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Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing

Chapter V

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Leo.
So say I, methinkes you are sadder Claud.
I hope he be in loue Prin.
Hang him truant, there's no true drop of bloud in him to be truly toucht with loue, if he be sad, he wants money Bene.
I haue the tooth-ach Prin.
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Much Ado About Nothing

Chapter V

Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Leo.
Line 2
So say I, methinkes you are sadder Claud.
Line 3
I hope he be in loue Prin.
Line 4
Hang him truant, there's no true drop of bloud in him to be truly toucht with loue, if he be sad, he wants money Bene.
Line 5
I haue the tooth-ach Prin.
All words in this reading · 36

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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading So say I, methinkes you are sadder Claud.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading I hope he be in loue Prin.

Bene

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From this reading Hang him truant, there's no true drop of bloud in him to be truly toucht with loue, if he be sad, he wants money Bene.

bloud

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From this reading Hang him truant, there's no true drop of bloud in him to be truly toucht with loue, if he be sad, he wants money Bene.

Claud

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From this reading So say I, methinkes you are sadder Claud.

drop

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From this reading Hang him truant, there's no true drop of bloud in him to be truly toucht with loue, if he be sad, he wants money Bene.

Hang

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From this reading Hang him truant, there's no true drop of bloud in him to be truly toucht with loue, if he be sad, he wants money Bene.

haue

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From this reading I haue the tooth-ach Prin.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I hope he be in loue Prin.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Hang him truant, there's no true drop of bloud in him to be truly toucht with loue, if he be sad, he wants money Bene.

hope

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From this reading I hope he be in loue Prin.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading So say I, methinkes you are sadder Claud.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Hang him truant, there's no true drop of bloud in him to be truly toucht with loue, if he be sad, he wants money Bene.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading I hope he be in loue Prin.

Leo

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From this reading Leo.

loue

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From this reading I hope he be in loue Prin.

methinkes

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From this reading So say I, methinkes you are sadder Claud.

money

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From this reading Hang him truant, there's no true drop of bloud in him to be truly toucht with loue, if he be sad, he wants money Bene.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Hang him truant, there's no true drop of bloud in him to be truly toucht with loue, if he be sad, he wants money Bene.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Hang him truant, there's no true drop of bloud in him to be truly toucht with loue, if he be sad, he wants money Bene.

Prin

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From this reading I hope he be in loue Prin.

sad

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From this reading Hang him truant, there's no true drop of bloud in him to be truly toucht with loue, if he be sad, he wants money Bene.

sadder

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From this reading So say I, methinkes you are sadder Claud.

say

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From this reading So say I, methinkes you are sadder Claud.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So say I, methinkes you are sadder Claud.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading I haue the tooth-ach Prin.

there's

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From this reading Hang him truant, there's no true drop of bloud in him to be truly toucht with loue, if he be sad, he wants money Bene.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Hang him truant, there's no true drop of bloud in him to be truly toucht with loue, if he be sad, he wants money Bene.

tooth-ach

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From this reading I haue the tooth-ach Prin.

toucht

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From this reading Hang him truant, there's no true drop of bloud in him to be truly toucht with loue, if he be sad, he wants money Bene.

truant

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From this reading Hang him truant, there's no true drop of bloud in him to be truly toucht with loue, if he be sad, he wants money Bene.

true

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From this reading Hang him truant, there's no true drop of bloud in him to be truly toucht with loue, if he be sad, he wants money Bene.

truly

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From this reading Hang him truant, there's no true drop of bloud in him to be truly toucht with loue, if he be sad, he wants money Bene.

wants

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From this reading Hang him truant, there's no true drop of bloud in him to be truly toucht with loue, if he be sad, he wants money Bene.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Hang him truant, there's no true drop of bloud in him to be truly toucht with loue, if he be sad, he wants money Bene.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading So say I, methinkes you are sadder Claud.