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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 2
The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 2

Chapter III

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_Leon._ Not till Monday, my dear son, which is hence a just seven-night; and a time too brief, too, to have all 325 things answer my mind.
_D. Pedro._ Come, you shake the head at so long a breathing: but, I warrant thee, Claudio, the time shall not go dully by us.
I will, in the interim, undertake one of Hercules’ labours; which is, to bring Signior Benedick and 330 the Lady Beatrice into a mountain of affection the one with the other.
I would fain have it a match; and I doubt not but to fashion it, if you three will but minister such assistance as I shall give you direction.
_Leon._ My lord, I am for you, though it cost me ten 335 nights’ watchings.
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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 2

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 2 is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/77 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_Leon._ Not till Monday, my dear son, which is hence a just seven-night; and a time too brief, too, to have all 325 things answer my mind.
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_D. Pedro._ Come, you shake the head at so long a breathing: but, I warrant thee, Claudio, the time shall not go dully by us.
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I will, in the interim, undertake one of Hercules’ labours; which is, to bring Signior Benedick and 330 the Lady Beatrice into a mountain of affection the one with the other.
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I would fain have it a match; and I doubt not but to fashion it, if you three will but minister such assistance as I shall give you direction.
/aɪ wʊd feɪn hæv ɪt ə mætʃ ənd aɪ daʊt nɑːt bʌt tuː ˈfæʃən ɪt ɪf juː θriː wɪl bʌt ˈmɪnəstər sʌtʃ əˈsɪstəns æz aɪ ʃæl ɡɪv juː dərˈekʃən/
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_Leon._ My lord, I am for you, though it cost me ten 335 nights’ watchings.

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Beatrice noun US /ˈbiːətrəs/

the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy

From this reading “I will, in the interim, undertake one of Hercules’ labours; which is, to bring Signior Benedick and 330 the Lady Beatrice into a mountain of affection the one with the other.”

Benedick noun US /ˈbenədɪk/

a newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor)

From this reading “I will, in the interim, undertake one of Hercules’ labours; which is, to bring Signior Benedick and 330 the Lady Beatrice into a mountain of affection the one with the other.”

fain adjective US /feɪn/

having made preparations

From this reading “I would fain have it a match; and I doubt not but to fashion it, if you three will but minister such assistance as I shall give you direction.”

Hercules noun US /ˈhɜːrkjəliːz/

(classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality

From this reading “I will, in the interim, undertake one of Hercules’ labours; which is, to bring Signior Benedick and 330 the Lady Beatrice into a mountain of affection the one with the other.”

interim noun US /ˈɪntərəm/

the time between one event, process, or period and another

From this reading “I will, in the interim, undertake one of Hercules’ labours; which is, to bring Signior Benedick and 330 the Lady Beatrice into a mountain of affection the one with the other.”

Leon noun US /ˈliːɑːn/

a historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain

undertake verb US /ˈʌndərteɪk/

enter upon an activity or enterprise

From this reading “I will, in the interim, undertake one of Hercules’ labours; which is, to bring Signior Benedick and 330 the Lady Beatrice into a mountain of affection the one with the other.”

warrant noun US /ˈwɔːrənt/

a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts

From this reading “_D. Pedro._ Come, you shake the head at so long a breathing: but, I warrant thee, Claudio, the time shall not go dully by us.”

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in the interim preposition + article + noun counted as “in … interim”

In this reading “I will, in the interim, undertake one of Hercules’ labours; which is, to bring Signior Benedick and 330 the Lady Beatrice into a mountain of affection the one with the other.”

dear son adjective + noun

In this reading “_Leon._ Not till Monday, my dear son, which is hence a just seven-night; and a time too brief, too, to have all 325 things answer my mind.”

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325

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From this reading _Leon._ Not till Monday, my dear son, which is hence a just seven-night; and a time too brief, too, to have all 325 things answer my mind.

330

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From this reading I will, in the interim, undertake one of Hercules’ labours; which is, to bring Signior Benedick and 330 the Lady Beatrice into a mountain of affection the one with the other.

