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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 “I hold him but a fool, that will endanger His body for a girl that loves him not.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I claim her not, and therefore she is thine.”
Anne
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From this reading I saw Anne Mordaunt several times, either in the street or in her own house, between that evening and the day I was to dine with her father.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading I saw Anne Mordaunt several times, either in the street or in her own house, between that evening and the day I was to dine with her father.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I hold him but a fool, that will endanger His body for a girl that loves him not.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I hold him but a fool, that will endanger His body for a girl that loves him not.”
care
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From this reading “Sir Valentino, I care not for her, I.”
claim
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From this reading “I claim her not, and therefore she is thine.”
day
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From this reading I saw Anne Mordaunt several times, either in the street or in her own house, between that evening and the day I was to dine with her father.
dine
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From this reading I saw Anne Mordaunt several times, either in the street or in her own house, between that evening and the day I was to dine with her father.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading I saw Anne Mordaunt several times, either in the street or in her own house, between that evening and the day I was to dine with her father.
endanger
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From this reading “I hold him but a fool, that will endanger His body for a girl that loves him not.”
evening
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From this reading I saw Anne Mordaunt several times, either in the street or in her own house, between that evening and the day I was to dine with her father.
father
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From this reading I saw Anne Mordaunt several times, either in the street or in her own house, between that evening and the day I was to dine with her father.
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I hold him but a fool, that will endanger His body for a girl that loves him not.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Sir Valentino, I care not for her, I.”
GentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Two Gentlemen of Verona_.
girl
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From this reading “I hold him but a fool, that will endanger His body for a girl that loves him not.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Sir Valentino, I care not for her, I.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I hold him but a fool, that will endanger His body for a girl that loves him not.”
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I hold him but a fool, that will endanger His body for a girl that loves him not.”
hold
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From this reading “I hold him but a fool, that will endanger His body for a girl that loves him not.”
house
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From this reading I saw Anne Mordaunt several times, either in the street or in her own house, between that evening and the day I was to dine with her father.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Sir Valentino, I care not for her, I.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I saw Anne Mordaunt several times, either in the street or in her own house, between that evening and the day I was to dine with her father.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I claim her not, and therefore she is thine.”
loves
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From this reading “I hold him but a fool, that will endanger His body for a girl that loves him not.”
Mordaunt
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From this reading I saw Anne Mordaunt several times, either in the street or in her own house, between that evening and the day I was to dine with her father.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Sir Valentino, I care not for her, I.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Two Gentlemen of Verona_.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I saw Anne Mordaunt several times, either in the street or in her own house, between that evening and the day I was to dine with her father.
own
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From this reading I saw Anne Mordaunt several times, either in the street or in her own house, between that evening and the day I was to dine with her father.
saw
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From this reading I saw Anne Mordaunt several times, either in the street or in her own house, between that evening and the day I was to dine with her father.
several
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From this reading I saw Anne Mordaunt several times, either in the street or in her own house, between that evening and the day I was to dine with her father.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I claim her not, and therefore she is thine.”
Sir
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From this reading “Sir Valentino, I care not for her, I.”
street
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From this reading I saw Anne Mordaunt several times, either in the street or in her own house, between that evening and the day I was to dine with her father.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I hold him but a fool, that will endanger His body for a girl that loves him not.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I saw Anne Mordaunt several times, either in the street or in her own house, between that evening and the day I was to dine with her father.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “I claim her not, and therefore she is thine.”
thinepronounUS /ðaɪn/
an old word for “yours”
From this reading “I claim her not, and therefore she is thine.”
times
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From this reading I saw Anne Mordaunt several times, either in the street or in her own house, between that evening and the day I was to dine with her father.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I saw Anne Mordaunt several times, either in the street or in her own house, between that evening and the day I was to dine with her father.
Two
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From this reading _Two Gentlemen of Verona_.
Valentino
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From this reading “Sir Valentino, I care not for her, I.”
Verona
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From this reading _Two Gentlemen of Verona_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I saw Anne Mordaunt several times, either in the street or in her own house, between that evening and the day I was to dine with her father.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I hold him but a fool, that will endanger His body for a girl that loves him not.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I saw Anne Mordaunt several times, either in the street or in her own house, between that evening and the day I was to dine with her father.