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

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8 of The Poems of John Donne, Volume 1 (of 2) is here in full — 338 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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more.] more _1633_] [57 he ... so, _1633-54_: and he who made them so, _1669_: he ... and cal'd (_changed to_ stil'd) them so, _O'F_] [58 that] _om.
1669_] [59 supplications] supplication _1635-54_] [61 Courts, _1635-69_, _B_, _JC_, _L74_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _W_: Court, _1633_, _D_, _Lec_, _N_, _S_, _TCD_] [63 'tis.
Would _1669_: 'tis, would _1633_: 'tis; Would _1635-54_] [68 aske _1669_, _A25_, _B_, _D_, _JC_, _L74_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _W_: lack _1633-54_, _Lec_ comming?] comming; _1633_] [72 Speakes Fates words, and but tells us _&c._ _Q_, _W_, _Chambers_: Speakes Fates words, and tells who must bee _1633-69_]
[76 men,] men; _1633_ th'extremities, _A25_, _B_, _D_, _JC_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _TCD_, _W:_ extremities, _1633:_ extremities.
_1635-69_] [78 comes to.] can come to.
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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 VIII

Chapter 8 of The Poems of John Donne, Volume 1 (of 2) is here in full — 338 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/67 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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more.] more _1633_] [57 he ... so, _1633-54_: and he who made them so, _1669_: he ... and cal'd (_changed to_ stil'd) them so, _O'F_] [58 that] _om.
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1669_] [59 supplications] supplication _1635-54_] [61 Courts, _1635-69_, _B_, _JC_, _L74_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _W_: Court, _1633_, _D_, _Lec_, _N_, _S_, _TCD_] [63 'tis.
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Would _1669_: 'tis, would _1633_: 'tis; Would _1635-54_] [68 aske _1669_, _A25_, _B_, _D_, _JC_, _L74_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _W_: lack _1633-54_, _Lec_ comming?] comming; _1633_] [72 Speakes Fates words, and but tells us _&c._ _Q_, _W_, _Chambers_: Speakes Fates words, and tells who must bee _1633-69_]
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[76 men,] men; _1633_ th'extremities, _A25_, _B_, _D_, _JC_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _TCD_, _W:_ extremities, _1633:_ extremities.
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_1635-69_] [78 comes to.] can come to.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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bee noun US /biː/

any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species

From this reading “Would _1669_: 'tis, would _1633_: 'tis; Would _1635-54_] [68 aske _1669_, _A25_, _B_, _D_, _JC_, _L74_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _W_: lack _1633-54_, _Lec_ comming?] comming; _1633_] [72 Speakes Fates words, and but tells us _&c._ _Q_, _W_, _Chambers_: Speakes Fates words, and tells who must bee _1633-69_]”

Chambers noun US /ˈtʃeɪmbərz/

English architect (1723-1796)

Courts noun US /kɔːrts/

plural of “court” — an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading “1669_] [59 supplications] supplication _1635-54_] [61 Courts, _1635-69_, _B_, _JC_, _L74_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _W_: Court, _1633_, _D_, _Lec_, _N_, _S_, _TCD_] [63 'tis.”

extremities noun US /ekˈstremətiz/

plural of “extremity” — an external body part that projects from the body

From this reading “[76 men,] men; _1633_ th'extremities, _A25_, _B_, _D_, _JC_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _TCD_, _W:_ extremities, _1633:_ extremities.”