335

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From this reading _Leon._ My lord, I am for you, though it cost me ten 335 nights’ watchings.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _Leon._ Not till Monday, my dear son, which is hence a just seven-night; and a time too brief, too, to have all 325 things answer my mind.

affectionnounUS /əˈfekʃən/

a positive feeling of liking

From this reading I will, in the interim, undertake one of Hercules’ labours; which is, to bring Signior Benedick and 330 the Lady Beatrice into a mountain of affection the one with the other.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading _Leon._ Not till Monday, my dear son, which is hence a just seven-night; and a time too brief, too, to have all 325 things answer my mind.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading _Leon._ My lord, I am for you, though it cost me ten 335 nights’ watchings.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _Leon._ Not till Monday, my dear son, which is hence a just seven-night; and a time too brief, too, to have all 325 things answer my mind.

answerverbUS /ˈænsər/

react verbally

From this reading _Leon._ Not till Monday, my dear son, which is hence a just seven-night; and a time too brief, too, to have all 325 things answer my mind.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading I would fain have it a match; and I doubt not but to fashion it, if you three will but minister such assistance as I shall give you direction.

assistancenounUS /əˈsɪstəns/

the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

From this reading I would fain have it a match; and I doubt not but to fashion it, if you three will but minister such assistance as I shall give you direction.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _D. Pedro._ Come, you shake the head at so long a breathing: but, I warrant thee, Claudio, the time shall not go dully by us.

BeatricenounUS /ˈbiːətrəs/

the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy

From this reading I will, in the interim, undertake one of Hercules’ labours; which is, to bring Signior Benedick and 330 the Lady Beatrice into a mountain of affection the one with the other.

BenedicknounUS /ˈbenədɪk/

a newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor)

From this reading I will, in the interim, undertake one of Hercules’ labours; which is, to bring Signior Benedick and 330 the Lady Beatrice into a mountain of affection the one with the other.

breathingnounUS /ˈbriːðɪŋ/

the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation

From this reading _D. Pedro._ Come, you shake the head at so long a breathing: but, I warrant thee, Claudio, the time shall not go dully by us.

briefadjectiveUS /briːf/

of short duration or distance

From this reading _Leon._ Not till Monday, my dear son, which is hence a just seven-night; and a time too brief, too, to have all 325 things answer my mind.

bringverbUS /brɪŋ/

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading I will, in the interim, undertake one of Hercules’ labours; which is, to bring Signior Benedick and 330 the Lady Beatrice into a mountain of affection the one with the other.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading _D. Pedro._ Come, you shake the head at so long a breathing: but, I warrant thee, Claudio, the time shall not go dully by us.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _D. Pedro._ Come, you shake the head at so long a breathing: but, I warrant thee, Claudio, the time shall not go dully by us.

Claudio

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From this reading _D. Pedro._ Come, you shake the head at so long a breathing: but, I warrant thee, Claudio, the time shall not go dully by us.

ComeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading _D. Pedro._ Come, you shake the head at so long a breathing: but, I warrant thee, Claudio, the time shall not go dully by us.

costnounUS /kɑːst/

the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor

From this reading _Leon._ My lord, I am for you, though it cost me ten 335 nights’ watchings.

DnounUS /diː/

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading _D. Pedro._ Come, you shake the head at so long a breathing: but, I warrant thee, Claudio, the time shall not go dully by us.

dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/

dearly loved

From this reading _Leon._ Not till Monday, my dear son, which is hence a just seven-night; and a time too brief, too, to have all 325 things answer my mind.

directionnounUS /dərˈekʃən/

a line leading to a place or point

From this reading I would fain have it a match; and I doubt not but to fashion it, if you three will but minister such assistance as I shall give you direction.

doubtnounUS /daʊt/

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading I would fain have it a match; and I doubt not but to fashion it, if you three will but minister such assistance as I shall give you direction.

dullyadverb

without liveliness

From this reading _D. Pedro._ Come, you shake the head at so long a breathing: but, I warrant thee, Claudio, the time shall not go dully by us.

fainadjectiveUS /feɪn/

having made preparations

From this reading I would fain have it a match; and I doubt not but to fashion it, if you three will but minister such assistance as I shall give you direction.

fashionnounUS /ˈfæʃən/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading I would fain have it a match; and I doubt not but to fashion it, if you three will but minister such assistance as I shall give you direction.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _Leon._ My lord, I am for you, though it cost me ten 335 nights’ watchings.

giveverbUS /ɡɪv/

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading I would fain have it a match; and I doubt not but to fashion it, if you three will but minister such assistance as I shall give you direction.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading _D. Pedro._ Come, you shake the head at so long a breathing: but, I warrant thee, Claudio, the time shall not go dully by us.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _Leon._ Not till Monday, my dear son, which is hence a just seven-night; and a time too brief, too, to have all 325 things answer my mind.

headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading _D. Pedro._ Come, you shake the head at so long a breathing: but, I warrant thee, Claudio, the time shall not go dully by us.

henceadverbUS /hens/

for this reason

From this reading _Leon._ Not till Monday, my dear son, which is hence a just seven-night; and a time too brief, too, to have all 325 things answer my mind.

