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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 --_Much Ado About Nothing._ "Sir Guy," says Miss Chesney, two days later, bursting into his private sanctum as "the eve is declining," in a rather stormy fashion, "I must ask you to speak to your groom Buckley: he has been exceedingly rude to me."
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading --_Much Ado About Nothing._ "Sir Guy," says Miss Chesney, two days later, bursting into his private sanctum as "the eve is declining," in a rather stormy fashion, "I must ask you to speak to your groom Buckley: he has been exceedingly rude to me."
Ado
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From this reading --_Much Ado About Nothing._ "Sir Guy," says Miss Chesney, two days later, bursting into his private sanctum as "the eve is declining," in a rather stormy fashion, "I must ask you to speak to your groom Buckley: he has been exceedingly rude to me."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading --_Cymbeline._ "No, truly, Ursula, she is too disdainful I know, her spirits are as coy and wild As haggards of the rock.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading --_Cymbeline._ "No, truly, Ursula, she is too disdainful I know, her spirits are as coy and wild As haggards of the rock.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading --_Cymbeline._ "No, truly, Ursula, she is too disdainful I know, her spirits are as coy and wild As haggards of the rock.
ask
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From this reading --_Much Ado About Nothing._ "Sir Guy," says Miss Chesney, two days later, bursting into his private sanctum as "the eve is declining," in a rather stormy fashion, "I must ask you to speak to your groom Buckley: he has been exceedingly rude to me."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading --_Much Ado About Nothing._ "Sir Guy," says Miss Chesney, two days later, bursting into his private sanctum as "the eve is declining," in a rather stormy fashion, "I must ask you to speak to your groom Buckley: he has been exceedingly rude to me."
Buckley
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From this reading --_Much Ado About Nothing._ "Sir Guy," says Miss Chesney, two days later, bursting into his private sanctum as "the eve is declining," in a rather stormy fashion, "I must ask you to speak to your groom Buckley: he has been exceedingly rude to me."
bursting
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From this reading --_Much Ado About Nothing._ "Sir Guy," says Miss Chesney, two days later, bursting into his private sanctum as "the eve is declining," in a rather stormy fashion, "I must ask you to speak to your groom Buckley: he has been exceedingly rude to me."
Chesney
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From this reading --_Much Ado About Nothing._ "Sir Guy," says Miss Chesney, two days later, bursting into his private sanctum as "the eve is declining," in a rather stormy fashion, "I must ask you to speak to your groom Buckley: he has been exceedingly rude to me."
coy
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From this reading --_Cymbeline._ "No, truly, Ursula, she is too disdainful I know, her spirits are as coy and wild As haggards of the rock.
Cymbeline
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From this reading --_Cymbeline._ "No, truly, Ursula, she is too disdainful I know, her spirits are as coy and wild As haggards of the rock.
days
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From this reading --_Much Ado About Nothing._ "Sir Guy," says Miss Chesney, two days later, bursting into his private sanctum as "the eve is declining," in a rather stormy fashion, "I must ask you to speak to your groom Buckley: he has been exceedingly rude to me."
declining
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From this reading --_Much Ado About Nothing._ "Sir Guy," says Miss Chesney, two days later, bursting into his private sanctum as "the eve is declining," in a rather stormy fashion, "I must ask you to speak to your groom Buckley: he has been exceedingly rude to me."
Disdain
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From this reading * * * * * Disdain and scorn ride sparkling in her eyes, Misprising what they look on."
disdainful
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From this reading --_Cymbeline._ "No, truly, Ursula, she is too disdainful I know, her spirits are as coy and wild As haggards of the rock.
eve
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From this reading --_Much Ado About Nothing._ "Sir Guy," says Miss Chesney, two days later, bursting into his private sanctum as "the eve is declining," in a rather stormy fashion, "I must ask you to speak to your groom Buckley: he has been exceedingly rude to me."
exceedingly
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From this reading --_Much Ado About Nothing._ "Sir Guy," says Miss Chesney, two days later, bursting into his private sanctum as "the eve is declining," in a rather stormy fashion, "I must ask you to speak to your groom Buckley: he has been exceedingly rude to me."
eyes
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From this reading * * * * * Disdain and scorn ride sparkling in her eyes, Misprising what they look on."
fashion
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From this reading --_Much Ado About Nothing._ "Sir Guy," says Miss Chesney, two days later, bursting into his private sanctum as "the eve is declining," in a rather stormy fashion, "I must ask you to speak to your groom Buckley: he has been exceedingly rude to me."
groom
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From this reading --_Much Ado About Nothing._ "Sir Guy," says Miss Chesney, two days later, bursting into his private sanctum as "the eve is declining," in a rather stormy fashion, "I must ask you to speak to your groom Buckley: he has been exceedingly rude to me."