Fates noun US /feɪts/

plural of “fate” — an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading “Would _1669_: 'tis, would _1633_: 'tis; Would _1635-54_] [68 aske _1669_, _A25_, _B_, _D_, _JC_, _L74_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _W_: lack _1633-54_, _Lec_ comming?] comming; _1633_] [72 Speakes Fates words, and but tells us _&c._ _Q_, _W_, _Chambers_: Speakes Fates words, and tells who must bee _1633-69_]”

lack noun US /læk/

the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

From this reading “Would _1669_: 'tis, would _1633_: 'tis; Would _1635-54_] [68 aske _1669_, _A25_, _B_, _D_, _JC_, _L74_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _W_: lack _1633-54_, _Lec_ comming?] comming; _1633_] [72 Speakes Fates words, and but tells us _&c._ _Q_, _W_, _Chambers_: Speakes Fates words, and tells who must bee _1633-69_]”

Speakes verb US /spiːks/

third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech

From this reading “Would _1669_: 'tis, would _1633_: 'tis; Would _1635-54_] [68 aske _1669_, _A25_, _B_, _D_, _JC_, _L74_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _W_: lack _1633-54_, _Lec_ comming?] comming; _1633_] [72 Speakes Fates words, and but tells us _&c._ _Q_, _W_, _Chambers_: Speakes Fates words, and tells who must bee _1633-69_]”

tells noun US /telz/

plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer

From this reading “Would _1669_: 'tis, would _1633_: 'tis; Would _1635-54_] [68 aske _1669_, _A25_, _B_, _D_, _JC_, _L74_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _W_: lack _1633-54_, _Lec_ comming?] comming; _1633_] [72 Speakes Fates words, and but tells us _&c._ _Q_, _W_, _Chambers_: Speakes Fates words, and tells who must bee _1633-69_]”

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1633

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From this reading more.] more _1633_] [57 he ... so, _1633-54_: and he who made them so, _1669_: he ... and cal'd (_changed to_ stil'd) them so, _O'F_] [58 that] _om.

1635

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From this reading 1669_] [59 supplications] supplication _1635-54_] [61 Courts, _1635-69_, _B_, _JC_, _L74_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _W_: Court, _1633_, _D_, _Lec_, _N_, _S_, _TCD_] [63 'tis.

1669

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From this reading more.] more _1633_] [57 he ... so, _1633-54_: and he who made them so, _1669_: he ... and cal'd (_changed to_ stil'd) them so, _O'F_] [58 that] _om.

25

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From this reading Would _1669_: 'tis, would _1633_: 'tis; Would _1635-54_] [68 aske _1669_, _A25_, _B_, _D_, _JC_, _L74_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _W_: lack _1633-54_, _Lec_ comming?] comming; _1633_] [72 Speakes Fates words, and but tells us _&c._ _Q_, _W_, _Chambers_: Speakes Fates words, and tells who must bee _1633-69_]

54

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From this reading more.] more _1633_] [57 he ... so, _1633-54_: and he who made them so, _1669_: he ... and cal'd (_changed to_ stil'd) them so, _O'F_] [58 that] _om.

57

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From this reading more.] more _1633_] [57 he ... so, _1633-54_: and he who made them so, _1669_: he ... and cal'd (_changed to_ stil'd) them so, _O'F_] [58 that] _om.

58

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From this reading more.] more _1633_] [57 he ... so, _1633-54_: and he who made them so, _1669_: he ... and cal'd (_changed to_ stil'd) them so, _O'F_] [58 that] _om.

59

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From this reading 1669_] [59 supplications] supplication _1635-54_] [61 Courts, _1635-69_, _B_, _JC_, _L74_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _W_: Court, _1633_, _D_, _Lec_, _N_, _S_, _TCD_] [63 'tis.

61

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From this reading 1669_] [59 supplications] supplication _1635-54_] [61 Courts, _1635-69_, _B_, _JC_, _L74_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _W_: Court, _1633_, _D_, _Lec_, _N_, _S_, _TCD_] [63 'tis.

63

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From this reading 1669_] [59 supplications] supplication _1635-54_] [61 Courts, _1635-69_, _B_, _JC_, _L74_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _W_: Court, _1633_, _D_, _Lec_, _N_, _S_, _TCD_] [63 'tis.

