Chapter XI
THE SISTERS ALONE.--THE GOSSIP OF LOVE.--AN ALARM --AND AN EVENT. Juliet.--My true love is grown to such excess, I cannot sum up half my sum of wealth. --Romeo and Juliet. Eros.--Oh, a man in arms; His weapon drawn, too! --The False One.
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Chapter XI
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THE
SISTERS
ALONE.--THE
GOSSIP
OF
LOVE.--AN
ALARM
--AND
AN
EVENT.
Juliet.--My
true
love
is
grown
to
such
excess,
I
cannot
sum
up
half
my
sum
of
wealth.
--Romeo
and
Juliet.
Eros.--Oh,
a
man
in
arms;
His
weapon
drawn,
too!
--The
False
One.
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Line 1
THE
SISTERS
ALONE.--THE
GOSSIP
OF
LOVE.--AN
ALARM
--AND
AN
EVENT.
Line 2
Juliet.--My
true
love
is
grown
to
such
excess,
I
cannot
sum
up
half
my
sum
of
wealth.
Line 3
--Romeo
and
Juliet.
Line 4
Eros.--Oh,
a
man
in
arms;
His
weapon
drawn,
too!
Line 5
--The
False
One.
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ALONE
noun
US /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE SISTERS ALONE.--THE GOSSIP OF LOVE.--AN ALARM --AND AN EVENT.”
Half
noun
US /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Juliet.--My true love is grown to such excess, I cannot sum up half my sum of wealth.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “--The False One.”
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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 Eros.--Oh, a man in arms; His weapon drawn, too!
ALARM
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From this reading THE SISTERS ALONE.--THE GOSSIP OF LOVE.--AN ALARM --AND AN EVENT.
ALONEnounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SISTERS ALONE.--THE GOSSIP OF LOVE.--AN ALARM --AND AN EVENT.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE SISTERS ALONE.--THE GOSSIP OF LOVE.--AN ALARM --AND AN EVENT.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SISTERS ALONE.--THE GOSSIP OF LOVE.--AN ALARM --AND AN EVENT.
arms
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From this reading Eros.--Oh, a man in arms; His weapon drawn, too!
cannot
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From this reading Juliet.--My true love is grown to such excess, I cannot sum up half my sum of wealth.
drawn
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From this reading Eros.--Oh, a man in arms; His weapon drawn, too!
Eros
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From this reading Eros.--Oh, a man in arms; His weapon drawn, too!
EVENT
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From this reading THE SISTERS ALONE.--THE GOSSIP OF LOVE.--AN ALARM --AND AN EVENT.
excess
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From this reading Juliet.--My true love is grown to such excess, I cannot sum up half my sum of wealth.
False
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From this reading --The False One.
GOSSIP
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From this reading THE SISTERS ALONE.--THE GOSSIP OF LOVE.--AN ALARM --AND AN EVENT.
grown
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From this reading Juliet.--My true love is grown to such excess, I cannot sum up half my sum of wealth.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Juliet.--My true love is grown to such excess, I cannot sum up half my sum of wealth.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Eros.--Oh, a man in arms; His weapon drawn, too!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Juliet.--My true love is grown to such excess, I cannot sum up half my sum of wealth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Eros.--Oh, a man in arms; His weapon drawn, too!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Juliet.--My true love is grown to such excess, I cannot sum up half my sum of wealth.
Juliet
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From this reading Juliet.--My true love is grown to such excess, I cannot sum up half my sum of wealth.
LOVE
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From this reading THE SISTERS ALONE.--THE GOSSIP OF LOVE.--AN ALARM --AND AN EVENT.
man
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From this reading Eros.--Oh, a man in arms; His weapon drawn, too!
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Juliet.--My true love is grown to such excess, I cannot sum up half my sum of wealth.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SISTERS ALONE.--THE GOSSIP OF LOVE.--AN ALARM --AND AN EVENT.
Oh
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From this reading Eros.--Oh, a man in arms; His weapon drawn, too!
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading --The False One.
Romeo
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From this reading --Romeo and Juliet.
SISTERS
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From this reading THE SISTERS ALONE.--THE GOSSIP OF LOVE.--AN ALARM --AND AN EVENT.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Juliet.--My true love is grown to such excess, I cannot sum up half my sum of wealth.
sum
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From this reading Juliet.--My true love is grown to such excess, I cannot sum up half my sum of wealth.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SISTERS ALONE.--THE GOSSIP OF LOVE.--AN ALARM --AND AN EVENT.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Juliet.--My true love is grown to such excess, I cannot sum up half my sum of wealth.
too
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From this reading Eros.--Oh, a man in arms; His weapon drawn, too!
true
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From this reading Juliet.--My true love is grown to such excess, I cannot sum up half my sum of wealth.
up
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From this reading Juliet.--My true love is grown to such excess, I cannot sum up half my sum of wealth.
wealth
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From this reading Juliet.--My true love is grown to such excess, I cannot sum up half my sum of wealth.
weapon
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From this reading Eros.--Oh, a man in arms; His weapon drawn, too!