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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 THERE is in the greatest poetry a kind of extravagance that touches the infinite, and in this Shakespeare exceeds all others.
all
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From this reading THERE is in the greatest poetry a kind of extravagance that touches the infinite, and in this Shakespeare exceeds all others.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "The seas and winds, old wranglers, made a truce, And did him service; he touched the ports desired, And for an old aunt, whom the Greeks held captive, He brought a Grecian queen whose youth and freshness Wrinkles Apollo, and makes stale the morning."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THERE is in the greatest poetry a kind of extravagance that touches the infinite, and in this Shakespeare exceeds all others.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading It may truthfully be said that "Nature wants stuff to vie strange forms with fancy, to make another."
Apollo
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From this reading "The seas and winds, old wranglers, made a truce, And did him service; he touched the ports desired, And for an old aunt, whom the Greeks held captive, He brought a Grecian queen whose youth and freshness Wrinkles Apollo, and makes stale the morning."
aunt
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From this reading "The seas and winds, old wranglers, made a truce, And did him service; he touched the ports desired, And for an old aunt, whom the Greeks held captive, He brought a Grecian queen whose youth and freshness Wrinkles Apollo, and makes stale the morning."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It may truthfully be said that "Nature wants stuff to vie strange forms with fancy, to make another."
brought
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From this reading "The seas and winds, old wranglers, made a truce, And did him service; he touched the ports desired, And for an old aunt, whom the Greeks held captive, He brought a Grecian queen whose youth and freshness Wrinkles Apollo, and makes stale the morning."
captive
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From this reading "The seas and winds, old wranglers, made a truce, And did him service; he touched the ports desired, And for an old aunt, whom the Greeks held captive, He brought a Grecian queen whose youth and freshness Wrinkles Apollo, and makes stale the morning."
description
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From this reading You will remember the description given of the voyage of Paris in search of Helen:
desired
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From this reading "The seas and winds, old wranglers, made a truce, And did him service; he touched the ports desired, And for an old aunt, whom the Greeks held captive, He brought a Grecian queen whose youth and freshness Wrinkles Apollo, and makes stale the morning."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "The seas and winds, old wranglers, made a truce, And did him service; he touched the ports desired, And for an old aunt, whom the Greeks held captive, He brought a Grecian queen whose youth and freshness Wrinkles Apollo, and makes stale the morning."
exceeds
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From this reading THERE is in the greatest poetry a kind of extravagance that touches the infinite, and in this Shakespeare exceeds all others.
extravagance
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From this reading THERE is in the greatest poetry a kind of extravagance that touches the infinite, and in this Shakespeare exceeds all others.
fancy
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From this reading It may truthfully be said that "Nature wants stuff to vie strange forms with fancy, to make another."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "The seas and winds, old wranglers, made a truce, And did him service; he touched the ports desired, And for an old aunt, whom the Greeks held captive, He brought a Grecian queen whose youth and freshness Wrinkles Apollo, and makes stale the morning."
forms
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From this reading It may truthfully be said that "Nature wants stuff to vie strange forms with fancy, to make another."
freshness
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From this reading "The seas and winds, old wranglers, made a truce, And did him service; he touched the ports desired, And for an old aunt, whom the Greeks held captive, He brought a Grecian queen whose youth and freshness Wrinkles Apollo, and makes stale the morning."
given
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From this reading You will remember the description given of the voyage of Paris in search of Helen:
greatest
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From this reading THERE is in the greatest poetry a kind of extravagance that touches the infinite, and in this Shakespeare exceeds all others.
Grecian
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From this reading "The seas and winds, old wranglers, made a truce, And did him service; he touched the ports desired, And for an old aunt, whom the Greeks held captive, He brought a Grecian queen whose youth and freshness Wrinkles Apollo, and makes stale the morning."
