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

Chapter XI

Chapter 11 of The Poems of John Donne, Volume 1 (of 2) is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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[201 Who, if _1612-25:_ Who if _1633-69_] [204 barr'd;] bard; _1612-39_] [209 the] those _1669_] [214 her] _om.
1650-69_] [219-20 _text 1612-25_ (_but_ soul _1612-25, and_ then _1625 and_ shee _1612-25_):
This must, my Soule, thy long-short Progresse bee, To'advance these thoughts; Remember then that she, _1633-69_, _Chambers and Grolier_.
_See note_] [231 discoverie] Discoveree.
_1612-25_] [232 Of all,] Of all _1612-25_] [236 assign'd _Ed:_ assigned _1612-69_] [238 Dignities, _1612-25:_ dignities, _1633-69_] [241 Gold, _1612-25:_ gold, _1633-69_] [243 understood] unstood _1621-25_] [249 well,] well _1612-25_] [251 little] little _1633_] [265 Ayre, and Fire, _1612-25:_ aire, and fire, _1633-69_] [266 ingredients, _1612:_ ingredients.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
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 XI

Chapter 11 of The Poems of John Donne, Volume 1 (of 2) is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/59 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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[201 Who, if _1612-25:_ Who if _1633-69_] [204 barr'd;] bard; _1612-39_] [209 the] those _1669_] [214 her] _om.
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1650-69_] [219-20 _text 1612-25_ (_but_ soul _1612-25, and_ then _1625 and_ shee _1612-25_):
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This must, my Soule, thy long-short Progresse bee, To'advance these thoughts; Remember then that she, _1633-69_, _Chambers and Grolier_.
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_See note_] [231 discoverie] Discoveree.
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_1612-25_] [232 Of all,] Of all _1612-25_] [236 assign'd _Ed:_ assigned _1612-69_] [238 Dignities, _1612-25:_ dignities, _1633-69_] [241 Gold, _1612-25:_ gold, _1633-69_] [243 understood] unstood _1621-25_] [249 well,] well _1612-25_] [251 little] little _1633_] [265 Ayre, and Fire, _1612-25:_ aire, and fire, _1633-69_] [266 ingredients, _1612:_ ingredients.

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assigned adjective US /əˈsaɪnd/

appointed to a post or duty

From this reading “_1612-25_] [232 Of all,] Of all _1612-25_] [236 assign'd _Ed:_ assigned _1612-69_] [238 Dignities, _1612-25:_ dignities, _1633-69_] [241 Gold, _1612-25:_ gold, _1633-69_] [243 understood] unstood _1621-25_] [249 well,] well _1612-25_] [251 little] little _1633_] [265 Ayre, and Fire, _1612-25:_ aire, and fire, _1633-69_] [266 ingredients, _1612:_ ingredients.”

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bard noun US /bɑːrd/

a lyric poet

From this reading “[201 Who, if _1612-25:_ Who if _1633-69_] [204 barr'd;] bard; _1612-39_] [209 the] those _1669_] [214 her] _om.”

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bee noun US /biː/

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

From this reading “This must, my Soule, thy long-short Progresse bee, To'advance these thoughts; Remember then that she, _1633-69_, _Chambers and Grolier_.”

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Chambers noun US /ˈtʃeɪmbərz/

English architect (1723-1796)

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ingredients noun US /ˌɪnˈɡriːdiənts/

plural of “ingredient” — a component of a mixture or compound

From this reading “_1612-25_] [232 Of all,] Of all _1612-25_] [236 assign'd _Ed:_ assigned _1612-69_] [238 Dignities, _1612-25:_ dignities, _1633-69_] [241 Gold, _1612-25:_ gold, _1633-69_] [243 understood] unstood _1621-25_] [249 well,] well _1612-25_] [251 little] little _1633_] [265 Ayre, and Fire, _1612-25:_ aire, and fire, _1633-69_] [266 ingredients, _1612:_ ingredients.”

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note noun US /noʊt/

a brief written record

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text noun US /tekst/

the words of something written

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understood adjective US /ˌʌndərˈstʊd/

fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation

From this reading “_1612-25_] [232 Of all,] Of all _1612-25_] [236 assign'd _Ed:_ assigned _1612-69_] [238 Dignities, _1612-25:_ dignities, _1633-69_] [241 Gold, _1612-25:_ gold, _1633-69_] [243 understood] unstood _1621-25_] [249 well,] well _1612-25_] [251 little] little _1633_] [265 Ayre, and Fire, _1612-25:_ aire, and fire, _1633-69_] [266 ingredients, _1612:_ ingredients.”

