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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 FERRERS and Cesarini were both sitting over their wine, and both had sunk into silence, for they had only one subject in common, when a note was brought to Lumley from Lady Florence.--"This is lucky enough!" said he, as he read it.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "/Borachio./ Not honestly, my lord; but so covertly, that no dishonesty shall appear in me, my lord."--/Much Ado about Nothing/.
address
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From this reading "Lady Florence wishes to see you, and incloses me a note for you, which she asks me to address and forward to you.
Ado
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From this reading "/Borachio./ Not honestly, my lord; but so covertly, that no dishonesty shall appear in me, my lord."--/Much Ado about Nothing/.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FERRERS and Cesarini were both sitting over their wine, and both had sunk into silence, for they had only one subject in common, when a note was brought to Lumley from Lady Florence.--"This is lucky enough!" said he, as he read it.
appear
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From this reading "/Borachio./ Not honestly, my lord; but so covertly, that no dishonesty shall appear in me, my lord."--/Much Ado about Nothing/.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading FERRERS and Cesarini were both sitting over their wine, and both had sunk into silence, for they had only one subject in common, when a note was brought to Lumley from Lady Florence.--"This is lucky enough!" said he, as he read it.
asks
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From this reading "Lady Florence wishes to see you, and incloses me a note for you, which she asks me to address and forward to you.
Borachio
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From this reading "/Borachio./ Not honestly, my lord; but so covertly, that no dishonesty shall appear in me, my lord."--/Much Ado about Nothing/.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading FERRERS and Cesarini were both sitting over their wine, and both had sunk into silence, for they had only one subject in common, when a note was brought to Lumley from Lady Florence.--"This is lucky enough!" said he, as he read it.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading FERRERS and Cesarini were both sitting over their wine, and both had sunk into silence, for they had only one subject in common, when a note was brought to Lumley from Lady Florence.--"This is lucky enough!" said he, as he read it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "/Borachio./ Not honestly, my lord; but so covertly, that no dishonesty shall appear in me, my lord."--/Much Ado about Nothing/.
canstmodal verbUS /kænst/
an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading "/Don John./ How canst thou cross this marriage?
Cesarini
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From this reading FERRERS and Cesarini were both sitting over their wine, and both had sunk into silence, for they had only one subject in common, when a note was brought to Lumley from Lady Florence.--"This is lucky enough!" said he, as he read it.
common
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From this reading FERRERS and Cesarini were both sitting over their wine, and both had sunk into silence, for they had only one subject in common, when a note was brought to Lumley from Lady Florence.--"This is lucky enough!" said he, as he read it.
covertly
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From this reading "/Borachio./ Not honestly, my lord; but so covertly, that no dishonesty shall appear in me, my lord."--/Much Ado about Nothing/.
cross
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From this reading "/Don John./ How canst thou cross this marriage?
dishonesty
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From this reading "/Borachio./ Not honestly, my lord; but so covertly, that no dishonesty shall appear in me, my lord."--/Much Ado about Nothing/.
Don
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From this reading "/Don John./ How canst thou cross this marriage?
enough
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From this reading FERRERS and Cesarini were both sitting over their wine, and both had sunk into silence, for they had only one subject in common, when a note was brought to Lumley from Lady Florence.--"This is lucky enough!" said he, as he read it.
FERRERS
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From this reading FERRERS and Cesarini were both sitting over their wine, and both had sunk into silence, for they had only one subject in common, when a note was brought to Lumley from Lady Florence.--"This is lucky enough!" said he, as he read it.
