Chapter 2 of Love's Labour's Lost is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Love's Labour's Lost is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Clow. I was taken with none sir, I was taken with a Damosell Fer. Well, it was proclaimed Damosell Clo. This was no Damosell neyther sir, shee was a Virgin Fer. It is so varried to, for it was proclaimed Virgin Clo.
Chapter 2 of Love's Labour's Lost is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not one, and not any
From this reading “I was taken with none sir, I was taken with a Damosell Fer.”
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “Well, it was proclaimed Damosell Clo.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “I was taken with none sir, I was taken with a Damosell Fer.”
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading “I was taken with none sir, I was taken with a Damosell Fer.”
a person who has never had sex
From this reading “This was no Damosell neyther sir, shee was a Virgin Fer.”
(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 “Well, it was proclaimed Damosell Clo.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I was taken with none sir, I was taken with a Damosell Fer.
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From this reading Well, it was proclaimed Damosell Clo.
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From this reading Clow.
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From this reading I was taken with none sir, I was taken with a Damosell Fer.
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From this reading I was taken with none sir, I was taken with a Damosell Fer.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is so varried to, for it was proclaimed Virgin Clo.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was taken with none sir, I was taken with a Damosell Fer.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is so varried to, for it was proclaimed Virgin Clo.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Well, it was proclaimed Damosell Clo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was no Damosell neyther sir, shee was a Virgin Fer.
not any; not one
From this reading This was no Damosell neyther sir, shee was a Virgin Fer.
not one, and not any
From this reading I was taken with none sir, I was taken with a Damosell Fer.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading Well, it was proclaimed Damosell Clo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was no Damosell neyther sir, shee was a Virgin Fer.
term of address for a man
From this reading I was taken with none sir, I was taken with a Damosell Fer.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It is so varried to, for it was proclaimed Virgin Clo.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading I was taken with none sir, I was taken with a Damosell Fer.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was no Damosell neyther sir, shee was a Virgin Fer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is so varried to, for it was proclaimed Virgin Clo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is so varried to, for it was proclaimed Virgin Clo.
a person who has never had sex
From this reading This was no Damosell neyther sir, shee was a Virgin Fer.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was taken with none sir, I was taken with a Damosell Fer.
(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 Well, it was proclaimed Damosell Clo.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was taken with none sir, I was taken with a Damosell Fer.
Chapter 2 of Love's Labour's Lost by William Shakespeare holds 189 sentences, grouped into 38 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 2 holds 189 sentences of Love's Labour's Lost, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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