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1612

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From this reading [201 Who, if _1612-25:_ Who if _1633-69_] [204 barr'd;] bard; _1612-39_] [209 the] those _1669_] [214 her] _om.

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1621

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From this reading _1612-25_] [232 Of all,] Of all _1612-25_] [236 assign'd _Ed:_ assigned _1612-69_] [238 Dignities, _1612-25:_ dignities, _1633-69_] [241 Gold, _1612-25:_ gold, _1633-69_] [243 understood] unstood _1621-25_] [249 well,] well _1612-25_] [251 little] little _1633_] [265 Ayre, and Fire, _1612-25:_ aire, and fire, _1633-69_] [266 ingredients, _1612:_ ingredients.

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1625

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From this reading 1650-69_] [219-20 _text 1612-25_ (_but_ soul _1612-25, and_ then _1625 and_ shee _1612-25_):

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1633

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From this reading [201 Who, if _1612-25:_ Who if _1633-69_] [204 barr'd;] bard; _1612-39_] [209 the] those _1669_] [214 her] _om.

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1650

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From this reading 1650-69_] [219-20 _text 1612-25_ (_but_ soul _1612-25, and_ then _1625 and_ shee _1612-25_):

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1669

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From this reading [201 Who, if _1612-25:_ Who if _1633-69_] [204 barr'd;] bard; _1612-39_] [209 the] those _1669_] [214 her] _om.

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20

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From this reading 1650-69_] [219-20 _text 1612-25_ (_but_ soul _1612-25, and_ then _1625 and_ shee _1612-25_):

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201

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From this reading [201 Who, if _1612-25:_ Who if _1633-69_] [204 barr'd;] bard; _1612-39_] [209 the] those _1669_] [214 her] _om.

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204

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From this reading [201 Who, if _1612-25:_ Who if _1633-69_] [204 barr'd;] bard; _1612-39_] [209 the] those _1669_] [214 her] _om.

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209

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From this reading [201 Who, if _1612-25:_ Who if _1633-69_] [204 barr'd;] bard; _1612-39_] [209 the] those _1669_] [214 her] _om.

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214

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From this reading [201 Who, if _1612-25:_ Who if _1633-69_] [204 barr'd;] bard; _1612-39_] [209 the] those _1669_] [214 her] _om.

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219

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From this reading 1650-69_] [219-20 _text 1612-25_ (_but_ soul _1612-25, and_ then _1625 and_ shee _1612-25_):

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231

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From this reading _See note_] [231 discoverie] Discoveree.

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232

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From this reading _1612-25_] [232 Of all,] Of all _1612-25_] [236 assign'd _Ed:_ assigned _1612-69_] [238 Dignities, _1612-25:_ dignities, _1633-69_] [241 Gold, _1612-25:_ gold, _1633-69_] [243 understood] unstood _1621-25_] [249 well,] well _1612-25_] [251 little] little _1633_] [265 Ayre, and Fire, _1612-25:_ aire, and fire, _1633-69_] [266 ingredients, _1612:_ ingredients.

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236

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From this reading _1612-25_] [232 Of all,] Of all _1612-25_] [236 assign'd _Ed:_ assigned _1612-69_] [238 Dignities, _1612-25:_ dignities, _1633-69_] [241 Gold, _1612-25:_ gold, _1633-69_] [243 understood] unstood _1621-25_] [249 well,] well _1612-25_] [251 little] little _1633_] [265 Ayre, and Fire, _1612-25:_ aire, and fire, _1633-69_] [266 ingredients, _1612:_ ingredients.

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238

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From this reading _1612-25_] [232 Of all,] Of all _1612-25_] [236 assign'd _Ed:_ assigned _1612-69_] [238 Dignities, _1612-25:_ dignities, _1633-69_] [241 Gold, _1612-25:_ gold, _1633-69_] [243 understood] unstood _1621-25_] [249 well,] well _1612-25_] [251 little] little _1633_] [265 Ayre, and Fire, _1612-25:_ aire, and fire, _1633-69_] [266 ingredients, _1612:_ ingredients.

