight our happiest day, We ask'd none leave to love; nor will we owe 5 Any, so cheape a death, as saying, Goe;

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twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading _The Expiration._ So, so, breake off this last lamenting kisse, Which sucks two soules, and vapors Both away, Turne thou ghost that way, and let mee turne this, And let our selves benight our happiest day, We ask'd none leave to love; nor will we owe 5 Any, so cheape a death, as saying, Goe;

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undoverbUS /ənˈduː/

cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect

From this reading _1635-54_, _Cy_, _D_, _H40_, _H49_, _JC_, _O'F_ (_MSS. omitting first_ thou _and some with_ Oh _for_ yet) Lest thou thy love, and hate, and me thou undo, _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._ _1669_.]

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undoe

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From this reading Stage, _1635-69_, _B_, _Cy_, _H40_, _O'F:_ stay, _1633_, _JC:_ staye, _D_, _H49_ not] and _H40_] [23-4 Lest thou thy love and hate and mee undoe _To let mee live, Oh_ (of _in some copies_) _love and hate mee too._ _1633_, _B_ Then lest thou thy love hate, and mee thou undoe _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._

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vaporsnounUS /ˈveɪpərz/

a state of depression

From this reading _The Expiration._ So, so, breake off this last lamenting kisse, Which sucks two soules, and vapors Both away, Turne thou ghost that way, and let mee turne this, And let our selves benight our happiest day, We ask'd none leave to love; nor will we owe 5 Any, so cheape a death, as saying, Goe;

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waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading _The Expiration._ So, so, breake off this last lamenting kisse, Which sucks two soules, and vapors Both away, Turne thou ghost that way, and let mee turne this, And let our selves benight our happiest day, We ask'd none leave to love; nor will we owe 5 Any, so cheape a death, as saying, Goe;

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WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading _The Expiration._ So, so, breake off this last lamenting kisse, Which sucks two soules, and vapors Both away, Turne thou ghost that way, and let mee turne this, And let our selves benight our happiest day, We ask'd none leave to love; nor will we owe 5 Any, so cheape a death, as saying, Goe;

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WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading _The Expiration._ So, so, breake off this last lamenting kisse, Which sucks two soules, and vapors Both away, Turne thou ghost that way, and let mee turne this, And let our selves benight our happiest day, We ask'd none leave to love; nor will we owe 5 Any, so cheape a death, as saying, Goe;

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willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading _The Expiration._ So, so, breake off this last lamenting kisse, Which sucks two soules, and vapors Both away, Turne thou ghost that way, and let mee turne this, And let our selves benight our happiest day, We ask'd none leave to love; nor will we owe 5 Any, so cheape a death, as saying, Goe;

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withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading _1635-54_, _Cy_, _D_, _H40_, _H49_, _JC_, _O'F_ (_MSS. omitting first_ thou _and some with_ Oh _for_ yet) Lest thou thy love, and hate, and me thou undo, _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._ _1669_.]

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wordnounUS /wɜːrd/

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading Goe; and if that word have not quite kil'd thee, Ease mee with death, by bidding mee goe too.

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worke

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From this reading Oh, if it have, let my word worke on mee, And a just office on a murderer doe.

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yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading Stage, _1635-69_, _B_, _Cy_, _H40_, _O'F:_ stay, _1633_, _JC:_ staye, _D_, _H49_ not] and _H40_] [23-4 Lest thou thy love and hate and mee undoe _To let mee live, Oh_ (of _in some copies_) _love and hate mee too._ _1633_, _B_ Then lest thou thy love hate, and mee thou undoe _O let me live, yet love and hate me too._

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Chapter 4 of The Poems of John Donne, Volume 1 (of 2) by John Donne holds 333 sentences, grouped into 67 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

What does chapter 4 of The Poems of John Donne, Volume 1 (of 2) contain?

Chapter 4 holds 333 sentences of The Poems of John Donne, Volume 1 (of 2), unabridged, divided into 67 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 4 of The Poems of John Donne, Volume 1 (of 2) by John Donne exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 333 sentences, grouped into 67 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 4 of The Poems of John Donne, Volume 1 (of 2)?

Work through the 67 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 67 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

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Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading The Poems of John Donne, Volume 1 (of 2)

Common questions about reading The Poems of John Donne, Volume 1 (of 2) by John Donne on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Poems of John Donne, Volume 1 (of 2)?

Yes. All 5570 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #48688 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #48688, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Poems of John Donne, Volume 1 (of 2) take to read?

About 464 minutes of reading across 1114 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Poems of John Donne, Volume 1 (of 2)

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Poems of John Donne, Volume 1 (of 2), each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Herbert
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Poems of John Donne, Volume 1 (of 2); the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Grierson
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Poems of John Donne, Volume 1 (of 2); the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Henry
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Poems of John Donne, Volume 1 (of 2); the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Frowde
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Poems of John Donne, Volume 1 (of 2); the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.