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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 Why is not this better now, then groning for Loue, now art thou sociable, now art thou Romeo: now art thou what thou art, by Art as well as by Nature, for this driueling Loue is like a great Naturall, that runs lolling vp and downe to hid his bable in a hole
abroad
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From this reading I stretch it out for that word, broad, which added to the Goose, proues thee farre and wide, abroad Goose Mer.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I stretch it out for that word, broad, which added to the Goose, proues thee farre and wide, abroad Goose Mer.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I stretch it out for that word, broad, which added to the Goose, proues thee farre and wide, abroad Goose Mer.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Why is not this better now, then groning for Loue, now art thou sociable, now art thou Romeo: now art thou what thou art, by Art as well as by Nature, for this driueling Loue is like a great Naturall, that runs lolling vp and downe to hid his bable in a hole
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Why is not this better now, then groning for Loue, now art thou sociable, now art thou Romeo: now art thou what thou art, by Art as well as by Nature, for this driueling Loue is like a great Naturall, that runs lolling vp and downe to hid his bable in a hole
bable
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From this reading Why is not this better now, then groning for Loue, now art thou sociable, now art thou Romeo: now art thou what thou art, by Art as well as by Nature, for this driueling Loue is like a great Naturall, that runs lolling vp and downe to hid his bable in a hole
Ben
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From this reading Ben.
better
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From this reading Why is not this better now, then groning for Loue, now art thou sociable, now art thou Romeo: now art thou what thou art, by Art as well as by Nature, for this driueling Loue is like a great Naturall, that runs lolling vp and downe to hid his bable in a hole
broad
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From this reading I stretch it out for that word, broad, which added to the Goose, proues thee farre and wide, abroad Goose Mer.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Why is not this better now, then groning for Loue, now art thou sociable, now art thou Romeo: now art thou what thou art, by Art as well as by Nature, for this driueling Loue is like a great Naturall, that runs lolling vp and downe to hid his bable in a hole
downe
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From this reading Why is not this better now, then groning for Loue, now art thou sociable, now art thou Romeo: now art thou what thou art, by Art as well as by Nature, for this driueling Loue is like a great Naturall, that runs lolling vp and downe to hid his bable in a hole
driueling
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From this reading Why is not this better now, then groning for Loue, now art thou sociable, now art thou Romeo: now art thou what thou art, by Art as well as by Nature, for this driueling Loue is like a great Naturall, that runs lolling vp and downe to hid his bable in a hole
farre
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From this reading I stretch it out for that word, broad, which added to the Goose, proues thee farre and wide, abroad Goose Mer.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I stretch it out for that word, broad, which added to the Goose, proues thee farre and wide, abroad Goose Mer.
Goose
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From this reading I stretch it out for that word, broad, which added to the Goose, proues thee farre and wide, abroad Goose Mer.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why is not this better now, then groning for Loue, now art thou sociable, now art thou Romeo: now art thou what thou art, by Art as well as by Nature, for this driueling Loue is like a great Naturall, that runs lolling vp and downe to hid his bable in a hole
groning
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From this reading Why is not this better now, then groning for Loue, now art thou sociable, now art thou Romeo: now art thou what thou art, by Art as well as by Nature, for this driueling Loue is like a great Naturall, that runs lolling vp and downe to hid his bable in a hole
hid
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From this reading Why is not this better now, then groning for Loue, now art thou sociable, now art thou Romeo: now art thou what thou art, by Art as well as by Nature, for this driueling Loue is like a great Naturall, that runs lolling vp and downe to hid his bable in a hole
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Why is not this better now, then groning for Loue, now art thou sociable, now art thou Romeo: now art thou what thou art, by Art as well as by Nature, for this driueling Loue is like a great Naturall, that runs lolling vp and downe to hid his bable in a hole
hole
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From this reading Why is not this better now, then groning for Loue, now art thou sociable, now art thou Romeo: now art thou what thou art, by Art as well as by Nature, for this driueling Loue is like a great Naturall, that runs lolling vp and downe to hid his bable in a hole
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I stretch it out for that word, broad, which added to the Goose, proues thee farre and wide, abroad Goose Mer.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Why is not this better now, then groning for Loue, now art thou sociable, now art thou Romeo: now art thou what thou art, by Art as well as by Nature, for this driueling Loue is like a great Naturall, that runs lolling vp and downe to hid his bable in a hole
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why is not this better now, then groning for Loue, now art thou sociable, now art thou Romeo: now art thou what thou art, by Art as well as by Nature, for this driueling Loue is like a great Naturall, that runs lolling vp and downe to hid his bable in a hole
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I stretch it out for that word, broad, which added to the Goose, proues thee farre and wide, abroad Goose Mer.
like
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From this reading Why is not this better now, then groning for Loue, now art thou sociable, now art thou Romeo: now art thou what thou art, by Art as well as by Nature, for this driueling Loue is like a great Naturall, that runs lolling vp and downe to hid his bable in a hole
lolling
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From this reading Why is not this better now, then groning for Loue, now art thou sociable, now art thou Romeo: now art thou what thou art, by Art as well as by Nature, for this driueling Loue is like a great Naturall, that runs lolling vp and downe to hid his bable in a hole
Loue
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From this reading Why is not this better now, then groning for Loue, now art thou sociable, now art thou Romeo: now art thou what thou art, by Art as well as by Nature, for this driueling Loue is like a great Naturall, that runs lolling vp and downe to hid his bable in a hole
Mer
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From this reading I stretch it out for that word, broad, which added to the Goose, proues thee farre and wide, abroad Goose Mer.