Florence
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From this reading FERRERS and Cesarini were both sitting over their wine, and both had sunk into silence, for they had only one subject in common, when a note was brought to Lumley from Lady Florence.--"This is lucky enough!" said he, as he read it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FERRERS and Cesarini were both sitting over their wine, and both had sunk into silence, for they had only one subject in common, when a note was brought to Lumley from Lady Florence.--"This is lucky enough!" said he, as he read it.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Lady Florence wishes to see you, and incloses me a note for you, which she asks me to address and forward to you.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FERRERS and Cesarini were both sitting over their wine, and both had sunk into silence, for they had only one subject in common, when a note was brought to Lumley from Lady Florence.--"This is lucky enough!" said he, as he read it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading FERRERS and Cesarini were both sitting over their wine, and both had sunk into silence, for they had only one subject in common, when a note was brought to Lumley from Lady Florence.--"This is lucky enough!" said he, as he read it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading FERRERS and Cesarini were both sitting over their wine, and both had sunk into silence, for they had only one subject in common, when a note was brought to Lumley from Lady Florence.--"This is lucky enough!" said he, as he read it.
honestly
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From this reading "/Borachio./ Not honestly, my lord; but so covertly, that no dishonesty shall appear in me, my lord."--/Much Ado about Nothing/.
How
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From this reading "/Don John./ How canst thou cross this marriage?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "/Borachio./ Not honestly, my lord; but so covertly, that no dishonesty shall appear in me, my lord."--/Much Ado about Nothing/.
incloses
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From this reading "Lady Florence wishes to see you, and incloses me a note for you, which she asks me to address and forward to you.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading FERRERS and Cesarini were both sitting over their wine, and both had sunk into silence, for they had only one subject in common, when a note was brought to Lumley from Lady Florence.--"This is lucky enough!" said he, as he read it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FERRERS and Cesarini were both sitting over their wine, and both had sunk into silence, for they had only one subject in common, when a note was brought to Lumley from Lady Florence.--"This is lucky enough!" said he, as he read it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading FERRERS and Cesarini were both sitting over their wine, and both had sunk into silence, for they had only one subject in common, when a note was brought to Lumley from Lady Florence.--"This is lucky enough!" said he, as he read it.
John
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From this reading "/Don John./ How canst thou cross this marriage?
Lady
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From this reading FERRERS and Cesarini were both sitting over their wine, and both had sunk into silence, for they had only one subject in common, when a note was brought to Lumley from Lady Florence.--"This is lucky enough!" said he, as he read it.
lord
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From this reading "/Borachio./ Not honestly, my lord; but so covertly, that no dishonesty shall appear in me, my lord."--/Much Ado about Nothing/.
lucky
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From this reading FERRERS and Cesarini were both sitting over their wine, and both had sunk into silence, for they had only one subject in common, when a note was brought to Lumley from Lady Florence.--"This is lucky enough!" said he, as he read it.
Lumley
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From this reading FERRERS and Cesarini were both sitting over their wine, and both had sunk into silence, for they had only one subject in common, when a note was brought to Lumley from Lady Florence.--"This is lucky enough!" said he, as he read it.
marriage
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From this reading "/Don John./ How canst thou cross this marriage?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "/Borachio./ Not honestly, my lord; but so covertly, that no dishonesty shall appear in me, my lord."--/Much Ado about Nothing/.
Much
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From this reading "/Borachio./ Not honestly, my lord; but so covertly, that no dishonesty shall appear in me, my lord."--/Much Ado about Nothing/.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "/Borachio./ Not honestly, my lord; but so covertly, that no dishonesty shall appear in me, my lord."--/Much Ado about Nothing/.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "/Borachio./ Not honestly, my lord; but so covertly, that no dishonesty shall appear in me, my lord."--/Much Ado about Nothing/.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "/Borachio./ Not honestly, my lord; but so covertly, that no dishonesty shall appear in me, my lord."--/Much Ado about Nothing/.
note
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From this reading FERRERS and Cesarini were both sitting over their wine, and both had sunk into silence, for they had only one subject in common, when a note was brought to Lumley from Lady Florence.--"This is lucky enough!" said he, as he read it.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "/Borachio./ Not honestly, my lord; but so covertly, that no dishonesty shall appear in me, my lord."--/Much Ado about Nothing/.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading FERRERS and Cesarini were both sitting over their wine, and both had sunk into silence, for they had only one subject in common, when a note was brought to Lumley from Lady Florence.--"This is lucky enough!" said he, as he read it.
