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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Spark._ Prithee, Frank, dost think my wife that shall be there, a fine person?
all
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From this reading _Spark._ Come, dear Frank, for all my wife there, that shall be, thou shalt enjoy me sometimes, dear rogue.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading _Har._ No, I assure you, I am not melancholy for you.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Har._ I could gaze upon her till I became as blind as you are.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading By my honour, we men of wit condole for our deceased brother in marriage, as much as for one dead in earnest: I think that was prettily said of me, ha, Harcourt?--But come, Frank, be not melancholy for me.
assure
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From this reading _Har._ No, I assure you, I am not melancholy for you.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Spark._ Come, dear Frank, for all my wife there, that shall be, thou shalt enjoy me sometimes, dear rogue.
became
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From this reading _Har._ I could gaze upon her till I became as blind as you are.
blind
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From this reading _Har._ I could gaze upon her till I became as blind as you are.
brother
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From this reading By my honour, we men of wit condole for our deceased brother in marriage, as much as for one dead in earnest: I think that was prettily said of me, ha, Harcourt?--But come, Frank, be not melancholy for me.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading By my honour, we men of wit condole for our deceased brother in marriage, as much as for one dead in earnest: I think that was prettily said of me, ha, Harcourt?--But come, Frank, be not melancholy for me.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By my honour, we men of wit condole for our deceased brother in marriage, as much as for one dead in earnest: I think that was prettily said of me, ha, Harcourt?--But come, Frank, be not melancholy for me.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Spark._ Come, dear Frank, for all my wife there, that shall be, thou shalt enjoy me sometimes, dear rogue.
condole
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From this reading By my honour, we men of wit condole for our deceased brother in marriage, as much as for one dead in earnest: I think that was prettily said of me, ha, Harcourt?--But come, Frank, be not melancholy for me.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading _Har._ I could gaze upon her till I became as blind as you are.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By my honour, we men of wit condole for our deceased brother in marriage, as much as for one dead in earnest: I think that was prettily said of me, ha, Harcourt?--But come, Frank, be not melancholy for me.
dear
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From this reading _Spark._ Come, dear Frank, for all my wife there, that shall be, thou shalt enjoy me sometimes, dear rogue.
deceased
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From this reading By my honour, we men of wit condole for our deceased brother in marriage, as much as for one dead in earnest: I think that was prettily said of me, ha, Harcourt?--But come, Frank, be not melancholy for me.
dostauxiliary verbUS /dɑːst/
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading _Spark._ Prithee, Frank, dost think my wife that shall be there, a fine person?
earnest
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From this reading By my honour, we men of wit condole for our deceased brother in marriage, as much as for one dead in earnest: I think that was prettily said of me, ha, Harcourt?--But come, Frank, be not melancholy for me.
enjoy
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From this reading _Spark._ Come, dear Frank, for all my wife there, that shall be, thou shalt enjoy me sometimes, dear rogue.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Spark._ Prithee, Frank, dost think my wife that shall be there, a fine person?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Spark._ Come, dear Frank, for all my wife there, that shall be, thou shalt enjoy me sometimes, dear rogue.
Frank
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From this reading _Spark._ Come, dear Frank, for all my wife there, that shall be, thou shalt enjoy me sometimes, dear rogue.
gaze
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From this reading _Har._ I could gaze upon her till I became as blind as you are.
ha
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From this reading By my honour, we men of wit condole for our deceased brother in marriage, as much as for one dead in earnest: I think that was prettily said of me, ha, Harcourt?--But come, Frank, be not melancholy for me.
Har
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From this reading _Har._ No, I assure you, I am not melancholy for you.
Harcourt
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From this reading By my honour, we men of wit condole for our deceased brother in marriage, as much as for one dead in earnest: I think that was prettily said of me, ha, Harcourt?--But come, Frank, be not melancholy for me.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Har._ I could gaze upon her till I became as blind as you are.
honour
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From this reading By my honour, we men of wit condole for our deceased brother in marriage, as much as for one dead in earnest: I think that was prettily said of me, ha, Harcourt?--But come, Frank, be not melancholy for me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading By my honour, we men of wit condole for our deceased brother in marriage, as much as for one dead in earnest: I think that was prettily said of me, ha, Harcourt?--But come, Frank, be not melancholy for me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By my honour, we men of wit condole for our deceased brother in marriage, as much as for one dead in earnest: I think that was prettily said of me, ha, Harcourt?--But come, Frank, be not melancholy for me.