Naturall
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From this reading Why is not this better now, then groning for Loue, now art thou sociable, now art thou Romeo: now art thou what thou art, by Art as well as by Nature, for this driueling Loue is like a great Naturall, that runs lolling vp and downe to hid his bable in a hole
Nature
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From this reading Why is not this better now, then groning for Loue, now art thou sociable, now art thou Romeo: now art thou what thou art, by Art as well as by Nature, for this driueling Loue is like a great Naturall, that runs lolling vp and downe to hid his bable in a hole
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why is not this better now, then groning for Loue, now art thou sociable, now art thou Romeo: now art thou what thou art, by Art as well as by Nature, for this driueling Loue is like a great Naturall, that runs lolling vp and downe to hid his bable in a hole
now
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From this reading Why is not this better now, then groning for Loue, now art thou sociable, now art thou Romeo: now art thou what thou art, by Art as well as by Nature, for this driueling Loue is like a great Naturall, that runs lolling vp and downe to hid his bable in a hole
out
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From this reading I stretch it out for that word, broad, which added to the Goose, proues thee farre and wide, abroad Goose Mer.
proues
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From this reading I stretch it out for that word, broad, which added to the Goose, proues thee farre and wide, abroad Goose Mer.
Rom
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From this reading Rom.
Romeo
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From this reading Why is not this better now, then groning for Loue, now art thou sociable, now art thou Romeo: now art thou what thou art, by Art as well as by Nature, for this driueling Loue is like a great Naturall, that runs lolling vp and downe to hid his bable in a hole
runs
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From this reading Why is not this better now, then groning for Loue, now art thou sociable, now art thou Romeo: now art thou what thou art, by Art as well as by Nature, for this driueling Loue is like a great Naturall, that runs lolling vp and downe to hid his bable in a hole
sociable
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From this reading Why is not this better now, then groning for Loue, now art thou sociable, now art thou Romeo: now art thou what thou art, by Art as well as by Nature, for this driueling Loue is like a great Naturall, that runs lolling vp and downe to hid his bable in a hole
Stop
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From this reading Stop there, stop there Mer.
stretch
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From this reading I stretch it out for that word, broad, which added to the Goose, proues thee farre and wide, abroad Goose Mer.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I stretch it out for that word, broad, which added to the Goose, proues thee farre and wide, abroad Goose Mer.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I stretch it out for that word, broad, which added to the Goose, proues thee farre and wide, abroad Goose Mer.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading I stretch it out for that word, broad, which added to the Goose, proues thee farre and wide, abroad Goose Mer.
then
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From this reading Why is not this better now, then groning for Loue, now art thou sociable, now art thou Romeo: now art thou what thou art, by Art as well as by Nature, for this driueling Loue is like a great Naturall, that runs lolling vp and downe to hid his bable in a hole
there
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From this reading Stop there, stop there Mer.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Why is not this better now, then groning for Loue, now art thou sociable, now art thou Romeo: now art thou what thou art, by Art as well as by Nature, for this driueling Loue is like a great Naturall, that runs lolling vp and downe to hid his bable in a hole
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Why is not this better now, then groning for Loue, now art thou sociable, now art thou Romeo: now art thou what thou art, by Art as well as by Nature, for this driueling Loue is like a great Naturall, that runs lolling vp and downe to hid his bable in a hole
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I stretch it out for that word, broad, which added to the Goose, proues thee farre and wide, abroad Goose Mer.
vp
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From this reading Why is not this better now, then groning for Loue, now art thou sociable, now art thou Romeo: now art thou what thou art, by Art as well as by Nature, for this driueling Loue is like a great Naturall, that runs lolling vp and downe to hid his bable in a hole
well
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From this reading Why is not this better now, then groning for Loue, now art thou sociable, now art thou Romeo: now art thou what thou art, by Art as well as by Nature, for this driueling Loue is like a great Naturall, that runs lolling vp and downe to hid his bable in a hole
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Why is not this better now, then groning for Loue, now art thou sociable, now art thou Romeo: now art thou what thou art, by Art as well as by Nature, for this driueling Loue is like a great Naturall, that runs lolling vp and downe to hid his bable in a hole
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I stretch it out for that word, broad, which added to the Goose, proues thee farre and wide, abroad Goose Mer.
Why
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From this reading Why is not this better now, then groning for Loue, now art thou sociable, now art thou Romeo: now art thou what thou art, by Art as well as by Nature, for this driueling Loue is like a great Naturall, that runs lolling vp and downe to hid his bable in a hole
wide
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From this reading I stretch it out for that word, broad, which added to the Goose, proues thee farre and wide, abroad Goose Mer.
word
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From this reading I stretch it out for that word, broad, which added to the Goose, proues thee farre and wide, abroad Goose Mer.