Chapter XI
A HALTING PROPOSAL. Shallow. Will you upon good dowry, marry her? Slender. I will do a greater thing than that, upon your request.
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Chapter XI
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A
HALTING
PROPOSAL.
Shallow.
Will
you
upon
good
dowry,
marry
her?
Slender.
I
will
do
a
greater
thing
than
that,
upon
your
request.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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A
HALTING
PROPOSAL.
Line 2
Shallow.
Line 3
Will
you
upon
good
dowry,
marry
her?
Line 4
Slender.
Line 5
I
will
do
a
greater
thing
than
that,
upon
your
request.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Will you upon good dowry, marry her?”
Thing
noun
US /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I will do a greater thing than that, upon your request.”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Will you upon good dowry, marry her?”
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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 HALTING PROPOSAL.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I will do a greater thing than that, upon your request.
dowry
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From this reading Will you upon good dowry, marry her?
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Will you upon good dowry, marry her?
greater
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From this reading I will do a greater thing than that, upon your request.
HALTING
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From this reading A HALTING PROPOSAL.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Will you upon good dowry, marry her?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will do a greater thing than that, upon your request.
marry
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From this reading Will you upon good dowry, marry her?
PROPOSAL
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From this reading A HALTING PROPOSAL.
request
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From this reading I will do a greater thing than that, upon your request.
Shallow
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From this reading Shallow.
Slender
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From this reading Slender.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I will do a greater thing than that, upon your request.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I will do a greater thing than that, upon your request.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I will do a greater thing than that, upon your request.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Will you upon good dowry, marry her?
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you upon good dowry, marry her?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Will you upon good dowry, marry her?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I will do a greater thing than that, upon your request.