68

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From this reading Would _1669_: 'tis, would _1633_: 'tis; Would _1635-54_] [68 aske _1669_, _A25_, _B_, _D_, _JC_, _L74_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _W_: lack _1633-54_, _Lec_ comming?] comming; _1633_] [72 Speakes Fates words, and but tells us _&c._ _Q_, _W_, _Chambers_: Speakes Fates words, and tells who must bee _1633-69_]

69

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From this reading 1669_] [59 supplications] supplication _1635-54_] [61 Courts, _1635-69_, _B_, _JC_, _L74_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _W_: Court, _1633_, _D_, _Lec_, _N_, _S_, _TCD_] [63 'tis.

72

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From this reading Would _1669_: 'tis, would _1633_: 'tis; Would _1635-54_] [68 aske _1669_, _A25_, _B_, _D_, _JC_, _L74_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _W_: lack _1633-54_, _Lec_ comming?] comming; _1633_] [72 Speakes Fates words, and but tells us _&c._ _Q_, _W_, _Chambers_: Speakes Fates words, and tells who must bee _1633-69_]

74

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From this reading 1669_] [59 supplications] supplication _1635-54_] [61 Courts, _1635-69_, _B_, _JC_, _L74_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _W_: Court, _1633_, _D_, _Lec_, _N_, _S_, _TCD_] [63 'tis.

76

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From this reading [76 men,] men; _1633_ th'extremities, _A25_, _B_, _D_, _JC_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _TCD_, _W:_ extremities, _1633:_ extremities.

78

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From this reading _1635-69_] [78 comes to.] can come to.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Would _1669_: 'tis, would _1633_: 'tis; Would _1635-54_] [68 aske _1669_, _A25_, _B_, _D_, _JC_, _L74_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _W_: lack _1633-54_, _Lec_ comming?] comming; _1633_] [72 Speakes Fates words, and but tells us _&c._ _Q_, _W_, _Chambers_: Speakes Fates words, and tells who must bee _1633-69_]

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading more.] more _1633_] [57 he ... so, _1633-54_: and he who made them so, _1669_: he ... and cal'd (_changed to_ stil'd) them so, _O'F_] [58 that] _om.

aske

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From this reading Would _1669_: 'tis, would _1633_: 'tis; Would _1635-54_] [68 aske _1669_, _A25_, _B_, _D_, _JC_, _L74_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _W_: lack _1633-54_, _Lec_ comming?] comming; _1633_] [72 Speakes Fates words, and but tells us _&c._ _Q_, _W_, _Chambers_: Speakes Fates words, and tells who must bee _1633-69_]

BnounUS /biː/

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

From this reading 1669_] [59 supplications] supplication _1635-54_] [61 Courts, _1635-69_, _B_, _JC_, _L74_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _W_: Court, _1633_, _D_, _Lec_, _N_, _S_, _TCD_] [63 'tis.

beenounUS /biː/

any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species

From this reading Would _1669_: 'tis, would _1633_: 'tis; Would _1635-54_] [68 aske _1669_, _A25_, _B_, _D_, _JC_, _L74_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _W_: lack _1633-54_, _Lec_ comming?] comming; _1633_] [72 Speakes Fates words, and but tells us _&c._ _Q_, _W_, _Chambers_: Speakes Fates words, and tells who must bee _1633-69_]

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Would _1669_: 'tis, would _1633_: 'tis; Would _1635-54_] [68 aske _1669_, _A25_, _B_, _D_, _JC_, _L74_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _W_: lack _1633-54_, _Lec_ comming?] comming; _1633_] [72 Speakes Fates words, and but tells us _&c._ _Q_, _W_, _Chambers_: Speakes Fates words, and tells who must bee _1633-69_]

cnounUS /siː/

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading Would _1669_: 'tis, would _1633_: 'tis; Would _1635-54_] [68 aske _1669_, _A25_, _B_, _D_, _JC_, _L74_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _W_: lack _1633-54_, _Lec_ comming?] comming; _1633_] [72 Speakes Fates words, and but tells us _&c._ _Q_, _W_, _Chambers_: Speakes Fates words, and tells who must bee _1633-69_]

cal'd

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From this reading more.] more _1633_] [57 he ... so, _1633-54_: and he who made them so, _1669_: he ... and cal'd (_changed to_ stil'd) them so, _O'F_] [58 that] _om.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading _1635-69_] [78 comes to.] can come to.