only
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From this reading FERRERS and Cesarini were both sitting over their wine, and both had sunk into silence, for they had only one subject in common, when a note was brought to Lumley from Lady Florence.--"This is lucky enough!" said he, as he read it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading FERRERS and Cesarini were both sitting over their wine, and both had sunk into silence, for they had only one subject in common, when a note was brought to Lumley from Lady Florence.--"This is lucky enough!" said he, as he read it.
read
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From this reading FERRERS and Cesarini were both sitting over their wine, and both had sunk into silence, for they had only one subject in common, when a note was brought to Lumley from Lady Florence.--"This is lucky enough!" said he, as he read it.
said
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From this reading FERRERS and Cesarini were both sitting over their wine, and both had sunk into silence, for they had only one subject in common, when a note was brought to Lumley from Lady Florence.--"This is lucky enough!" said he, as he read it.
see
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From this reading "Lady Florence wishes to see you, and incloses me a note for you, which she asks me to address and forward to you.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "/Borachio./ Not honestly, my lord; but so covertly, that no dishonesty shall appear in me, my lord."--/Much Ado about Nothing/.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Lady Florence wishes to see you, and incloses me a note for you, which she asks me to address and forward to you.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading FERRERS and Cesarini were both sitting over their wine, and both had sunk into silence, for they had only one subject in common, when a note was brought to Lumley from Lady Florence.--"This is lucky enough!" said he, as he read it.
sitting
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From this reading FERRERS and Cesarini were both sitting over their wine, and both had sunk into silence, for they had only one subject in common, when a note was brought to Lumley from Lady Florence.--"This is lucky enough!" said he, as he read it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "/Borachio./ Not honestly, my lord; but so covertly, that no dishonesty shall appear in me, my lord."--/Much Ado about Nothing/.
subject
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From this reading FERRERS and Cesarini were both sitting over their wine, and both had sunk into silence, for they had only one subject in common, when a note was brought to Lumley from Lady Florence.--"This is lucky enough!" said he, as he read it.
sunk
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From this reading FERRERS and Cesarini were both sitting over their wine, and both had sunk into silence, for they had only one subject in common, when a note was brought to Lumley from Lady Florence.--"This is lucky enough!" said he, as he read it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "/Borachio./ Not honestly, my lord; but so covertly, that no dishonesty shall appear in me, my lord."--/Much Ado about Nothing/.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading FERRERS and Cesarini were both sitting over their wine, and both had sunk into silence, for they had only one subject in common, when a note was brought to Lumley from Lady Florence.--"This is lucky enough!" said he, as he read it.
There
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From this reading There it is."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading FERRERS and Cesarini were both sitting over their wine, and both had sunk into silence, for they had only one subject in common, when a note was brought to Lumley from Lady Florence.--"This is lucky enough!" said he, as he read it.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "/Don John./ How canst thou cross this marriage?
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "/Don John./ How canst thou cross this marriage?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FERRERS and Cesarini were both sitting over their wine, and both had sunk into silence, for they had only one subject in common, when a note was brought to Lumley from Lady Florence.--"This is lucky enough!" said he, as he read it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FERRERS and Cesarini were both sitting over their wine, and both had sunk into silence, for they had only one subject in common, when a note was brought to Lumley from Lady Florence.--"This is lucky enough!" said he, as he read it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading FERRERS and Cesarini were both sitting over their wine, and both had sunk into silence, for they had only one subject in common, when a note was brought to Lumley from Lady Florence.--"This is lucky enough!" said he, as he read it.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading FERRERS and Cesarini were both sitting over their wine, and both had sunk into silence, for they had only one subject in common, when a note was brought to Lumley from Lady Florence.--"This is lucky enough!" said he, as he read it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Lady Florence wishes to see you, and incloses me a note for you, which she asks me to address and forward to you.
wine
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From this reading FERRERS and Cesarini were both sitting over their wine, and both had sunk into silence, for they had only one subject in common, when a note was brought to Lumley from Lady Florence.--"This is lucky enough!" said he, as he read it.
wishes
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From this reading "Lady Florence wishes to see you, and incloses me a note for you, which she asks me to address and forward to you.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Lady Florence wishes to see you, and incloses me a note for you, which she asks me to address and forward to you.