HerculesnounUS /ˈhɜːrkjəliːz/

(classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality

From this reading I will, in the interim, undertake one of Hercules’ labours; which is, to bring Signior Benedick and 330 the Lady Beatrice into a mountain of affection the one with the other.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading _D. Pedro._ Come, you shake the head at so long a breathing: but, I warrant thee, Claudio, the time shall not go dully by us.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I would fain have it a match; and I doubt not but to fashion it, if you three will but minister such assistance as I shall give you direction.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading I will, in the interim, undertake one of Hercules’ labours; which is, to bring Signior Benedick and 330 the Lady Beatrice into a mountain of affection the one with the other.

interimnounUS /ˈɪntərəm/

the time between one event, process, or period and another

From this reading I will, in the interim, undertake one of Hercules’ labours; which is, to bring Signior Benedick and 330 the Lady Beatrice into a mountain of affection the one with the other.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading I will, in the interim, undertake one of Hercules’ labours; which is, to bring Signior Benedick and 330 the Lady Beatrice into a mountain of affection the one with the other.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading _Leon._ Not till Monday, my dear son, which is hence a just seven-night; and a time too brief, too, to have all 325 things answer my mind.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I would fain have it a match; and I doubt not but to fashion it, if you three will but minister such assistance as I shall give you direction.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading _Leon._ Not till Monday, my dear son, which is hence a just seven-night; and a time too brief, too, to have all 325 things answer my mind.

labours

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From this reading I will, in the interim, undertake one of Hercules’ labours; which is, to bring Signior Benedick and 330 the Lady Beatrice into a mountain of affection the one with the other.

LadynounUS /ˈleɪdi/

a polite name for any woman

From this reading I will, in the interim, undertake one of Hercules’ labours; which is, to bring Signior Benedick and 330 the Lady Beatrice into a mountain of affection the one with the other.

LeonnounUS /ˈliːɑːn/

a historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain

From this reading _Leon._ Not till Monday, my dear son, which is hence a just seven-night; and a time too brief, too, to have all 325 things answer my mind.

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading _D. Pedro._ Come, you shake the head at so long a breathing: but, I warrant thee, Claudio, the time shall not go dully by us.

lordnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading _Leon._ My lord, I am for you, though it cost me ten 335 nights’ watchings.

matchverbUS /mætʃ/

be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

From this reading I would fain have it a match; and I doubt not but to fashion it, if you three will but minister such assistance as I shall give you direction.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading _Leon._ My lord, I am for you, though it cost me ten 335 nights’ watchings.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading _Leon._ Not till Monday, my dear son, which is hence a just seven-night; and a time too brief, too, to have all 325 things answer my mind.

ministernounUS /ˈmɪnəstər/

a person authorized to conduct religious worship

From this reading I would fain have it a match; and I doubt not but to fashion it, if you three will but minister such assistance as I shall give you direction.

MondaynounUS /ˈmʌndi/

the second day of the week; the first working day

From this reading _Leon._ Not till Monday, my dear son, which is hence a just seven-night; and a time too brief, too, to have all 325 things answer my mind.

mountainnounUS /ˈmaʊntən/

a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading I will, in the interim, undertake one of Hercules’ labours; which is, to bring Signior Benedick and 330 the Lady Beatrice into a mountain of affection the one with the other.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _Leon._ Not till Monday, my dear son, which is hence a just seven-night; and a time too brief, too, to have all 325 things answer my mind.

nightsnounUS /naɪts/

Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

From this reading _Leon._ My lord, I am for you, though it cost me ten 335 nights’ watchings.

NotadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _Leon._ Not till Monday, my dear son, which is hence a just seven-night; and a time too brief, too, to have all 325 things answer my mind.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I will, in the interim, undertake one of Hercules’ labours; which is, to bring Signior Benedick and 330 the Lady Beatrice into a mountain of affection the one with the other.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading I will, in the interim, undertake one of Hercules’ labours; which is, to bring Signior Benedick and 330 the Lady Beatrice into a mountain of affection the one with the other.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading I will, in the interim, undertake one of Hercules’ labours; which is, to bring Signior Benedick and 330 the Lady Beatrice into a mountain of affection the one with the other.