Greeks
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From this reading "The seas and winds, old wranglers, made a truce, And did him service; he touched the ports desired, And for an old aunt, whom the Greeks held captive, He brought a Grecian queen whose youth and freshness Wrinkles Apollo, and makes stale the morning."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The seas and winds, old wranglers, made a truce, And did him service; he touched the ports desired, And for an old aunt, whom the Greeks held captive, He brought a Grecian queen whose youth and freshness Wrinkles Apollo, and makes stale the morning."
held
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From this reading "The seas and winds, old wranglers, made a truce, And did him service; he touched the ports desired, And for an old aunt, whom the Greeks held captive, He brought a Grecian queen whose youth and freshness Wrinkles Apollo, and makes stale the morning."
Helen
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From this reading You will remember the description given of the voyage of Paris in search of Helen:
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The seas and winds, old wranglers, made a truce, And did him service; he touched the ports desired, And for an old aunt, whom the Greeks held captive, He brought a Grecian queen whose youth and freshness Wrinkles Apollo, and makes stale the morning."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THERE is in the greatest poetry a kind of extravagance that touches the infinite, and in this Shakespeare exceeds all others.
infinite
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From this reading THERE is in the greatest poetry a kind of extravagance that touches the infinite, and in this Shakespeare exceeds all others.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THERE is in the greatest poetry a kind of extravagance that touches the infinite, and in this Shakespeare exceeds all others.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It may truthfully be said that "Nature wants stuff to vie strange forms with fancy, to make another."
kind
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From this reading THERE is in the greatest poetry a kind of extravagance that touches the infinite, and in this Shakespeare exceeds all others.
made
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From this reading "The seas and winds, old wranglers, made a truce, And did him service; he touched the ports desired, And for an old aunt, whom the Greeks held captive, He brought a Grecian queen whose youth and freshness Wrinkles Apollo, and makes stale the morning."
make
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From this reading It may truthfully be said that "Nature wants stuff to vie strange forms with fancy, to make another."
makes
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From this reading "The seas and winds, old wranglers, made a truce, And did him service; he touched the ports desired, And for an old aunt, whom the Greeks held captive, He brought a Grecian queen whose youth and freshness Wrinkles Apollo, and makes stale the morning."
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may truthfully be said that "Nature wants stuff to vie strange forms with fancy, to make another."
morning
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From this reading "The seas and winds, old wranglers, made a truce, And did him service; he touched the ports desired, And for an old aunt, whom the Greeks held captive, He brought a Grecian queen whose youth and freshness Wrinkles Apollo, and makes stale the morning."
Nature
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From this reading It may truthfully be said that "Nature wants stuff to vie strange forms with fancy, to make another."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THERE is in the greatest poetry a kind of extravagance that touches the infinite, and in this Shakespeare exceeds all others.
old
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From this reading "The seas and winds, old wranglers, made a truce, And did him service; he touched the ports desired, And for an old aunt, whom the Greeks held captive, He brought a Grecian queen whose youth and freshness Wrinkles Apollo, and makes stale the morning."
others
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From this reading THERE is in the greatest poetry a kind of extravagance that touches the infinite, and in this Shakespeare exceeds all others.
Paris
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From this reading You will remember the description given of the voyage of Paris in search of Helen:
poetry
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From this reading THERE is in the greatest poetry a kind of extravagance that touches the infinite, and in this Shakespeare exceeds all others.
ports
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From this reading "The seas and winds, old wranglers, made a truce, And did him service; he touched the ports desired, And for an old aunt, whom the Greeks held captive, He brought a Grecian queen whose youth and freshness Wrinkles Apollo, and makes stale the morning."
queen
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From this reading "The seas and winds, old wranglers, made a truce, And did him service; he touched the ports desired, And for an old aunt, whom the Greeks held captive, He brought a Grecian queen whose youth and freshness Wrinkles Apollo, and makes stale the morning."
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading You will remember the description given of the voyage of Paris in search of Helen:
said
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From this reading It may truthfully be said that "Nature wants stuff to vie strange forms with fancy, to make another."
search
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From this reading You will remember the description given of the voyage of Paris in search of Helen:
seas
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From this reading "The seas and winds, old wranglers, made a truce, And did him service; he touched the ports desired, And for an old aunt, whom the Greeks held captive, He brought a Grecian queen whose youth and freshness Wrinkles Apollo, and makes stale the morning."
service
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From this reading "The seas and winds, old wranglers, made a truce, And did him service; he touched the ports desired, And for an old aunt, whom the Greeks held captive, He brought a Grecian queen whose youth and freshness Wrinkles Apollo, and makes stale the morning."
