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Romeo and Juliet

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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Rom.
Ha, banishment? be mercifull, say death: For exile hath more terror in his looke, Much more then death: do not say banishment Fri.
Here from Verona art thou banished: Be patient, for the world is broad and wide Rom.
There is no world without Verona walles, But Purgatorie, Torture, hell it selfe: Hence banished, is banisht from the world, And worlds exile is death.
Then banished, Is death, mistearm'd, calling death banished, Thou cut'st my head off with a golden Axe, And smilest vpon the stroke that murders me Fri.
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Romeo and Juliet

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of Romeo and Juliet is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Rom.
/rɑːm/
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Ha, banishment? be mercifull, say death: For exile hath more terror in his looke, Much more then death: do not say banishment Fri.
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Here from Verona art thou banished: Be patient, for the world is broad and wide Rom.
/hiːr frʌm vərˈoʊnə ɑːrt ðaʊ ˈbænɪʃt biː ˈpeɪʃənt fɔːr ðə wɜːrld ɪz brɔːd ənd waɪd rɑːm/
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There is no world without Verona walles, But Purgatorie, Torture, hell it selfe: Hence banished, is banisht from the world, And worlds exile is death.
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Then banished, Is death, mistearm'd, calling death banished, Thou cut'st my head off with a golden Axe, And smilest vpon the stroke that murders me Fri.

Learner Dictionary

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

banished verb US /ˈbænɪʃt/

past form of “banish” — expel from a community or group

From this reading “Here from Verona art thou banished: Be patient, for the world is broad and wide Rom.”

banishment noun US /ˈbænɪʃmənt/

the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)

From this reading “Ha, banishment? be mercifull, say death: For exile hath more terror in his looke, Much more then death: do not say banishment Fri.”

exile verb US /ˈeɡzaɪl/

expel from a country

From this reading “Ha, banishment? be mercifull, say death: For exile hath more terror in his looke, Much more then death: do not say banishment Fri.”

murders noun US /ˈmɜːrdərz/

plural of “murder” — unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being

From this reading “Then banished, Is death, mistearm'd, calling death banished, Thou cut'st my head off with a golden Axe, And smilest vpon the stroke that murders me Fri.”

Rom noun US /rɑːm/

(computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed

From this reading “Rom.”

Verona noun US /vərˈoʊnə/

a city in Veneto on the River Adige

From this reading “Here from Verona art thou banished: Be patient, for the world is broad and wide Rom.”

walles verb US /wɔːlz/

third-person singular of “wall” — surround with a wall in order to fortify

From this reading “There is no world without Verona walles, But Purgatorie, Torture, hell it selfe: Hence banished, is banisht from the world, And worlds exile is death.”

worlds noun US /wɜːrldz/

plural of “world” — everything that exists anywhere

From this reading “There is no world without Verona walles, But Purgatorie, Torture, hell it selfe: Hence banished, is banisht from the world, And worlds exile is death.”

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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 Then banished, Is death, mistearm'd, calling death banished, Thou cut'st my head off with a golden Axe, And smilest vpon the stroke that murders me Fri.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Here from Verona art thou banished: Be patient, for the world is broad and wide Rom.

artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading Here from Verona art thou banished: Be patient, for the world is broad and wide Rom.

AxenounUS /æks/

an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle

From this reading Then banished, Is death, mistearm'd, calling death banished, Thou cut'st my head off with a golden Axe, And smilest vpon the stroke that murders me Fri.

banishedverbUS /ˈbænɪʃt/

past form of “banish” — expel from a community or group

From this reading Here from Verona art thou banished: Be patient, for the world is broad and wide Rom.

banishmentnounUS /ˈbænɪʃmənt/

the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)

From this reading Ha, banishment? be mercifull, say death: For exile hath more terror in his looke, Much more then death: do not say banishment Fri.

banisht

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From this reading There is no world without Verona walles, But Purgatorie, Torture, hell it selfe: Hence banished, is banisht from the world, And worlds exile is death.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Ha, banishment? be mercifull, say death: For exile hath more terror in his looke, Much more then death: do not say banishment Fri.

