The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 7

Chapter XV

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_He goeth downe._ _Jul_: Art thou gone so, my Lord, my Loue, my Frend?

I must heare from thee euerie day in the hower: For in an hower there are manie minutes, 40 Minutes are dayes, so will I number them: Oh, by this count I shall be much in yeares, Ere I see thee againe.

_Rom_: Farewell, I will omit no opportunitie That may conueigh my greetings loue to thee.

_Iul_: Oh, thinkst thou we shall euer meete againe.

_Rom_: No doubt, no doubt, and all this woe shall serue For sweete discourses in the time to come.

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Chapter XV

Chapter 15 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 7 is here in full — 477 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

_He goeth downe._ _Jul_: Art thou gone so, my Lord, my Loue, my Frend? I must heare from thee euerie day in the hower: For in an hower there are manie minutes, 40 Minutes are dayes, so will I number them: Oh, by this count I shall be much in yeares, Ere I see thee againe. _Rom_: Farewell, I will omit no opportunitie That may conueigh my greetings loue to thee. _Iul_: Oh, thinkst thou we shall euer meete againe. _Rom_: No doubt, no doubt, and all this woe shall serue For sweete discourses in the time to come.

The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 7

Chapter XV

Chapter 15 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 7 is here in full — 477 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/95 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_He goeth downe._ _Jul_: Art thou gone so, my Lord, my Loue, my Frend?

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_Rom_: Farewell, I will omit no opportunitie That may conueigh my greetings loue to thee.

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_Iul_: Oh, thinkst thou we shall euer meete againe.

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_Rom_: No doubt, no doubt, and all this woe shall serue For sweete discourses in the time to come.

Learner Dictionary

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count verb US /kaʊnt/

determine the number or amount of

From this reading “I must heare from thee euerie day in the hower: For in an hower there are manie minutes, 40 Minutes are dayes, so will I number them: Oh, by this count I shall be much in yeares, Ere I see thee againe.”

discourses noun US /dɪˈskɔːrsɪz/

plural of “discourse” — extended verbal expression in speech or writing

From this reading “_Rom_: No doubt, no doubt, and all this woe shall serue For sweete discourses in the time to come.”

Ere conjunction US /er/

an old word for “before”

Farewell noun US /ˌferˈwel/

an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting

From this reading “_Rom_: Farewell, I will omit no opportunitie That may conueigh my greetings loue to thee.”

greetings noun US /ˈɡriːtɪŋz/

plural of “greeting” — (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)

From this reading “_Rom_: Farewell, I will omit no opportunitie That may conueigh my greetings loue to thee.”

omit verb US /oʊˈmɪt/

prevent from being included or considered or accepted

From this reading “_Rom_: Farewell, I will omit no opportunitie That may conueigh my greetings loue to thee.”

Rom noun US /rɑːm/

(computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed

woe noun US /woʊ/

misery resulting from affliction

From this reading “_Rom_: No doubt, no doubt, and all this woe shall serue For sweete discourses in the time to come.”

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From this reading I must heare from thee euerie day in the hower: For in an hower there are manie minutes, 40 Minutes are dayes, so will I number them: Oh, by this count I shall be much in yeares, Ere I see thee againe.

againe

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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 _Rom_: No doubt, no doubt, and all this woe shall serue For sweete discourses in the time to come.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading _Rom_: No doubt, no doubt, and all this woe shall serue For sweete discourses in the time to come.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

Artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading _He goeth downe._ _Jul_: Art thou gone so, my Lord, my Loue, my Frend?

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

comeverbUS /kʌm/

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

From this reading _Rom_: No doubt, no doubt, and all this woe shall serue For sweete discourses in the time to come.

conueigh

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From this reading _Rom_: Farewell, I will omit no opportunitie That may conueigh my greetings loue to thee.

countverbUS /kaʊnt/

determine the number or amount of

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

dayes

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discoursesnounUS /dɪˈskɔːrsɪz/

plural of “discourse” — extended verbal expression in speech or writing

From this reading _Rom_: No doubt, no doubt, and all this woe shall serue For sweete discourses in the time to come.

doubtnounUS /daʊt/

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading _Rom_: No doubt, no doubt, and all this woe shall serue For sweete discourses in the time to come.

downe

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From this reading _He goeth downe._ _Jul_: Art thou gone so, my Lord, my Loue, my Frend?