Shakespeare
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From this reading THERE is in the greatest poetry a kind of extravagance that touches the infinite, and in this Shakespeare exceeds all others.
stale
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From this reading "The seas and winds, old wranglers, made a truce, And did him service; he touched the ports desired, And for an old aunt, whom the Greeks held captive, He brought a Grecian queen whose youth and freshness Wrinkles Apollo, and makes stale the morning."
strange
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From this reading It may truthfully be said that "Nature wants stuff to vie strange forms with fancy, to make another."
stuff
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From this reading It may truthfully be said that "Nature wants stuff to vie strange forms with fancy, to make another."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It may truthfully be said that "Nature wants stuff to vie strange forms with fancy, to make another."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THERE is in the greatest poetry a kind of extravagance that touches the infinite, and in this Shakespeare exceeds all others.
THERE
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From this reading THERE is in the greatest poetry a kind of extravagance that touches the infinite, and in this Shakespeare exceeds all others.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THERE is in the greatest poetry a kind of extravagance that touches the infinite, and in this Shakespeare exceeds all others.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It may truthfully be said that "Nature wants stuff to vie strange forms with fancy, to make another."
touched
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From this reading "The seas and winds, old wranglers, made a truce, And did him service; he touched the ports desired, And for an old aunt, whom the Greeks held captive, He brought a Grecian queen whose youth and freshness Wrinkles Apollo, and makes stale the morning."
touches
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From this reading THERE is in the greatest poetry a kind of extravagance that touches the infinite, and in this Shakespeare exceeds all others.
truce
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From this reading "The seas and winds, old wranglers, made a truce, And did him service; he touched the ports desired, And for an old aunt, whom the Greeks held captive, He brought a Grecian queen whose youth and freshness Wrinkles Apollo, and makes stale the morning."
truthfully
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From this reading It may truthfully be said that "Nature wants stuff to vie strange forms with fancy, to make another."
vie
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From this reading It may truthfully be said that "Nature wants stuff to vie strange forms with fancy, to make another."
VIII
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From this reading VIII.
voyage
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From this reading You will remember the description given of the voyage of Paris in search of Helen:
wants
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From this reading It may truthfully be said that "Nature wants stuff to vie strange forms with fancy, to make another."
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The seas and winds, old wranglers, made a truce, And did him service; he touched the ports desired, And for an old aunt, whom the Greeks held captive, He brought a Grecian queen whose youth and freshness Wrinkles Apollo, and makes stale the morning."
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading "The seas and winds, old wranglers, made a truce, And did him service; he touched the ports desired, And for an old aunt, whom the Greeks held captive, He brought a Grecian queen whose youth and freshness Wrinkles Apollo, and makes stale the morning."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You will remember the description given of the voyage of Paris in search of Helen:
winds
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From this reading "The seas and winds, old wranglers, made a truce, And did him service; he touched the ports desired, And for an old aunt, whom the Greeks held captive, He brought a Grecian queen whose youth and freshness Wrinkles Apollo, and makes stale the morning."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It may truthfully be said that "Nature wants stuff to vie strange forms with fancy, to make another."
wranglers
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From this reading "The seas and winds, old wranglers, made a truce, And did him service; he touched the ports desired, And for an old aunt, whom the Greeks held captive, He brought a Grecian queen whose youth and freshness Wrinkles Apollo, and makes stale the morning."
Wrinkles
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From this reading "The seas and winds, old wranglers, made a truce, And did him service; he touched the ports desired, And for an old aunt, whom the Greeks held captive, He brought a Grecian queen whose youth and freshness Wrinkles Apollo, and makes stale the morning."
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You will remember the description given of the voyage of Paris in search of Helen:
youth
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From this reading "The seas and winds, old wranglers, made a truce, And did him service; he touched the ports desired, And for an old aunt, whom the Greeks held captive, He brought a Grecian queen whose youth and freshness Wrinkles Apollo, and makes stale the morning."