marriage
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From this reading By my honour, we men of wit condole for our deceased brother in marriage, as much as for one dead in earnest: I think that was prettily said of me, ha, Harcourt?--But come, Frank, be not melancholy for me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Spark._ Come, dear Frank, for all my wife there, that shall be, thou shalt enjoy me sometimes, dear rogue.
melancholy
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From this reading By my honour, we men of wit condole for our deceased brother in marriage, as much as for one dead in earnest: I think that was prettily said of me, ha, Harcourt?--But come, Frank, be not melancholy for me.
men
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From this reading By my honour, we men of wit condole for our deceased brother in marriage, as much as for one dead in earnest: I think that was prettily said of me, ha, Harcourt?--But come, Frank, be not melancholy for me.
much
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From this reading By my honour, we men of wit condole for our deceased brother in marriage, as much as for one dead in earnest: I think that was prettily said of me, ha, Harcourt?--But come, Frank, be not melancholy for me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Spark._ Come, dear Frank, for all my wife there, that shall be, thou shalt enjoy me sometimes, dear rogue.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading _Har._ No, I assure you, I am not melancholy for you.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading By my honour, we men of wit condole for our deceased brother in marriage, as much as for one dead in earnest: I think that was prettily said of me, ha, Harcourt?--But come, Frank, be not melancholy for me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By my honour, we men of wit condole for our deceased brother in marriage, as much as for one dead in earnest: I think that was prettily said of me, ha, Harcourt?--But come, Frank, be not melancholy for me.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading By my honour, we men of wit condole for our deceased brother in marriage, as much as for one dead in earnest: I think that was prettily said of me, ha, Harcourt?--But come, Frank, be not melancholy for me.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading By my honour, we men of wit condole for our deceased brother in marriage, as much as for one dead in earnest: I think that was prettily said of me, ha, Harcourt?--But come, Frank, be not melancholy for me.
person
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From this reading _Spark._ Prithee, Frank, dost think my wife that shall be there, a fine person?
prettily
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From this reading By my honour, we men of wit condole for our deceased brother in marriage, as much as for one dead in earnest: I think that was prettily said of me, ha, Harcourt?--But come, Frank, be not melancholy for me.
Prithee
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From this reading _Spark._ Prithee, Frank, dost think my wife that shall be there, a fine person?
rogue
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From this reading _Spark._ Come, dear Frank, for all my wife there, that shall be, thou shalt enjoy me sometimes, dear rogue.
said
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From this reading By my honour, we men of wit condole for our deceased brother in marriage, as much as for one dead in earnest: I think that was prettily said of me, ha, Harcourt?--But come, Frank, be not melancholy for me.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading _Spark._ Come, dear Frank, for all my wife there, that shall be, thou shalt enjoy me sometimes, dear rogue.
shaltmodal verbUS /ʃælt/
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading _Spark._ Come, dear Frank, for all my wife there, that shall be, thou shalt enjoy me sometimes, dear rogue.
sometimes
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From this reading _Spark._ Come, dear Frank, for all my wife there, that shall be, thou shalt enjoy me sometimes, dear rogue.
Spark
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From this reading _Spark._ Come, dear Frank, for all my wife there, that shall be, thou shalt enjoy me sometimes, dear rogue.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Spark._ Come, dear Frank, for all my wife there, that shall be, thou shalt enjoy me sometimes, dear rogue.
there
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From this reading _Spark._ Come, dear Frank, for all my wife there, that shall be, thou shalt enjoy me sometimes, dear rogue.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By my honour, we men of wit condole for our deceased brother in marriage, as much as for one dead in earnest: I think that was prettily said of me, ha, Harcourt?--But come, Frank, be not melancholy for me.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading _Spark._ Come, dear Frank, for all my wife there, that shall be, thou shalt enjoy me sometimes, dear rogue.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading _Har._ I could gaze upon her till I became as blind as you are.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading _Har._ I could gaze upon her till I became as blind as you are.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By my honour, we men of wit condole for our deceased brother in marriage, as much as for one dead in earnest: I think that was prettily said of me, ha, Harcourt?--But come, Frank, be not melancholy for me.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading By my honour, we men of wit condole for our deceased brother in marriage, as much as for one dead in earnest: I think that was prettily said of me, ha, Harcourt?--But come, Frank, be not melancholy for me.
wife
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From this reading _Spark._ Come, dear Frank, for all my wife there, that shall be, thou shalt enjoy me sometimes, dear rogue.
wit
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From this reading By my honour, we men of wit condole for our deceased brother in marriage, as much as for one dead in earnest: I think that was prettily said of me, ha, Harcourt?--But come, Frank, be not melancholy for me.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Har._ No, I assure you, I am not melancholy for you.
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