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241

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From this reading _1612-25_] [232 Of all,] Of all _1612-25_] [236 assign'd _Ed:_ assigned _1612-69_] [238 Dignities, _1612-25:_ dignities, _1633-69_] [241 Gold, _1612-25:_ gold, _1633-69_] [243 understood] unstood _1621-25_] [249 well,] well _1612-25_] [251 little] little _1633_] [265 Ayre, and Fire, _1612-25:_ aire, and fire, _1633-69_] [266 ingredients, _1612:_ ingredients.

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243

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From this reading _1612-25_] [232 Of all,] Of all _1612-25_] [236 assign'd _Ed:_ assigned _1612-69_] [238 Dignities, _1612-25:_ dignities, _1633-69_] [241 Gold, _1612-25:_ gold, _1633-69_] [243 understood] unstood _1621-25_] [249 well,] well _1612-25_] [251 little] little _1633_] [265 Ayre, and Fire, _1612-25:_ aire, and fire, _1633-69_] [266 ingredients, _1612:_ ingredients.

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249

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From this reading _1612-25_] [232 Of all,] Of all _1612-25_] [236 assign'd _Ed:_ assigned _1612-69_] [238 Dignities, _1612-25:_ dignities, _1633-69_] [241 Gold, _1612-25:_ gold, _1633-69_] [243 understood] unstood _1621-25_] [249 well,] well _1612-25_] [251 little] little _1633_] [265 Ayre, and Fire, _1612-25:_ aire, and fire, _1633-69_] [266 ingredients, _1612:_ ingredients.

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25

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From this reading [201 Who, if _1612-25:_ Who if _1633-69_] [204 barr'd;] bard; _1612-39_] [209 the] those _1669_] [214 her] _om.

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251

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From this reading _1612-25_] [232 Of all,] Of all _1612-25_] [236 assign'd _Ed:_ assigned _1612-69_] [238 Dignities, _1612-25:_ dignities, _1633-69_] [241 Gold, _1612-25:_ gold, _1633-69_] [243 understood] unstood _1621-25_] [249 well,] well _1612-25_] [251 little] little _1633_] [265 Ayre, and Fire, _1612-25:_ aire, and fire, _1633-69_] [266 ingredients, _1612:_ ingredients.

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265

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From this reading _1612-25_] [232 Of all,] Of all _1612-25_] [236 assign'd _Ed:_ assigned _1612-69_] [238 Dignities, _1612-25:_ dignities, _1633-69_] [241 Gold, _1612-25:_ gold, _1633-69_] [243 understood] unstood _1621-25_] [249 well,] well _1612-25_] [251 little] little _1633_] [265 Ayre, and Fire, _1612-25:_ aire, and fire, _1633-69_] [266 ingredients, _1612:_ ingredients.

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266

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From this reading _1612-25_] [232 Of all,] Of all _1612-25_] [236 assign'd _Ed:_ assigned _1612-69_] [238 Dignities, _1612-25:_ dignities, _1633-69_] [241 Gold, _1612-25:_ gold, _1633-69_] [243 understood] unstood _1621-25_] [249 well,] well _1612-25_] [251 little] little _1633_] [265 Ayre, and Fire, _1612-25:_ aire, and fire, _1633-69_] [266 ingredients, _1612:_ ingredients.

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39

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From this reading [201 Who, if _1612-25:_ Who if _1633-69_] [204 barr'd;] bard; _1612-39_] [209 the] those _1669_] [214 her] _om.

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69

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From this reading [201 Who, if _1612-25:_ Who if _1633-69_] [204 barr'd;] bard; _1612-39_] [209 the] those _1669_] [214 her] _om.

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airenoun

a river in northern England that flows southeast through West Yorkshire

From this reading _1612-25_] [232 Of all,] Of all _1612-25_] [236 assign'd _Ed:_ assigned _1612-69_] [238 Dignities, _1612-25:_ dignities, _1633-69_] [241 Gold, _1612-25:_ gold, _1633-69_] [243 understood] unstood _1621-25_] [249 well,] well _1612-25_] [251 little] little _1633_] [265 Ayre, and Fire, _1612-25:_ aire, and fire, _1633-69_] [266 ingredients, _1612:_ ingredients.