ChambersnounUS /ˈtʃeɪmbərz/

English architect (1723-1796)

From this reading Would _1669_: 'tis, would _1633_: 'tis; Would _1635-54_] [68 aske _1669_, _A25_, _B_, _D_, _JC_, _L74_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _W_: lack _1633-54_, _Lec_ comming?] comming; _1633_] [72 Speakes Fates words, and but tells us _&c._ _Q_, _W_, _Chambers_: Speakes Fates words, and tells who must bee _1633-69_]

changedadjectiveUS /tʃeɪndʒd/

made or become different in nature or form

From this reading more.] more _1633_] [57 he ... so, _1633-54_: and he who made them so, _1669_: he ... and cal'd (_changed to_ stil'd) them so, _O'F_] [58 that] _om.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading _1635-69_] [78 comes to.] can come to.

comesnounUS /kʌmz/

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading _1635-69_] [78 comes to.] can come to.

comming

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From this reading Would _1669_: 'tis, would _1633_: 'tis; Would _1635-54_] [68 aske _1669_, _A25_, _B_, _D_, _JC_, _L74_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _W_: lack _1633-54_, _Lec_ comming?] comming; _1633_] [72 Speakes Fates words, and but tells us _&c._ _Q_, _W_, _Chambers_: Speakes Fates words, and tells who must bee _1633-69_]

CourtnounUS /kɔːrt/

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading 1669_] [59 supplications] supplication _1635-54_] [61 Courts, _1635-69_, _B_, _JC_, _L74_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _W_: Court, _1633_, _D_, _Lec_, _N_, _S_, _TCD_] [63 'tis.

CourtsnounUS /kɔːrts/

plural of “court” — an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading 1669_] [59 supplications] supplication _1635-54_] [61 Courts, _1635-69_, _B_, _JC_, _L74_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _W_: Court, _1633_, _D_, _Lec_, _N_, _S_, _TCD_] [63 'tis.

DnounUS /diː/

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading 1669_] [59 supplications] supplication _1635-54_] [61 Courts, _1635-69_, _B_, _JC_, _L74_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _W_: Court, _1633_, _D_, _Lec_, _N_, _S_, _TCD_] [63 'tis.

extremitiesnounUS /ekˈstremətiz/

plural of “extremity” — an external body part that projects from the body

From this reading [76 men,] men; _1633_ th'extremities, _A25_, _B_, _D_, _JC_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _TCD_, _W:_ extremities, _1633:_ extremities.

FatesnounUS /feɪts/

plural of “fate” — an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading Would _1669_: 'tis, would _1633_: 'tis; Would _1635-54_] [68 aske _1669_, _A25_, _B_, _D_, _JC_, _L74_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _W_: lack _1633-54_, _Lec_ comming?] comming; _1633_] [72 Speakes Fates words, and but tells us _&c._ _Q_, _W_, _Chambers_: Speakes Fates words, and tells who must bee _1633-69_]

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading more.] more _1633_] [57 he ... so, _1633-54_: and he who made them so, _1669_: he ... and cal'd (_changed to_ stil'd) them so, _O'F_] [58 that] _om.

JC

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From this reading 1669_] [59 supplications] supplication _1635-54_] [61 Courts, _1635-69_, _B_, _JC_, _L74_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _W_: Court, _1633_, _D_, _Lec_, _N_, _S_, _TCD_] [63 'tis.

