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Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing

Chapter II

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Clau.
And in faith, my Lord, I spoke mine Bened.
And by my two faiths and troths, my Lord, I speake mine Clau.
That I loue her, I feele Pedr.
That she is worthie, I know Bened.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Much Ado About Nothing

Chapter II

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Clau.
Line 2
And in faith, my Lord, I spoke mine Bened.
Line 3
And by my two faiths and troths, my Lord, I speake mine Clau.
Line 4
That I loue her, I feele Pedr.
Line 5
That she is worthie, I know Bened.

Learner Dictionary

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

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “That she is worthie, I know Bened.”

Mine pronoun US /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “And in faith, my Lord, I spoke mine Bened.”

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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading And in faith, my Lord, I spoke mine Bened.

Bened

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From this reading And in faith, my Lord, I spoke mine Bened.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading And by my two faiths and troths, my Lord, I speake mine Clau.

Clau

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From this reading Clau.

faith

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From this reading And in faith, my Lord, I spoke mine Bened.

faiths

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From this reading And by my two faiths and troths, my Lord, I speake mine Clau.

feele

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From this reading That I loue her, I feele Pedr.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading That I loue her, I feele Pedr.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading And in faith, my Lord, I spoke mine Bened.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading And in faith, my Lord, I spoke mine Bened.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading That she is worthie, I know Bened.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading That she is worthie, I know Bened.

Lord

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From this reading And in faith, my Lord, I spoke mine Bened.

loue

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From this reading That I loue her, I feele Pedr.

minepronounUS /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading And in faith, my Lord, I spoke mine Bened.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading And in faith, my Lord, I spoke mine Bened.

Pedr

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From this reading That I loue her, I feele Pedr.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading That she is worthie, I know Bened.

speake

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From this reading And by my two faiths and troths, my Lord, I speake mine Clau.

spoke

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From this reading And in faith, my Lord, I spoke mine Bened.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That I loue her, I feele Pedr.

troths

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From this reading And by my two faiths and troths, my Lord, I speake mine Clau.

two

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From this reading And by my two faiths and troths, my Lord, I speake mine Clau.

worthie

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From this reading That she is worthie, I know Bened.