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alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading _1612-25_] [232 Of all,] Of all _1612-25_] [236 assign'd _Ed:_ assigned _1612-69_] [238 Dignities, _1612-25:_ dignities, _1633-69_] [241 Gold, _1612-25:_ gold, _1633-69_] [243 understood] unstood _1621-25_] [249 well,] well _1612-25_] [251 little] little _1633_] [265 Ayre, and Fire, _1612-25:_ aire, and fire, _1633-69_] [266 ingredients, _1612:_ ingredients.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading 1650-69_] [219-20 _text 1612-25_ (_but_ soul _1612-25, and_ then _1625 and_ shee _1612-25_):

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assign'd

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From this reading _1612-25_] [232 Of all,] Of all _1612-25_] [236 assign'd _Ed:_ assigned _1612-69_] [238 Dignities, _1612-25:_ dignities, _1633-69_] [241 Gold, _1612-25:_ gold, _1633-69_] [243 understood] unstood _1621-25_] [249 well,] well _1612-25_] [251 little] little _1633_] [265 Ayre, and Fire, _1612-25:_ aire, and fire, _1633-69_] [266 ingredients, _1612:_ ingredients.

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assignedadjectiveUS /əˈsaɪnd/

appointed to a post or duty

From this reading _1612-25_] [232 Of all,] Of all _1612-25_] [236 assign'd _Ed:_ assigned _1612-69_] [238 Dignities, _1612-25:_ dignities, _1633-69_] [241 Gold, _1612-25:_ gold, _1633-69_] [243 understood] unstood _1621-25_] [249 well,] well _1612-25_] [251 little] little _1633_] [265 Ayre, and Fire, _1612-25:_ aire, and fire, _1633-69_] [266 ingredients, _1612:_ ingredients.

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Ayre

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From this reading _1612-25_] [232 Of all,] Of all _1612-25_] [236 assign'd _Ed:_ assigned _1612-69_] [238 Dignities, _1612-25:_ dignities, _1633-69_] [241 Gold, _1612-25:_ gold, _1633-69_] [243 understood] unstood _1621-25_] [249 well,] well _1612-25_] [251 little] little _1633_] [265 Ayre, and Fire, _1612-25:_ aire, and fire, _1633-69_] [266 ingredients, _1612:_ ingredients.

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bardnounUS /bɑːrd/

a lyric poet

From this reading [201 Who, if _1612-25:_ Who if _1633-69_] [204 barr'd;] bard; _1612-39_] [209 the] those _1669_] [214 her] _om.

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barr'd

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From this reading [201 Who, if _1612-25:_ Who if _1633-69_] [204 barr'd;] bard; _1612-39_] [209 the] those _1669_] [214 her] _om.

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beenounUS /biː/

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

From this reading This must, my Soule, thy long-short Progresse bee, To'advance these thoughts; Remember then that she, _1633-69_, _Chambers and Grolier_.

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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading 1650-69_] [219-20 _text 1612-25_ (_but_ soul _1612-25, and_ then _1625 and_ shee _1612-25_):

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ChambersnounUS /ˈtʃeɪmbərz/

English architect (1723-1796)

From this reading This must, my Soule, thy long-short Progresse bee, To'advance these thoughts; Remember then that she, _1633-69_, _Chambers and Grolier_.

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Dignities

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From this reading _1612-25_] [232 Of all,] Of all _1612-25_] [236 assign'd _Ed:_ assigned _1612-69_] [238 Dignities, _1612-25:_ dignities, _1633-69_] [241 Gold, _1612-25:_ gold, _1633-69_] [243 understood] unstood _1621-25_] [249 well,] well _1612-25_] [251 little] little _1633_] [265 Ayre, and Fire, _1612-25:_ aire, and fire, _1633-69_] [266 ingredients, _1612:_ ingredients.

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Discoveree

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From this reading _See note_] [231 discoverie] Discoveree.

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discoverie

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From this reading _See note_] [231 discoverie] Discoveree.

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EdnounUS /ed/

impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis

From this reading _1612-25_] [232 Of all,] Of all _1612-25_] [236 assign'd _Ed:_ assigned _1612-69_] [238 Dignities, _1612-25:_ dignities, _1633-69_] [241 Gold, _1612-25:_ gold, _1633-69_] [243 understood] unstood _1621-25_] [249 well,] well _1612-25_] [251 little] little _1633_] [265 Ayre, and Fire, _1612-25:_ aire, and fire, _1633-69_] [266 ingredients, _1612:_ ingredients.