LnounUS /el/

a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)

From this reading 1669_] [59 supplications] supplication _1635-54_] [61 Courts, _1635-69_, _B_, _JC_, _L74_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _W_: Court, _1633_, _D_, _Lec_, _N_, _S_, _TCD_] [63 'tis.

lacknounUS /læk/

the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

From this reading Would _1669_: 'tis, would _1633_: 'tis; Would _1635-54_] [68 aske _1669_, _A25_, _B_, _D_, _JC_, _L74_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _W_: lack _1633-54_, _Lec_ comming?] comming; _1633_] [72 Speakes Fates words, and but tells us _&c._ _Q_, _W_, _Chambers_: Speakes Fates words, and tells who must bee _1633-69_]

Lec

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From this reading 1669_] [59 supplications] supplication _1635-54_] [61 Courts, _1635-69_, _B_, _JC_, _L74_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _W_: Court, _1633_, _D_, _Lec_, _N_, _S_, _TCD_] [63 'tis.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading more.] more _1633_] [57 he ... so, _1633-54_: and he who made them so, _1669_: he ... and cal'd (_changed to_ stil'd) them so, _O'F_] [58 that] _om.

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading [76 men,] men; _1633_ th'extremities, _A25_, _B_, _D_, _JC_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _TCD_, _W:_ extremities, _1633:_ extremities.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading more.] more _1633_] [57 he ... so, _1633-54_: and he who made them so, _1669_: he ... and cal'd (_changed to_ stil'd) them so, _O'F_] [58 that] _om.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Would _1669_: 'tis, would _1633_: 'tis; Would _1635-54_] [68 aske _1669_, _A25_, _B_, _D_, _JC_, _L74_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _W_: lack _1633-54_, _Lec_ comming?] comming; _1633_] [72 Speakes Fates words, and but tells us _&c._ _Q_, _W_, _Chambers_: Speakes Fates words, and tells who must bee _1633-69_]

NnounUS /en/

a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues

From this reading 1669_] [59 supplications] supplication _1635-54_] [61 Courts, _1635-69_, _B_, _JC_, _L74_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _W_: Court, _1633_, _D_, _Lec_, _N_, _S_, _TCD_] [63 'tis.

O'F

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From this reading more.] more _1633_] [57 he ... so, _1633-54_: and he who made them so, _1669_: he ... and cal'd (_changed to_ stil'd) them so, _O'F_] [58 that] _om.

om

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From this reading more.] more _1633_] [57 he ... so, _1633-54_: and he who made them so, _1669_: he ... and cal'd (_changed to_ stil'd) them so, _O'F_] [58 that] _om.

PnounUS /piː/

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading 1669_] [59 supplications] supplication _1635-54_] [61 Courts, _1635-69_, _B_, _JC_, _L74_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _W_: Court, _1633_, _D_, _Lec_, _N_, _S_, _TCD_] [63 'tis.

QnounUS /kjuː/

the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet

From this reading 1669_] [59 supplications] supplication _1635-54_] [61 Courts, _1635-69_, _B_, _JC_, _L74_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _W_: Court, _1633_, _D_, _Lec_, _N_, _S_, _TCD_] [63 'tis.

SnounUS /es/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading 1669_] [59 supplications] supplication _1635-54_] [61 Courts, _1635-69_, _B_, _JC_, _L74_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _W_: Court, _1633_, _D_, _Lec_, _N_, _S_, _TCD_] [63 'tis.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading more.] more _1633_] [57 he ... so, _1633-54_: and he who made them so, _1669_: he ... and cal'd (_changed to_ stil'd) them so, _O'F_] [58 that] _om.

SpeakesverbUS /spiːks/

third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech

From this reading Would _1669_: 'tis, would _1633_: 'tis; Would _1635-54_] [68 aske _1669_, _A25_, _B_, _D_, _JC_, _L74_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _W_: lack _1633-54_, _Lec_ comming?] comming; _1633_] [72 Speakes Fates words, and but tells us _&c._ _Q_, _W_, _Chambers_: Speakes Fates words, and tells who must bee _1633-69_]

stil'd

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From this reading more.] more _1633_] [57 he ... so, _1633-54_: and he who made them so, _1669_: he ... and cal'd (_changed to_ stil'd) them so, _O'F_] [58 that] _om.

supplicationnoun

a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service

From this reading 1669_] [59 supplications] supplication _1635-54_] [61 Courts, _1635-69_, _B_, _JC_, _L74_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _W_: Court, _1633_, _D_, _Lec_, _N_, _S_, _TCD_] [63 'tis.

supplications

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From this reading 1669_] [59 supplications] supplication _1635-54_] [61 Courts, _1635-69_, _B_, _JC_, _L74_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _W_: Court, _1633_, _D_, _Lec_, _N_, _S_, _TCD_] [63 'tis.

