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The Comedy of Errors — The Works of William Shakespeare
The Comedy of Errors — The Works of William Shakespeare

Chapter III

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_Ang._ Come, come, you know I gave it you even now.
55 Either send the chain, or send me by some token.
_Ant.
E._ Fie, now you run this humour out of breath.
Come, where’s the chain?
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The Comedy of Errors — The Works of William Shakespeare

Chapter III

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_Ang._ Come, come, you know I gave it you even now.
Line 2
55 Either send the chain, or send me by some token.
Line 3
_Ant.
Line 4
E._ Fie, now you run this humour out of breath.
Line 5
Come, where’s the chain?

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 “_Ang._ Come, come, you know I gave it you even now.”

Either determiner US /ˈiːðər/

one or the other of two

From this reading “55 Either send the chain, or send me by some token.”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Ang._ Come, come, you know I gave it you even now.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Ang._ Come, come, you know I gave it you even now.”

All words in this reading · 29

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55

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From this reading 55 Either send the chain, or send me by some token.

Ang

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From this reading _Ang._ Come, come, you know I gave it you even now.

Ant

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From this reading _Ant.

breath

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From this reading E._ Fie, now you run this humour out of breath.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading 55 Either send the chain, or send me by some token.

chain

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From this reading 55 Either send the chain, or send me by some token.

ComenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Ang._ Come, come, you know I gave it you even now.

E

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From this reading E._ Fie, now you run this humour out of breath.

EitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/

one or the other of two

From this reading 55 Either send the chain, or send me by some token.

evennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Ang._ Come, come, you know I gave it you even now.

Fie

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From this reading E._ Fie, now you run this humour out of breath.

gave

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From this reading _Ang._ Come, come, you know I gave it you even now.

humour

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From this reading E._ Fie, now you run this humour out of breath.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading _Ang._ Come, come, you know I gave it you even now.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _Ang._ Come, come, you know I gave it you even now.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Ang._ Come, come, you know I gave it you even now.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading 55 Either send the chain, or send me by some token.

now

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From this reading _Ang._ Come, come, you know I gave it you even now.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading E._ Fie, now you run this humour out of breath.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading 55 Either send the chain, or send me by some token.

out

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From this reading E._ Fie, now you run this humour out of breath.

run

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From this reading E._ Fie, now you run this humour out of breath.

send

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From this reading 55 Either send the chain, or send me by some token.

some

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From this reading 55 Either send the chain, or send me by some token.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading 55 Either send the chain, or send me by some token.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading E._ Fie, now you run this humour out of breath.

token

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From this reading 55 Either send the chain, or send me by some token.

where's

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From this reading Come, where’s the chain?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _Ang._ Come, come, you know I gave it you even now.