Pedro

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From this reading _D. Pedro._ Come, you shake the head at so long a breathing: but, I warrant thee, Claudio, the time shall not go dully by us.

seven-night

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From this reading _Leon._ Not till Monday, my dear son, which is hence a just seven-night; and a time too brief, too, to have all 325 things answer my mind.

shakeverbUS /ʃeɪk/

move or cause to move back and forth

From this reading _D. Pedro._ Come, you shake the head at so long a breathing: but, I warrant thee, Claudio, the time shall not go dully by us.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading _D. Pedro._ Come, you shake the head at so long a breathing: but, I warrant thee, Claudio, the time shall not go dully by us.

Signiornoun

used as an Italian courtesy title; can be prefixed to the name or used separately

From this reading I will, in the interim, undertake one of Hercules’ labours; which is, to bring Signior Benedick and 330 the Lady Beatrice into a mountain of affection the one with the other.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading _D. Pedro._ Come, you shake the head at so long a breathing: but, I warrant thee, Claudio, the time shall not go dully by us.

sonnounUS /sʌn/

a male human offspring

From this reading _Leon._ Not till Monday, my dear son, which is hence a just seven-night; and a time too brief, too, to have all 325 things answer my mind.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading I would fain have it a match; and I doubt not but to fashion it, if you three will but minister such assistance as I shall give you direction.

tennounUS /ten/

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading _Leon._ My lord, I am for you, though it cost me ten 335 nights’ watchings.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _D. Pedro._ Come, you shake the head at so long a breathing: but, I warrant thee, Claudio, the time shall not go dully by us.

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading _D. Pedro._ Come, you shake the head at so long a breathing: but, I warrant thee, Claudio, the time shall not go dully by us.

thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading _Leon._ Not till Monday, my dear son, which is hence a just seven-night; and a time too brief, too, to have all 325 things answer my mind.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading _Leon._ My lord, I am for you, though it cost me ten 335 nights’ watchings.

threenounUS /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading I would fain have it a match; and I doubt not but to fashion it, if you three will but minister such assistance as I shall give you direction.

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading _Leon._ Not till Monday, my dear son, which is hence a just seven-night; and a time too brief, too, to have all 325 things answer my mind.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading _Leon._ Not till Monday, my dear son, which is hence a just seven-night; and a time too brief, too, to have all 325 things answer my mind.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _Leon._ Not till Monday, my dear son, which is hence a just seven-night; and a time too brief, too, to have all 325 things answer my mind.

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading _Leon._ Not till Monday, my dear son, which is hence a just seven-night; and a time too brief, too, to have all 325 things answer my mind.

undertakeverbUS /ˈʌndərteɪk/

enter upon an activity or enterprise

From this reading I will, in the interim, undertake one of Hercules’ labours; which is, to bring Signior Benedick and 330 the Lady Beatrice into a mountain of affection the one with the other.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _D. Pedro._ Come, you shake the head at so long a breathing: but, I warrant thee, Claudio, the time shall not go dully by us.

warrantnounUS /ˈwɔːrənt/

a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts

From this reading _D. Pedro._ Come, you shake the head at so long a breathing: but, I warrant thee, Claudio, the time shall not go dully by us.

watchings

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Leon._ My lord, I am for you, though it cost me ten 335 nights’ watchings.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading _Leon._ Not till Monday, my dear son, which is hence a just seven-night; and a time too brief, too, to have all 325 things answer my mind.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I will, in the interim, undertake one of Hercules’ labours; which is, to bring Signior Benedick and 330 the Lady Beatrice into a mountain of affection the one with the other.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I will, in the interim, undertake one of Hercules’ labours; which is, to bring Signior Benedick and 330 the Lady Beatrice into a mountain of affection the one with the other.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading I would fain have it a match; and I doubt not but to fashion it, if you three will but minister such assistance as I shall give you direction.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _D. Pedro._ Come, you shake the head at so long a breathing: but, I warrant thee, Claudio, the time shall not go dully by us.

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Vocabulary met early in The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 2

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 2, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Original
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 2; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Printed
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 2; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Spelling
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 2; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Grammar
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 2; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.