adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Should I haue wish'd a thing, it had beene he Duk.
accordingadjectiveUS /əˈkɔːrdɪŋ/
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading Welcome him then according to his worth: Siluia, I speake to you, and you Sir Thurio, For Valentine, I need not cite him to it, I will send him hither to you presently Val.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading This is the Gentleman I told your Ladiship Had come along with me, but that his Mistresse Did hold his eyes, lockt in her Christall lookes Sil.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Welcome him then according to his worth: Siluia, I speake to you, and you Sir Thurio, For Valentine, I need not cite him to it, I will send him hither to you presently Val.
Be-like
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From this reading Be-like that now she hath enfranchis'd them Vpon some other pawne for fealty Val.
beene
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From this reading Should I haue wish'd a thing, it had beene he Duk.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This is the Gentleman I told your Ladiship Had come along with me, but that his Mistresse Did hold his eyes, lockt in her Christall lookes Sil.
Christall
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From this reading This is the Gentleman I told your Ladiship Had come along with me, but that his Mistresse Did hold his eyes, lockt in her Christall lookes Sil.
citeverbUS /saɪt/
make reference to
From this reading Welcome him then according to his worth: Siluia, I speake to you, and you Sir Thurio, For Valentine, I need not cite him to it, I will send him hither to you presently Val.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading This is the Gentleman I told your Ladiship Had come along with me, but that his Mistresse Did hold his eyes, lockt in her Christall lookes Sil.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading This is the Gentleman I told your Ladiship Had come along with me, but that his Mistresse Did hold his eyes, lockt in her Christall lookes Sil.
Duk
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From this reading Should I haue wish'd a thing, it had beene he Duk.
enfranchis'd
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From this reading Be-like that now she hath enfranchis'd them Vpon some other pawne for fealty Val.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading This is the Gentleman I told your Ladiship Had come along with me, but that his Mistresse Did hold his eyes, lockt in her Christall lookes Sil.
fealtynounUS /ˈfiːəlti/
the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)
From this reading Be-like that now she hath enfranchis'd them Vpon some other pawne for fealty Val.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Welcome him then according to his worth: Siluia, I speake to you, and you Sir Thurio, For Valentine, I need not cite him to it, I will send him hither to you presently Val.
GentlemannounUS /ˈdʒentəlmən/
a man of refinement
From this reading This is the Gentleman I told your Ladiship Had come along with me, but that his Mistresse Did hold his eyes, lockt in her Christall lookes Sil.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Should I haue wish'd a thing, it had beene he Duk.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading Be-like that now she hath enfranchis'd them Vpon some other pawne for fealty Val.
haue
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From this reading Should I haue wish'd a thing, it had beene he Duk.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Should I haue wish'd a thing, it had beene he Duk.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This is the Gentleman I told your Ladiship Had come along with me, but that his Mistresse Did hold his eyes, lockt in her Christall lookes Sil.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Welcome him then according to his worth: Siluia, I speake to you, and you Sir Thurio, For Valentine, I need not cite him to it, I will send him hither to you presently Val.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Welcome him then according to his worth: Siluia, I speake to you, and you Sir Thurio, For Valentine, I need not cite him to it, I will send him hither to you presently Val.
hitheradverbUS /ˈhɪðər/
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading Welcome him then according to his worth: Siluia, I speake to you, and you Sir Thurio, For Valentine, I need not cite him to it, I will send him hither to you presently Val.
holdverbUS /hoʊld/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading This is the Gentleman I told your Ladiship Had come along with me, but that his Mistresse Did hold his eyes, lockt in her Christall lookes Sil.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Should I haue wish'd a thing, it had beene he Duk.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This is the Gentleman I told your Ladiship Had come along with me, but that his Mistresse Did hold his eyes, lockt in her Christall lookes Sil.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is the Gentleman I told your Ladiship Had come along with me, but that his Mistresse Did hold his eyes, lockt in her Christall lookes Sil.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Should I haue wish'd a thing, it had beene he Duk.
Ladiship
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From this reading This is the Gentleman I told your Ladiship Had come along with me, but that his Mistresse Did hold his eyes, lockt in her Christall lookes Sil.
lockt
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From this reading This is the Gentleman I told your Ladiship Had come along with me, but that his Mistresse Did hold his eyes, lockt in her Christall lookes Sil.
lookes
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From this reading This is the Gentleman I told your Ladiship Had come along with me, but that his Mistresse Did hold his eyes, lockt in her Christall lookes Sil.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This is the Gentleman I told your Ladiship Had come along with me, but that his Mistresse Did hold his eyes, lockt in her Christall lookes Sil.