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FireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/

start firing a weapon

From this reading _1612-25_] [232 Of all,] Of all _1612-25_] [236 assign'd _Ed:_ assigned _1612-69_] [238 Dignities, _1612-25:_ dignities, _1633-69_] [241 Gold, _1612-25:_ gold, _1633-69_] [243 understood] unstood _1621-25_] [249 well,] well _1612-25_] [251 little] little _1633_] [265 Ayre, and Fire, _1612-25:_ aire, and fire, _1633-69_] [266 ingredients, _1612:_ ingredients.

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GoldnounUS /ɡoʊld/

coins made of gold

From this reading _1612-25_] [232 Of all,] Of all _1612-25_] [236 assign'd _Ed:_ assigned _1612-69_] [238 Dignities, _1612-25:_ dignities, _1633-69_] [241 Gold, _1612-25:_ gold, _1633-69_] [243 understood] unstood _1621-25_] [249 well,] well _1612-25_] [251 little] little _1633_] [265 Ayre, and Fire, _1612-25:_ aire, and fire, _1633-69_] [266 ingredients, _1612:_ ingredients.

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Grolier

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From this reading This must, my Soule, thy long-short Progresse bee, To'advance these thoughts; Remember then that she, _1633-69_, _Chambers and Grolier_.

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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading [201 Who, if _1612-25:_ Who if _1633-69_] [204 barr'd;] bard; _1612-39_] [209 the] those _1669_] [214 her] _om.

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ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading [201 Who, if _1612-25:_ Who if _1633-69_] [204 barr'd;] bard; _1612-39_] [209 the] those _1669_] [214 her] _om.

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ingredientsnounUS /ˌɪnˈɡriːdiənts/

plural of “ingredient” — a component of a mixture or compound

From this reading _1612-25_] [232 Of all,] Of all _1612-25_] [236 assign'd _Ed:_ assigned _1612-69_] [238 Dignities, _1612-25:_ dignities, _1633-69_] [241 Gold, _1612-25:_ gold, _1633-69_] [243 understood] unstood _1621-25_] [249 well,] well _1612-25_] [251 little] little _1633_] [265 Ayre, and Fire, _1612-25:_ aire, and fire, _1633-69_] [266 ingredients, _1612:_ ingredients.

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littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading _1612-25_] [232 Of all,] Of all _1612-25_] [236 assign'd _Ed:_ assigned _1612-69_] [238 Dignities, _1612-25:_ dignities, _1633-69_] [241 Gold, _1612-25:_ gold, _1633-69_] [243 understood] unstood _1621-25_] [249 well,] well _1612-25_] [251 little] little _1633_] [265 Ayre, and Fire, _1612-25:_ aire, and fire, _1633-69_] [266 ingredients, _1612:_ ingredients.

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long-short

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From this reading This must, my Soule, thy long-short Progresse bee, To'advance these thoughts; Remember then that she, _1633-69_, _Chambers and Grolier_.

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mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading This must, my Soule, thy long-short Progresse bee, To'advance these thoughts; Remember then that she, _1633-69_, _Chambers and Grolier_.

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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading This must, my Soule, thy long-short Progresse bee, To'advance these thoughts; Remember then that she, _1633-69_, _Chambers and Grolier_.

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notenounUS /noʊt/

a brief written record

From this reading _See note_] [231 discoverie] Discoveree.

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OfprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _1612-25_] [232 Of all,] Of all _1612-25_] [236 assign'd _Ed:_ assigned _1612-69_] [238 Dignities, _1612-25:_ dignities, _1633-69_] [241 Gold, _1612-25:_ gold, _1633-69_] [243 understood] unstood _1621-25_] [249 well,] well _1612-25_] [251 little] little _1633_] [265 Ayre, and Fire, _1612-25:_ aire, and fire, _1633-69_] [266 ingredients, _1612:_ ingredients.

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om

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From this reading [201 Who, if _1612-25:_ Who if _1633-69_] [204 barr'd;] bard; _1612-39_] [209 the] those _1669_] [214 her] _om.

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Progresse

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From this reading This must, my Soule, thy long-short Progresse bee, To'advance these thoughts; Remember then that she, _1633-69_, _Chambers and Grolier_.

