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All for Love
All for Love

Chapter III

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ANTONY.
He has more ways than one; But he would choose them all before that one.
VENTIDIUS.
He first would choose an ague, or a fever.
ANTONY.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

All for Love

Chapter III

Reading 1/70 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
ANTONY.
Line 2
He has more ways than one; But he would choose them all before that one.
Line 3
VENTIDIUS.
Line 4
He first would choose an ague, or a fever.
Line 5
ANTONY.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “He has more ways than one; But he would choose them all before that one.”

Choose noun US /choose/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He has more ways than one; But he would choose them all before that one.”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He first would choose an ague, or a fever.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “He has more ways than one; But he would choose them all before that one.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “He has more ways than one; But he would choose them all before that one.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

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

From this reading “He has more ways than one; But he would choose them all before that one.”

All words in this reading · 21

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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 He first would choose an ague, or a fever.

ague

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From this reading He first would choose an ague, or a fever.

all

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From this reading He has more ways than one; But he would choose them all before that one.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading He first would choose an ague, or a fever.

ANTONY

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From this reading ANTONY.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading He has more ways than one; But he would choose them all before that one.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He has more ways than one; But he would choose them all before that one.

choosenounUS /choose/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He has more ways than one; But he would choose them all before that one.

fever

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From this reading He first would choose an ague, or a fever.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He first would choose an ague, or a fever.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He has more ways than one; But he would choose them all before that one.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He has more ways than one; But he would choose them all before that one.

more

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From this reading He has more ways than one; But he would choose them all before that one.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading He has more ways than one; But he would choose them all before that one.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading He first would choose an ague, or a fever.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading He has more ways than one; But he would choose them all before that one.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He has more ways than one; But he would choose them all before that one.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading He has more ways than one; But he would choose them all before that one.

VENTIDIUS

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From this reading VENTIDIUS.

ways

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From this reading He has more ways than one; But he would choose them all before that one.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

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

From this reading He has more ways than one; But he would choose them all before that one.