Chapter I
A COMEDY. Persons Represented in the Play. Valentine, _a Gallant that will not be perswaded to keep his Estate_. Francisco, _his younger Brother_. _Master_ Lovegood _their Uncle_.
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Chapter I
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A
COMEDY.
Persons
Represented
in
the
Play.
Valentine,
_a
Gallant
that
will
not
be
perswaded
to
keep
his
Estate_.
Francisco,
_his
younger
Brother_.
_Master_
Lovegood
_their
Uncle_.
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Line 1
A
COMEDY.
Line 2
Persons
Represented
in
the
Play.
Line 3
Valentine,
_a
Gallant
that
will
not
be
perswaded
to
keep
his
Estate_.
Line 4
Francisco,
_his
younger
Brother_.
Line 5
_Master_
Lovegood
_their
Uncle_.
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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 A COMEDY.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Valentine, _a Gallant that will not be perswaded to keep his Estate_.
Brother
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From this reading Francisco, _his younger Brother_.
COMEDY
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From this reading A COMEDY.
Estate
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From this reading Valentine, _a Gallant that will not be perswaded to keep his Estate_.
Francisco
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From this reading Francisco, _his younger Brother_.
Gallant
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From this reading Valentine, _a Gallant that will not be perswaded to keep his Estate_.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Valentine, _a Gallant that will not be perswaded to keep his Estate_.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Persons Represented in the Play.
keep
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From this reading Valentine, _a Gallant that will not be perswaded to keep his Estate_.
Lovegood
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From this reading _Master_ Lovegood _their Uncle_.
Master
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From this reading _Master_ Lovegood _their Uncle_.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Valentine, _a Gallant that will not be perswaded to keep his Estate_.
Persons
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From this reading Persons Represented in the Play.
perswaded
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From this reading Valentine, _a Gallant that will not be perswaded to keep his Estate_.
Play
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From this reading Persons Represented in the Play.
Represented
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From this reading Persons Represented in the Play.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Valentine, _a Gallant that will not be perswaded to keep his Estate_.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Persons Represented in the Play.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _Master_ Lovegood _their Uncle_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Valentine, _a Gallant that will not be perswaded to keep his Estate_.
Uncle
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From this reading _Master_ Lovegood _their Uncle_.
Valentine
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From this reading Valentine, _a Gallant that will not be perswaded to keep his Estate_.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Valentine, _a Gallant that will not be perswaded to keep his Estate_.
younger
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From this reading Francisco, _his younger Brother_.