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RememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading This must, my Soule, thy long-short Progresse bee, To'advance these thoughts; Remember then that she, _1633-69_, _Chambers and Grolier_.

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SeeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading _See note_] [231 discoverie] Discoveree.

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shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading This must, my Soule, thy long-short Progresse bee, To'advance these thoughts; Remember then that she, _1633-69_, _Chambers and Grolier_.

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shee

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From this reading 1650-69_] [219-20 _text 1612-25_ (_but_ soul _1612-25, and_ then _1625 and_ shee _1612-25_):

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soulnounUS /soʊl/

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading 1650-69_] [219-20 _text 1612-25_ (_but_ soul _1612-25, and_ then _1625 and_ shee _1612-25_):

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Soule

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From this reading This must, my Soule, thy long-short Progresse bee, To'advance these thoughts; Remember then that she, _1633-69_, _Chambers and Grolier_.

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textnounUS /tekst/

the words of something written

From this reading 1650-69_] [219-20 _text 1612-25_ (_but_ soul _1612-25, and_ then _1625 and_ shee _1612-25_):

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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading This must, my Soule, thy long-short Progresse bee, To'advance these thoughts; Remember then that she, _1633-69_, _Chambers and Grolier_.

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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 [201 Who, if _1612-25:_ Who if _1633-69_] [204 barr'd;] bard; _1612-39_] [209 the] those _1669_] [214 her] _om.

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thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading 1650-69_] [219-20 _text 1612-25_ (_but_ soul _1612-25, and_ then _1625 and_ shee _1612-25_):

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thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading This must, my Soule, thy long-short Progresse bee, To'advance these thoughts; Remember then that she, _1633-69_, _Chambers and Grolier_.

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ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading This must, my Soule, thy long-short Progresse bee, To'advance these thoughts; Remember then that she, _1633-69_, _Chambers and Grolier_.

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thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading [201 Who, if _1612-25:_ Who if _1633-69_] [204 barr'd;] bard; _1612-39_] [209 the] those _1669_] [214 her] _om.

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thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading This must, my Soule, thy long-short Progresse bee, To'advance these thoughts; Remember then that she, _1633-69_, _Chambers and Grolier_.

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thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

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

From this reading This must, my Soule, thy long-short Progresse bee, To'advance these thoughts; Remember then that she, _1633-69_, _Chambers and Grolier_.

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To'advance

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From this reading This must, my Soule, thy long-short Progresse bee, To'advance these thoughts; Remember then that she, _1633-69_, _Chambers and Grolier_.

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understoodadjectiveUS /ˌʌndərˈstʊd/

fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation

From this reading _1612-25_] [232 Of all,] Of all _1612-25_] [236 assign'd _Ed:_ assigned _1612-69_] [238 Dignities, _1612-25:_ dignities, _1633-69_] [241 Gold, _1612-25:_ gold, _1633-69_] [243 understood] unstood _1621-25_] [249 well,] well _1612-25_] [251 little] little _1633_] [265 Ayre, and Fire, _1612-25:_ aire, and fire, _1633-69_] [266 ingredients, _1612:_ ingredients.

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unstood

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From this reading _1612-25_] [232 Of all,] Of all _1612-25_] [236 assign'd _Ed:_ assigned _1612-69_] [238 Dignities, _1612-25:_ dignities, _1633-69_] [241 Gold, _1612-25:_ gold, _1633-69_] [243 understood] unstood _1621-25_] [249 well,] well _1612-25_] [251 little] little _1633_] [265 Ayre, and Fire, _1612-25:_ aire, and fire, _1633-69_] [266 ingredients, _1612:_ ingredients.

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welladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading _1612-25_] [232 Of all,] Of all _1612-25_] [236 assign'd _Ed:_ assigned _1612-69_] [238 Dignities, _1612-25:_ dignities, _1633-69_] [241 Gold, _1612-25:_ gold, _1633-69_] [243 understood] unstood _1621-25_] [249 well,] well _1612-25_] [251 little] little _1633_] [265 Ayre, and Fire, _1612-25:_ aire, and fire, _1633-69_] [266 ingredients, _1612:_ ingredients.

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WhopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading [201 Who, if _1612-25:_ Who if _1633-69_] [204 barr'd;] bard; _1612-39_] [209 the] those _1669_] [214 her] _om.

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