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A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream

Chapter IV

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Peas.
Pease-blossome Bot.
Good master Mustard seede, I know your patience well: that same cowardly gyant-like Oxe beefe hath deuoured many a gentleman of your house.
I promise you, your kindred hath made my eyes water ere now.
I desire you more acquaintance, good Master Mustard-seede Tita.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Chapter IV

Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Peas.
Line 2
Pease-blossome Bot.
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Good master Mustard seede, I know your patience well: that same cowardly gyant-like Oxe beefe hath deuoured many a gentleman of your house.
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I promise you, your kindred hath made my eyes water ere now.
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I desire you more acquaintance, good Master Mustard-seede Tita.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Ere conjunction US /er/

an old word for “before”

From this reading “I promise you, your kindred hath made my eyes water ere now.”

Gentleman noun US /ˈgentleman/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Good master Mustard seede, I know your patience well: that same cowardly gyant-like Oxe beefe hath deuoured many a gentleman of your house.”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Good master Mustard seede, I know your patience well: that same cowardly gyant-like Oxe beefe hath deuoured many a gentleman of your house.”

Hath auxiliary verb US /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading “Good master Mustard seede, I know your patience well: that same cowardly gyant-like Oxe beefe hath deuoured many a gentleman of your house.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Good master Mustard seede, I know your patience well: that same cowardly gyant-like Oxe beefe hath deuoured many a gentleman of your house.”

Same noun US /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Good master Mustard seede, I know your patience well: that same cowardly gyant-like Oxe beefe hath deuoured many a gentleman of your house.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Good master Mustard seede, I know your patience well: that same cowardly gyant-like Oxe beefe hath deuoured many a gentleman of your house.”

All words in this reading · 39

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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 Good master Mustard seede, I know your patience well: that same cowardly gyant-like Oxe beefe hath deuoured many a gentleman of your house.

acquaintance

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From this reading I desire you more acquaintance, good Master Mustard-seede Tita.

beefe

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From this reading Good master Mustard seede, I know your patience well: that same cowardly gyant-like Oxe beefe hath deuoured many a gentleman of your house.

Bot

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From this reading Pease-blossome Bot.

cowardly

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From this reading Good master Mustard seede, I know your patience well: that same cowardly gyant-like Oxe beefe hath deuoured many a gentleman of your house.

desire

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From this reading I desire you more acquaintance, good Master Mustard-seede Tita.

deuoured

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From this reading Good master Mustard seede, I know your patience well: that same cowardly gyant-like Oxe beefe hath deuoured many a gentleman of your house.

ereconjunctionUS /er/

an old word for “before”

From this reading I promise you, your kindred hath made my eyes water ere now.

eyes

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From this reading I promise you, your kindred hath made my eyes water ere now.

gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Good master Mustard seede, I know your patience well: that same cowardly gyant-like Oxe beefe hath deuoured many a gentleman of your house.

GoodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Good master Mustard seede, I know your patience well: that same cowardly gyant-like Oxe beefe hath deuoured many a gentleman of your house.

gyant-like

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From this reading Good master Mustard seede, I know your patience well: that same cowardly gyant-like Oxe beefe hath deuoured many a gentleman of your house.

hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading Good master Mustard seede, I know your patience well: that same cowardly gyant-like Oxe beefe hath deuoured many a gentleman of your house.

house

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From this reading Good master Mustard seede, I know your patience well: that same cowardly gyant-like Oxe beefe hath deuoured many a gentleman of your house.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Good master Mustard seede, I know your patience well: that same cowardly gyant-like Oxe beefe hath deuoured many a gentleman of your house.

kindred

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From this reading I promise you, your kindred hath made my eyes water ere now.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Good master Mustard seede, I know your patience well: that same cowardly gyant-like Oxe beefe hath deuoured many a gentleman of your house.

made

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From this reading I promise you, your kindred hath made my eyes water ere now.

many

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From this reading Good master Mustard seede, I know your patience well: that same cowardly gyant-like Oxe beefe hath deuoured many a gentleman of your house.

master

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From this reading Good master Mustard seede, I know your patience well: that same cowardly gyant-like Oxe beefe hath deuoured many a gentleman of your house.

more

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From this reading I desire you more acquaintance, good Master Mustard-seede Tita.

Mustard

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From this reading Good master Mustard seede, I know your patience well: that same cowardly gyant-like Oxe beefe hath deuoured many a gentleman of your house.

Mustard-seede

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From this reading I desire you more acquaintance, good Master Mustard-seede Tita.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I promise you, your kindred hath made my eyes water ere now.

now

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From this reading I promise you, your kindred hath made my eyes water ere now.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Good master Mustard seede, I know your patience well: that same cowardly gyant-like Oxe beefe hath deuoured many a gentleman of your house.

Oxe

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From this reading Good master Mustard seede, I know your patience well: that same cowardly gyant-like Oxe beefe hath deuoured many a gentleman of your house.

patience

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From this reading Good master Mustard seede, I know your patience well: that same cowardly gyant-like Oxe beefe hath deuoured many a gentleman of your house.

Peas

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From this reading Peas.

Pease-blossome

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From this reading Pease-blossome Bot.

promise

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From this reading I promise you, your kindred hath made my eyes water ere now.

samenounUS /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Good master Mustard seede, I know your patience well: that same cowardly gyant-like Oxe beefe hath deuoured many a gentleman of your house.

seede

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From this reading Good master Mustard seede, I know your patience well: that same cowardly gyant-like Oxe beefe hath deuoured many a gentleman of your house.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Good master Mustard seede, I know your patience well: that same cowardly gyant-like Oxe beefe hath deuoured many a gentleman of your house.

Tita

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From this reading I desire you more acquaintance, good Master Mustard-seede Tita.

water

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From this reading I promise you, your kindred hath made my eyes water ere now.

well

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From this reading Good master Mustard seede, I know your patience well: that same cowardly gyant-like Oxe beefe hath deuoured many a gentleman of your house.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I promise you, your kindred hath made my eyes water ere now.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Good master Mustard seede, I know your patience well: that same cowardly gyant-like Oxe beefe hath deuoured many a gentleman of your house.