EreconjunctionUS /er/

an old word for “before”

euer

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From this reading _Iul_: Oh, thinkst thou we shall euer meete againe.

euerie

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FarewellnounUS /ˌferˈwel/

an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting

From this reading _Rom_: Farewell, I will omit no opportunitie That may conueigh my greetings loue to thee.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

Frend

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From this reading _He goeth downe._ _Jul_: Art thou gone so, my Lord, my Loue, my Frend?

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

goeth

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From this reading _He goeth downe._ _Jul_: Art thou gone so, my Lord, my Loue, my Frend?

goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading _He goeth downe._ _Jul_: Art thou gone so, my Lord, my Loue, my Frend?

greetingsnounUS /ˈɡriːtɪŋz/

plural of “greeting” — (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)

From this reading _Rom_: Farewell, I will omit no opportunitie That may conueigh my greetings loue to thee.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _He goeth downe._ _Jul_: Art thou gone so, my Lord, my Loue, my Frend?

heare

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hower

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IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

Iul

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From this reading _Iul_: Oh, thinkst thou we shall euer meete againe.

Jul

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From this reading _He goeth downe._ _Jul_: Art thou gone so, my Lord, my Loue, my Frend?

LordnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading _He goeth downe._ _Jul_: Art thou gone so, my Lord, my Loue, my Frend?

Loue

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From this reading _He goeth downe._ _Jul_: Art thou gone so, my Lord, my Loue, my Frend?

manie

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maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading _Rom_: Farewell, I will omit no opportunitie That may conueigh my greetings loue to thee.

meete

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From this reading _Iul_: Oh, thinkst thou we shall euer meete againe.

minutesnounUS /ˈmɪnəts/

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _He goeth downe._ _Jul_: Art thou gone so, my Lord, my Loue, my Frend?

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading _Rom_: Farewell, I will omit no opportunitie That may conueigh my greetings loue to thee.

numbernounUS /ˈnʌmbər/

the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

OhnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

omitverbUS /oʊˈmɪt/

prevent from being included or considered or accepted

From this reading _Rom_: Farewell, I will omit no opportunitie That may conueigh my greetings loue to thee.

opportunitie

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From this reading _Rom_: Farewell, I will omit no opportunitie That may conueigh my greetings loue to thee.

RomnounUS /rɑːm/

(computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed

From this reading _Rom_: Farewell, I will omit no opportunitie That may conueigh my greetings loue to thee.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

serue

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From this reading _Rom_: No doubt, no doubt, and all this woe shall serue For sweete discourses in the time to come.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

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

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading _He goeth downe._ _Jul_: Art thou gone so, my Lord, my Loue, my Frend?

sweete

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From this reading _Rom_: No doubt, no doubt, and all this woe shall serue For sweete discourses in the time to come.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _Rom_: Farewell, I will omit no opportunitie That may conueigh my greetings loue to thee.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

theepronounUS /ðiː/

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

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

thinkst

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From this reading _Iul_: Oh, thinkst thou we shall euer meete againe.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

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

From this reading _He goeth downe._ _Jul_: Art thou gone so, my Lord, my Loue, my Frend?

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading _Rom_: No doubt, no doubt, and all this woe shall serue For sweete discourses in the time to come.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading _Rom_: Farewell, I will omit no opportunitie That may conueigh my greetings loue to thee.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading _Iul_: Oh, thinkst thou we shall euer meete againe.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

woenounUS /woʊ/

misery resulting from affliction

From this reading _Rom_: No doubt, no doubt, and all this woe shall serue For sweete discourses in the time to come.

yeares

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