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Shakespeare's First Folio
Shakespeare's First Folio

Chapter XXXV

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Alb.
Where was his Sonne, When they did take his eyes?
Mes.
Come with my Lady hither Alb.
He is not heere Mes.
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Shakespeare's First Folio

Chapter XXXV

Reading 1/306 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Alb.
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Where was his Sonne, When they did take his eyes?
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Mes.
Line 4
Come with my Lady hither Alb.
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He is not heere Mes.

Learner Dictionary

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

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Come with my Lady hither Alb.”

Hither adverb US /ˈhɪðər/

an old word meaning “to this place”

From this reading “Come with my Lady hither Alb.”

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Where was his Sonne, When they did take his eyes?”

All words in this reading · 20

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Alb

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From this reading Alb.

ComenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Come with my Lady hither Alb.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Where was his Sonne, When they did take his eyes?

eyes

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From this reading Where was his Sonne, When they did take his eyes?

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He is not heere Mes.

heere

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From this reading He is not heere Mes.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Where was his Sonne, When they did take his eyes?

hitheradverbUS /ˈhɪðər/

an old word meaning “to this place”

From this reading Come with my Lady hither Alb.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading He is not heere Mes.

Lady

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From this reading Come with my Lady hither Alb.

Mes

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From this reading Mes.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Come with my Lady hither Alb.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading He is not heere Mes.

Sonne

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From this reading Where was his Sonne, When they did take his eyes?

takenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Where was his Sonne, When they did take his eyes?

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Where was his Sonne, When they did take his eyes?

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Where was his Sonne, When they did take his eyes?

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Where was his Sonne, When they did take his eyes?

WhereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Where was his Sonne, When they did take his eyes?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Come with my Lady hither Alb.