TCD

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From this reading 1669_] [59 supplications] supplication _1635-54_] [61 Courts, _1635-69_, _B_, _JC_, _L74_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _W_: Court, _1633_, _D_, _Lec_, _N_, _S_, _TCD_] [63 'tis.

tellsnounUS /telz/

plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer

From this reading Would _1669_: 'tis, would _1633_: 'tis; Would _1635-54_] [68 aske _1669_, _A25_, _B_, _D_, _JC_, _L74_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _W_: lack _1633-54_, _Lec_ comming?] comming; _1633_] [72 Speakes Fates words, and but tells us _&c._ _Q_, _W_, _Chambers_: Speakes Fates words, and tells who must bee _1633-69_]

th'extremities

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From this reading [76 men,] men; _1633_ th'extremities, _A25_, _B_, _D_, _JC_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _TCD_, _W:_ extremities, _1633:_ extremities.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading more.] more _1633_] [57 he ... so, _1633-54_: and he who made them so, _1669_: he ... and cal'd (_changed to_ stil'd) them so, _O'F_] [58 that] _om.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading more.] more _1633_] [57 he ... so, _1633-54_: and he who made them so, _1669_: he ... and cal'd (_changed to_ stil'd) them so, _O'F_] [58 that] _om.

tisnounUS /tɪz/

plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite

From this reading 1669_] [59 supplications] supplication _1635-54_] [61 Courts, _1635-69_, _B_, _JC_, _L74_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _W_: Court, _1633_, _D_, _Lec_, _N_, _S_, _TCD_] [63 'tis.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading more.] more _1633_] [57 he ... so, _1633-54_: and he who made them so, _1669_: he ... and cal'd (_changed to_ stil'd) them so, _O'F_] [58 that] _om.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Would _1669_: 'tis, would _1633_: 'tis; Would _1635-54_] [68 aske _1669_, _A25_, _B_, _D_, _JC_, _L74_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _W_: lack _1633-54_, _Lec_ comming?] comming; _1633_] [72 Speakes Fates words, and but tells us _&c._ _Q_, _W_, _Chambers_: Speakes Fates words, and tells who must bee _1633-69_]

WnounUS /ˈdʌbəljuː/

a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

From this reading 1669_] [59 supplications] supplication _1635-54_] [61 Courts, _1635-69_, _B_, _JC_, _L74_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _W_: Court, _1633_, _D_, _Lec_, _N_, _S_, _TCD_] [63 'tis.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading more.] more _1633_] [57 he ... so, _1633-54_: and he who made them so, _1669_: he ... and cal'd (_changed to_ stil'd) them so, _O'F_] [58 that] _om.

wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/

the words that are spoken

From this reading Would _1669_: 'tis, would _1633_: 'tis; Would _1635-54_] [68 aske _1669_, _A25_, _B_, _D_, _JC_, _L74_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _W_: lack _1633-54_, _Lec_ comming?] comming; _1633_] [72 Speakes Fates words, and but tells us _&c._ _Q_, _W_, _Chambers_: Speakes Fates words, and tells who must bee _1633-69_]

Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Would _1669_: 'tis, would _1633_: 'tis; Would _1635-54_] [68 aske _1669_, _A25_, _B_, _D_, _JC_, _L74_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _W_: lack _1633-54_, _Lec_ comming?] comming; _1633_] [72 Speakes Fates words, and but tells us _&c._ _Q_, _W_, _Chambers_: Speakes Fates words, and tells who must bee _1633-69_]

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