Mistresse
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From this reading This is the Gentleman I told your Ladiship Had come along with me, but that his Mistresse Did hold his eyes, lockt in her Christall lookes Sil.
neednounUS /niːd/
a condition requiring relief
From this reading Welcome him then according to his worth: Siluia, I speake to you, and you Sir Thurio, For Valentine, I need not cite him to it, I will send him hither to you presently Val.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Welcome him then according to his worth: Siluia, I speake to you, and you Sir Thurio, For Valentine, I need not cite him to it, I will send him hither to you presently Val.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Be-like that now she hath enfranchis'd them Vpon some other pawne for fealty Val.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Be-like that now she hath enfranchis'd them Vpon some other pawne for fealty Val.
pawne
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From this reading Be-like that now she hath enfranchis'd them Vpon some other pawne for fealty Val.
presentlyadverbUS /ˈprezəntli/
in the near future
From this reading Welcome him then according to his worth: Siluia, I speake to you, and you Sir Thurio, For Valentine, I need not cite him to it, I will send him hither to you presently Val.
sendverbUS /send/
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Welcome him then according to his worth: Siluia, I speake to you, and you Sir Thurio, For Valentine, I need not cite him to it, I will send him hither to you presently Val.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Be-like that now she hath enfranchis'd them Vpon some other pawne for fealty Val.
Shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Should I haue wish'd a thing, it had beene he Duk.
Sil
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From this reading This is the Gentleman I told your Ladiship Had come along with me, but that his Mistresse Did hold his eyes, lockt in her Christall lookes Sil.
Siluia
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From this reading Welcome him then according to his worth: Siluia, I speake to you, and you Sir Thurio, For Valentine, I need not cite him to it, I will send him hither to you presently Val.
SirnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading Welcome him then according to his worth: Siluia, I speake to you, and you Sir Thurio, For Valentine, I need not cite him to it, I will send him hither to you presently Val.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Be-like that now she hath enfranchis'd them Vpon some other pawne for fealty Val.
speake
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From this reading Welcome him then according to his worth: Siluia, I speake to you, and you Sir Thurio, For Valentine, I need not cite him to it, I will send him hither to you presently Val.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This is the Gentleman I told your Ladiship Had come along with me, but that his Mistresse Did hold his eyes, lockt in her Christall lookes Sil.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This is the Gentleman I told your Ladiship Had come along with me, but that his Mistresse Did hold his eyes, lockt in her Christall lookes Sil.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Be-like that now she hath enfranchis'd them Vpon some other pawne for fealty Val.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Welcome him then according to his worth: Siluia, I speake to you, and you Sir Thurio, For Valentine, I need not cite him to it, I will send him hither to you presently Val.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading Should I haue wish'd a thing, it had beene he Duk.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is the Gentleman I told your Ladiship Had come along with me, but that his Mistresse Did hold his eyes, lockt in her Christall lookes Sil.
Thurio
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From this reading Welcome him then according to his worth: Siluia, I speake to you, and you Sir Thurio, For Valentine, I need not cite him to it, I will send him hither to you presently Val.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Welcome him then according to his worth: Siluia, I speake to you, and you Sir Thurio, For Valentine, I need not cite him to it, I will send him hither to you presently Val.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading This is the Gentleman I told your Ladiship Had come along with me, but that his Mistresse Did hold his eyes, lockt in her Christall lookes Sil.
Val
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From this reading Val.
ValentinenounUS /ˈvæləntaɪn/
a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day
From this reading Welcome him then according to his worth: Siluia, I speake to you, and you Sir Thurio, For Valentine, I need not cite him to it, I will send him hither to you presently Val.
Vpon
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From this reading Be-like that now she hath enfranchis'd them Vpon some other pawne for fealty Val.
WelcomeverbUS /ˈwelkəm/
accept gladly
From this reading Welcome him then according to his worth: Siluia, I speake to you, and you Sir Thurio, For Valentine, I need not cite him to it, I will send him hither to you presently Val.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Welcome him then according to his worth: Siluia, I speake to you, and you Sir Thurio, For Valentine, I need not cite him to it, I will send him hither to you presently Val.
wish'd
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From this reading Should I haue wish'd a thing, it had beene he Duk.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This is the Gentleman I told your Ladiship Had come along with me, but that his Mistresse Did hold his eyes, lockt in her Christall lookes Sil.
worthnounUS /wɜːrθ/
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading Welcome him then according to his worth: Siluia, I speake to you, and you Sir Thurio, For Valentine, I need not cite him to it, I will send him hither to you presently Val.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Welcome him then according to his worth: Siluia, I speake to you, and you Sir Thurio, For Valentine, I need not cite him to it, I will send him hither to you presently Val.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading This is the Gentleman I told your Ladiship Had come along with me, but that his Mistresse Did hold his eyes, lockt in her Christall lookes Sil.