Chapter II
Nay, sure you must remember. _Lop_. Would I could. _Lea_. I have heard him say, you were Gossips too.
The Spanish Curate: A Comedy
Chapter II
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Nay,
sure
you
must
remember.
_Lop_.
Would
I
could.
_Lea_.
I
have
heard
him
say,
you
were
Gossips
too.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Nay,
sure
you
must
remember.
/neɪ sure juː mʌst rɪˈmɛm.bər/
Line 2
_Lop_.
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Would
I
could.
/wʊd aɪ kʊd/
Line 4
_Lea_.
Line 5
I
have
heard
him
say,
you
were
Gossips
too.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Would I could.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have heard him say, you were Gossips too.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Nay, sure you must remember.”
Nay
exclamation
US /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading “Nay, sure you must remember.”
Remember
verb
US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Nay, sure you must remember.”
Sure
noun
US /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nay, sure you must remember.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Would I could.”
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Would I could.
Gossips
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From this reading I have heard him say, you were Gossips too.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have heard him say, you were Gossips too.
heard
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From this reading I have heard him say, you were Gossips too.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have heard him say, you were Gossips too.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Would I could.
Lea
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From this reading _Lea_.
Lop
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From this reading _Lop_.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Nay, sure you must remember.
NayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading Nay, sure you must remember.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading Nay, sure you must remember.
say
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From this reading I have heard him say, you were Gossips too.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nay, sure you must remember.
too
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From this reading I have heard him say, you were Gossips too.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I have heard him say, you were Gossips too.
Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would I could.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Nay, sure you must remember.