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Romeo and Juliet

Chapter V

Chapter 5, section 1: Rom. I stretch it out for that word, broad, which added to the Goose, proues thee farre and wide, abroad Goose Mer. Why is not this better now, then groning for Loue, now art thou
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Rom.
I stretch it out for that word, broad, which added to the Goose, proues thee farre and wide, abroad Goose Mer.
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.
Stop there, stop there Mer.
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Romeo and Juliet

Chapter V

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Rom.
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I stretch it out for that word, broad, which added to the Goose, proues thee farre and wide, abroad Goose Mer.
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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
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Ben.
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Stop there, stop there Mer.

Learner Dictionary

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

Added noun US /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.”

Art auxiliary verb US /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”

Great noun US /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”

Thee pronoun US /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.”

Thou pronoun US /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”

Well noun US /well/

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”

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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.