Guy
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From this reading --_Much Ado About Nothing._ "Sir Guy," says Miss Chesney, two days later, bursting into his private sanctum as "the eve is declining," in a rather stormy fashion, "I must ask you to speak to your groom Buckley: he has been exceedingly rude to me."
haggards
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From this reading --_Cymbeline._ "No, truly, Ursula, she is too disdainful I know, her spirits are as coy and wild As haggards of the rock.
hard
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From this reading "How hard it is to hide the sparks of nature!"
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading --_Much Ado About Nothing._ "Sir Guy," says Miss Chesney, two days later, bursting into his private sanctum as "the eve is declining," in a rather stormy fashion, "I must ask you to speak to your groom Buckley: he has been exceedingly rude to me."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading --_Much Ado About Nothing._ "Sir Guy," says Miss Chesney, two days later, bursting into his private sanctum as "the eve is declining," in a rather stormy fashion, "I must ask you to speak to your groom Buckley: he has been exceedingly rude to me."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading --_Cymbeline._ "No, truly, Ursula, she is too disdainful I know, her spirits are as coy and wild As haggards of the rock.
hide
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From this reading "How hard it is to hide the sparks of nature!"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading --_Much Ado About Nothing._ "Sir Guy," says Miss Chesney, two days later, bursting into his private sanctum as "the eve is declining," in a rather stormy fashion, "I must ask you to speak to your groom Buckley: he has been exceedingly rude to me."
How
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From this reading "How hard it is to hide the sparks of nature!"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading --_Cymbeline._ "No, truly, Ursula, she is too disdainful I know, her spirits are as coy and wild As haggards of the rock.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading * * * * * Disdain and scorn ride sparkling in her eyes, Misprising what they look on."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading --_Much Ado About Nothing._ "Sir Guy," says Miss Chesney, two days later, bursting into his private sanctum as "the eve is declining," in a rather stormy fashion, "I must ask you to speak to your groom Buckley: he has been exceedingly rude to me."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How hard it is to hide the sparks of nature!"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "How hard it is to hide the sparks of nature!"
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --_Cymbeline._ "No, truly, Ursula, she is too disdainful I know, her spirits are as coy and wild As haggards of the rock.
later
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From this reading --_Much Ado About Nothing._ "Sir Guy," says Miss Chesney, two days later, bursting into his private sanctum as "the eve is declining," in a rather stormy fashion, "I must ask you to speak to your groom Buckley: he has been exceedingly rude to me."
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading * * * * * Disdain and scorn ride sparkling in her eyes, Misprising what they look on."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading --_Much Ado About Nothing._ "Sir Guy," says Miss Chesney, two days later, bursting into his private sanctum as "the eve is declining," in a rather stormy fashion, "I must ask you to speak to your groom Buckley: he has been exceedingly rude to me."
Misprising
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From this reading * * * * * Disdain and scorn ride sparkling in her eyes, Misprising what they look on."
Miss
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From this reading --_Much Ado About Nothing._ "Sir Guy," says Miss Chesney, two days later, bursting into his private sanctum as "the eve is declining," in a rather stormy fashion, "I must ask you to speak to your groom Buckley: he has been exceedingly rude to me."
Much
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From this reading --_Much Ado About Nothing._ "Sir Guy," says Miss Chesney, two days later, bursting into his private sanctum as "the eve is declining," in a rather stormy fashion, "I must ask you to speak to your groom Buckley: he has been exceedingly rude to me."
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading --_Much Ado About Nothing._ "Sir Guy," says Miss Chesney, two days later, bursting into his private sanctum as "the eve is declining," in a rather stormy fashion, "I must ask you to speak to your groom Buckley: he has been exceedingly rude to me."
nature
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From this reading "How hard it is to hide the sparks of nature!"
