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SCENE II. _The same. The DUKE'S palace._ _Enter THURIO, PROTEUS, and JULIA._ _Thu._ Sir Proteus, what says Silvia to my suit? _Pro._ O, sir, I find her milder than she was; And yet she takes exceptions at your person. _Thu._ What, that my leg is too long?
Chapter 6 of Two Gentlemen of Verona The Works of William is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “duke” — a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading “The DUKE'S palace._ _Enter THURIO, PROTEUS, and JULIA._ _Thu._ Sir Proteus, what says Silvia to my suit?”
plural of “exception” — a deliberate act of omission
From this reading “_Pro._ O, sir, I find her milder than she was; And yet she takes exceptions at your person.”
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading “_Thu._ What, that my leg is too long?”
comparative of “mild” — moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
From this reading “_Pro._ O, sir, I find her milder than she was; And yet she takes exceptions at your person.”
an athlete who plays for pay
type genus of the Sylviidae: warblers
From this reading “The DUKE'S palace._ _Enter THURIO, PROTEUS, and JULIA._ _Thu._ Sir Proteus, what says Silvia to my suit?”
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “The DUKE'S palace._ _Enter THURIO, PROTEUS, and JULIA._ _Thu._ Sir Proteus, what says Silvia to my suit?”
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading “_Pro._ O, sir, I find her milder than she was; And yet she takes exceptions at your person.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The DUKE'S palace._ _Enter THURIO, PROTEUS, and JULIA._ _Thu._ Sir Proteus, what says Silvia to my suit?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Pro._ O, sir, I find her milder than she was; And yet she takes exceptions at your person.
possessive form of “duke” — a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading The DUKE'S palace._ _Enter THURIO, PROTEUS, and JULIA._ _Thu._ Sir Proteus, what says Silvia to my suit?
to come or go into
From this reading The DUKE'S palace._ _Enter THURIO, PROTEUS, and JULIA._ _Thu._ Sir Proteus, what says Silvia to my suit?
plural of “exception” — a deliberate act of omission
From this reading _Pro._ O, sir, I find her milder than she was; And yet she takes exceptions at your person.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading _Pro._ O, sir, I find her milder than she was; And yet she takes exceptions at your person.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Pro._ O, sir, I find her milder than she was; And yet she takes exceptions at your person.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Pro._ O, sir, I find her milder than she was; And yet she takes exceptions at your person.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading SCENE II.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Thu._ What, that my leg is too long?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The DUKE'S palace._ _Enter THURIO, PROTEUS, and JULIA._ _Thu._ Sir Proteus, what says Silvia to my suit?
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading _Thu._ What, that my leg is too long?
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 _Thu._ What, that my leg is too long?
comparative of “mild” — moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
From this reading _Pro._ O, sir, I find her milder than she was; And yet she takes exceptions at your person.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The DUKE'S palace._ _Enter THURIO, PROTEUS, and JULIA._ _Thu._ Sir Proteus, what says Silvia to my suit?
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading _Pro._ O, sir, I find her milder than she was; And yet she takes exceptions at your person.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading The DUKE'S palace._ _Enter THURIO, PROTEUS, and JULIA._ _Thu._ Sir Proteus, what says Silvia to my suit?
a human being
From this reading _Pro._ O, sir, I find her milder than she was; And yet she takes exceptions at your person.
an athlete who plays for pay
From this reading _Pro._ O, sir, I find her milder than she was; And yet she takes exceptions at your person.
(Greek mythology) a prophetic god who served Poseidon; was capable of changing his shape at will
From this reading The DUKE'S palace._ _Enter THURIO, PROTEUS, and JULIA._ _Thu._ Sir Proteus, what says Silvia to my suit?
Identical; not different.
From this reading _The same.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading The DUKE'S palace._ _Enter THURIO, PROTEUS, and JULIA._ _Thu._ Sir Proteus, what says Silvia to my suit?
the place where some action occurs
From this reading SCENE II.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Pro._ O, sir, I find her milder than she was; And yet she takes exceptions at your person.
type genus of the Sylviidae: warblers
From this reading The DUKE'S palace._ _Enter THURIO, PROTEUS, and JULIA._ _Thu._ Sir Proteus, what says Silvia to my suit?
term of address for a man
From this reading The DUKE'S palace._ _Enter THURIO, PROTEUS, and JULIA._ _Thu._ Sir Proteus, what says Silvia to my suit?
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading The DUKE'S palace._ _Enter THURIO, PROTEUS, and JULIA._ _Thu._ Sir Proteus, what says Silvia to my suit?
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading _Pro._ O, sir, I find her milder than she was; And yet she takes exceptions at your person.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading _Pro._ O, sir, I find her milder than she was; And yet she takes exceptions at your person.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Thu._ What, that my leg is too long?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The same.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The DUKE'S palace._ _Enter THURIO, PROTEUS, and JULIA._ _Thu._ Sir Proteus, what says Silvia to my suit?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The DUKE'S palace._ _Enter THURIO, PROTEUS, and JULIA._ _Thu._ Sir Proteus, what says Silvia to my suit?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The DUKE'S palace._ _Enter THURIO, PROTEUS, and JULIA._ _Thu._ Sir Proteus, what says Silvia to my suit?
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading _Thu._ What, that my leg is too long?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Pro._ O, sir, I find her milder than she was; And yet she takes exceptions at your person.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The DUKE'S palace._ _Enter THURIO, PROTEUS, and JULIA._ _Thu._ Sir Proteus, what says Silvia to my suit?
but in spite of that
From this reading _Pro._ O, sir, I find her milder than she was; And yet she takes exceptions at your person.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Pro._ O, sir, I find her milder than she was; And yet she takes exceptions at your person.
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