Chapter II
_Dro. S._ [_Within_] Right, sir; I’ll tell you when, an you’ll tell me wherefore. _Ant. E._ Wherefore? for my dinner: I have not dined to-day. 40 _Dro.
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_Dro.
S._
[_Within_]
Right,
sir;
I’ll
tell
you
when,
an
you’ll
tell
me
wherefore.
_Ant.
E._
Wherefore?
for
my
dinner:
I
have
not
dined
to-day.
40
_Dro.
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The Comedy of Errors — The Works of William Shakespeare
Chapter II
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
_Dro.
Line 2
S._
[_Within_]
Right,
sir;
I’ll
tell
you
when,
an
you’ll
tell
me
wherefore.
Line 3
_Ant.
Line 4
E._
Wherefore?
for
my
dinner:
I
have
not
dined
to-day.
Line 5
40
_Dro.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “E._ Wherefore? for my dinner: I have not dined to-day.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “S._ [_Within_] Right, sir; I’ll tell you when, an you’ll tell me wherefore.”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “S._ [_Within_] Right, sir; I’ll tell you when, an you’ll tell me wherefore.”
Wherefore
adverb
US /werˈfɔːr/
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading “S._ [_Within_] Right, sir; I’ll tell you when, an you’ll tell me wherefore.”
Within
preposition
US /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading S._ [_Within_] Right, sir; I’ll tell you when, an you’ll tell me wherefore.
Ant
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From this reading _Ant.
dined
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From this reading E._ Wherefore? for my dinner: I have not dined to-day.
dinner
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From this reading E._ Wherefore? for my dinner: I have not dined to-day.
Dro
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From this reading _Dro.
E
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From this reading E._ Wherefore? for my dinner: I have not dined to-day.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading E._ Wherefore? for my dinner: I have not dined to-day.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading E._ Wherefore? for my dinner: I have not dined to-day.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading E._ Wherefore? for my dinner: I have not dined to-day.
I'll
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From this reading S._ [_Within_] Right, sir; I’ll tell you when, an you’ll tell me wherefore.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading S._ [_Within_] Right, sir; I’ll tell you when, an you’ll tell me wherefore.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading E._ Wherefore? for my dinner: I have not dined to-day.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading E._ Wherefore? for my dinner: I have not dined to-day.
RightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading S._ [_Within_] Right, sir; I’ll tell you when, an you’ll tell me wherefore.
S
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From this reading S._ [_Within_] Right, sir; I’ll tell you when, an you’ll tell me wherefore.
sir
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From this reading S._ [_Within_] Right, sir; I’ll tell you when, an you’ll tell me wherefore.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading S._ [_Within_] Right, sir; I’ll tell you when, an you’ll tell me wherefore.
to-day
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From this reading E._ Wherefore? for my dinner: I have not dined to-day.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading S._ [_Within_] Right, sir; I’ll tell you when, an you’ll tell me wherefore.
whereforeadverbUS /werˈfɔːr/
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading S._ [_Within_] Right, sir; I’ll tell you when, an you’ll tell me wherefore.
WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading S._ [_Within_] Right, sir; I’ll tell you when, an you’ll tell me wherefore.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading S._ [_Within_] Right, sir; I’ll tell you when, an you’ll tell me wherefore.
you'll
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From this reading S._ [_Within_] Right, sir; I’ll tell you when, an you’ll tell me wherefore.