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading --_Cymbeline._ "No, truly, Ursula, she is too disdainful I know, her spirits are as coy and wild As haggards of the rock.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading --_Much Ado About Nothing._ "Sir Guy," says Miss Chesney, two days later, bursting into his private sanctum as "the eve is declining," in a rather stormy fashion, "I must ask you to speak to your groom Buckley: he has been exceedingly rude to me."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "How hard it is to hide the sparks of nature!"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading * * * * * Disdain and scorn ride sparkling in her eyes, Misprising what they look on."
private
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From this reading --_Much Ado About Nothing._ "Sir Guy," says Miss Chesney, two days later, bursting into his private sanctum as "the eve is declining," in a rather stormy fashion, "I must ask you to speak to your groom Buckley: he has been exceedingly rude to me."
rather
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From this reading --_Much Ado About Nothing._ "Sir Guy," says Miss Chesney, two days later, bursting into his private sanctum as "the eve is declining," in a rather stormy fashion, "I must ask you to speak to your groom Buckley: he has been exceedingly rude to me."
ride
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From this reading * * * * * Disdain and scorn ride sparkling in her eyes, Misprising what they look on."
rock
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From this reading --_Cymbeline._ "No, truly, Ursula, she is too disdainful I know, her spirits are as coy and wild As haggards of the rock.
rude
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From this reading --_Much Ado About Nothing._ "Sir Guy," says Miss Chesney, two days later, bursting into his private sanctum as "the eve is declining," in a rather stormy fashion, "I must ask you to speak to your groom Buckley: he has been exceedingly rude to me."
sanctum
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From this reading --_Much Ado About Nothing._ "Sir Guy," says Miss Chesney, two days later, bursting into his private sanctum as "the eve is declining," in a rather stormy fashion, "I must ask you to speak to your groom Buckley: he has been exceedingly rude to me."
says
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From this reading --_Much Ado About Nothing._ "Sir Guy," says Miss Chesney, two days later, bursting into his private sanctum as "the eve is declining," in a rather stormy fashion, "I must ask you to speak to your groom Buckley: he has been exceedingly rude to me."
scorn
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From this reading * * * * * Disdain and scorn ride sparkling in her eyes, Misprising what they look on."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading --_Cymbeline._ "No, truly, Ursula, she is too disdainful I know, her spirits are as coy and wild As haggards of the rock.
Sir
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From this reading --_Much Ado About Nothing._ "Sir Guy," says Miss Chesney, two days later, bursting into his private sanctum as "the eve is declining," in a rather stormy fashion, "I must ask you to speak to your groom Buckley: he has been exceedingly rude to me."
sparkling
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From this reading * * * * * Disdain and scorn ride sparkling in her eyes, Misprising what they look on."
sparks
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From this reading "How hard it is to hide the sparks of nature!"
speak
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From this reading --_Much Ado About Nothing._ "Sir Guy," says Miss Chesney, two days later, bursting into his private sanctum as "the eve is declining," in a rather stormy fashion, "I must ask you to speak to your groom Buckley: he has been exceedingly rude to me."
spirits
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From this reading --_Cymbeline._ "No, truly, Ursula, she is too disdainful I know, her spirits are as coy and wild As haggards of the rock.
stormy
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From this reading --_Much Ado About Nothing._ "Sir Guy," says Miss Chesney, two days later, bursting into his private sanctum as "the eve is declining," in a rather stormy fashion, "I must ask you to speak to your groom Buckley: he has been exceedingly rude to me."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "How hard it is to hide the sparks of nature!"
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading * * * * * Disdain and scorn ride sparkling in her eyes, Misprising what they look on."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "How hard it is to hide the sparks of nature!"
too
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From this reading --_Cymbeline._ "No, truly, Ursula, she is too disdainful I know, her spirits are as coy and wild As haggards of the rock.
truly
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From this reading --_Cymbeline._ "No, truly, Ursula, she is too disdainful I know, her spirits are as coy and wild As haggards of the rock.
two
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From this reading --_Much Ado About Nothing._ "Sir Guy," says Miss Chesney, two days later, bursting into his private sanctum as "the eve is declining," in a rather stormy fashion, "I must ask you to speak to your groom Buckley: he has been exceedingly rude to me."
Ursula
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From this reading --_Cymbeline._ "No, truly, Ursula, she is too disdainful I know, her spirits are as coy and wild As haggards of the rock.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading * * * * * Disdain and scorn ride sparkling in her eyes, Misprising what they look on."
wild
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From this reading --_Cymbeline._ "No, truly, Ursula, she is too disdainful I know, her spirits are as coy and wild As haggards of the rock.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading --_Much Ado About Nothing._ "Sir Guy," says Miss Chesney, two days later, bursting into his private sanctum as "the eve is declining," in a rather stormy fashion, "I must ask you to speak to your groom Buckley: he has been exceedingly rude to me."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading --_Much Ado About Nothing._ "Sir Guy," says Miss Chesney, two days later, bursting into his private sanctum as "the eve is declining," in a rather stormy fashion, "I must ask you to speak to your groom Buckley: he has been exceedingly rude to me."