broadadjectiveUS /brɔːd/

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading Here from Verona art thou banished: Be patient, for the world is broad and wide Rom.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading There is no world without Verona walles, But Purgatorie, Torture, hell it selfe: Hence banished, is banisht from the world, And worlds exile is death.

callingnounUS /ˈkɔːlɪŋ/

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading Then banished, Is death, mistearm'd, calling death banished, Thou cut'st my head off with a golden Axe, And smilest vpon the stroke that murders me Fri.

cut'st

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From this reading Then banished, Is death, mistearm'd, calling death banished, Thou cut'st my head off with a golden Axe, And smilest vpon the stroke that murders me Fri.

deathnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading Ha, banishment? be mercifull, say death: For exile hath more terror in his looke, Much more then death: do not say banishment Fri.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Ha, banishment? be mercifull, say death: For exile hath more terror in his looke, Much more then death: do not say banishment Fri.

exileverbUS /ˈeɡzaɪl/

expel from a country

From this reading Ha, banishment? be mercifull, say death: For exile hath more terror in his looke, Much more then death: do not say banishment Fri.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Ha, banishment? be mercifull, say death: For exile hath more terror in his looke, Much more then death: do not say banishment Fri.

Frinoun

the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day

From this reading Ha, banishment? be mercifull, say death: For exile hath more terror in his looke, Much more then death: do not say banishment Fri.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Here from Verona art thou banished: Be patient, for the world is broad and wide Rom.

goldenadjectiveUS /ˈɡoʊldən/

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading Then banished, Is death, mistearm'd, calling death banished, Thou cut'st my head off with a golden Axe, And smilest vpon the stroke that murders me Fri.

HanounUS /hɑː/

(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day

From this reading Ha, banishment? be mercifull, say death: For exile hath more terror in his looke, Much more then death: do not say banishment Fri.

hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading Ha, banishment? be mercifull, say death: For exile hath more terror in his looke, Much more then death: do not say banishment Fri.

headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Then banished, Is death, mistearm'd, calling death banished, Thou cut'st my head off with a golden Axe, And smilest vpon the stroke that murders me Fri.

hellnounUS /hel/

any place of pain and turmoil

From this reading There is no world without Verona walles, But Purgatorie, Torture, hell it selfe: Hence banished, is banisht from the world, And worlds exile is death.

HenceadverbUS /hens/

for this reason

From this reading There is no world without Verona walles, But Purgatorie, Torture, hell it selfe: Hence banished, is banisht from the world, And worlds exile is death.

HereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Here from Verona art thou banished: Be patient, for the world is broad and wide Rom.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Ha, banishment? be mercifull, say death: For exile hath more terror in his looke, Much more then death: do not say banishment Fri.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Ha, banishment? be mercifull, say death: For exile hath more terror in his looke, Much more then death: do not say banishment Fri.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Here from Verona art thou banished: Be patient, for the world is broad and wide Rom.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading There is no world without Verona walles, But Purgatorie, Torture, hell it selfe: Hence banished, is banisht from the world, And worlds exile is death.

looke

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Ha, banishment? be mercifull, say death: For exile hath more terror in his looke, Much more then death: do not say banishment Fri.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Then banished, Is death, mistearm'd, calling death banished, Thou cut'st my head off with a golden Axe, And smilest vpon the stroke that murders me Fri.

mercifull

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Ha, banishment? be mercifull, say death: For exile hath more terror in his looke, Much more then death: do not say banishment Fri.

mistearm'd

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Then banished, Is death, mistearm'd, calling death banished, Thou cut'st my head off with a golden Axe, And smilest vpon the stroke that murders me Fri.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Ha, banishment? be mercifull, say death: For exile hath more terror in his looke, Much more then death: do not say banishment Fri.

MuchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Ha, banishment? be mercifull, say death: For exile hath more terror in his looke, Much more then death: do not say banishment Fri.

murdersnounUS /ˈmɜːrdərz/

plural of “murder” — unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being

From this reading Then banished, Is death, mistearm'd, calling death banished, Thou cut'st my head off with a golden Axe, And smilest vpon the stroke that murders me Fri.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Then banished, Is death, mistearm'd, calling death banished, Thou cut'st my head off with a golden Axe, And smilest vpon the stroke that murders me Fri.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading There is no world without Verona walles, But Purgatorie, Torture, hell it selfe: Hence banished, is banisht from the world, And worlds exile is death.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Ha, banishment? be mercifull, say death: For exile hath more terror in his looke, Much more then death: do not say banishment Fri.

offadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Then banished, Is death, mistearm'd, calling death banished, Thou cut'st my head off with a golden Axe, And smilest vpon the stroke that murders me Fri.

patientnounUS /ˈpeɪʃənt/

a person who requires medical care

From this reading Here from Verona art thou banished: Be patient, for the world is broad and wide Rom.

Purgatorie

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There is no world without Verona walles, But Purgatorie, Torture, hell it selfe: Hence banished, is banisht from the world, And worlds exile is death.

RomnounUS /rɑːm/

(computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed

From this reading Rom.

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading Ha, banishment? be mercifull, say death: For exile hath more terror in his looke, Much more then death: do not say banishment Fri.

selfe

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There is no world without Verona walles, But Purgatorie, Torture, hell it selfe: Hence banished, is banisht from the world, And worlds exile is death.

smilest

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Then banished, Is death, mistearm'd, calling death banished, Thou cut'st my head off with a golden Axe, And smilest vpon the stroke that murders me Fri.

strokenounUS /stroʊk/

(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand

From this reading Then banished, Is death, mistearm'd, calling death banished, Thou cut'st my head off with a golden Axe, And smilest vpon the stroke that murders me Fri.

terrornounUS /ˈterər/

an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

From this reading Ha, banishment? be mercifull, say death: For exile hath more terror in his looke, Much more then death: do not say banishment Fri.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Then banished, Is death, mistearm'd, calling death banished, Thou cut'st my head off with a golden Axe, And smilest vpon the stroke that murders me Fri.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Here from Verona art thou banished: Be patient, for the world is broad and wide Rom.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Ha, banishment? be mercifull, say death: For exile hath more terror in his looke, Much more then death: do not say banishment Fri.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There is no world without Verona walles, But Purgatorie, Torture, hell it selfe: Hence banished, is banisht from the world, And worlds exile is death.

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading Here from Verona art thou banished: Be patient, for the world is broad and wide Rom.

TortureverbUS /ˈtɔːrtʃər/

torment emotionally or mentally

From this reading There is no world without Verona walles, But Purgatorie, Torture, hell it selfe: Hence banished, is banisht from the world, And worlds exile is death.

VeronanounUS /vərˈoʊnə/

a city in Veneto on the River Adige

From this reading Here from Verona art thou banished: Be patient, for the world is broad and wide Rom.

vpon

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Then banished, Is death, mistearm'd, calling death banished, Thou cut'st my head off with a golden Axe, And smilest vpon the stroke that murders me Fri.

wallesverbUS /wɔːlz/

third-person singular of “wall” — surround with a wall in order to fortify

From this reading There is no world without Verona walles, But Purgatorie, Torture, hell it selfe: Hence banished, is banisht from the world, And worlds exile is death.

wideadjectiveUS /waɪd/

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading Here from Verona art thou banished: Be patient, for the world is broad and wide Rom.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Then banished, Is death, mistearm'd, calling death banished, Thou cut'st my head off with a golden Axe, And smilest vpon the stroke that murders me Fri.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading There is no world without Verona walles, But Purgatorie, Torture, hell it selfe: Hence banished, is banisht from the world, And worlds exile is death.

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Here from Verona art thou banished: Be patient, for the world is broad and wide Rom.

worldsnounUS /wɜːrldz/

plural of “world” — everything that exists anywhere

From this reading There is no world without Verona walles, But Purgatorie, Torture, hell it selfe: Hence banished, is banisht from the world, And worlds exile is death.

Chapter 7 of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare holds 171 sentences, grouped into 35 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.

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Chapter 7 holds 171 sentences of Romeo and Juliet, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.

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