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Pericles, Prince of Tyre
Pericles, Prince of Tyre

Chapter IV

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BOULT.
She has a good face, speaks well and has excellent good clothes: there’s no farther necessity of qualities can make her be refused.
BAWD.
What is her price, Boult?
BOULT.
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Pericles, Prince of Tyre

Chapter IV

Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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BOULT.
Line 2
She has a good face, speaks well and has excellent good clothes: there’s no farther necessity of qualities can make her be refused.
Line 3
BAWD.
Line 4
What is her price, Boult?
Line 5
BOULT.

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 “She has a good face, speaks well and has excellent good clothes: there’s no farther necessity of qualities can make her be refused.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

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

From this reading “She has a good face, speaks well and has excellent good clothes: there’s no farther necessity of qualities can make her be refused.”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She has a good face, speaks well and has excellent good clothes: there’s no farther necessity of qualities can make her be refused.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She has a good face, speaks well and has excellent good clothes: there’s no farther necessity of qualities can make her be refused.”

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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 She has a good face, speaks well and has excellent good clothes: there’s no farther necessity of qualities can make her be refused.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading She has a good face, speaks well and has excellent good clothes: there’s no farther necessity of qualities can make her be refused.

BAWD

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From this reading BAWD.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading She has a good face, speaks well and has excellent good clothes: there’s no farther necessity of qualities can make her be refused.

BOULT

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From this reading BOULT.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading She has a good face, speaks well and has excellent good clothes: there’s no farther necessity of qualities can make her be refused.

clothes

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From this reading She has a good face, speaks well and has excellent good clothes: there’s no farther necessity of qualities can make her be refused.

excellent

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From this reading She has a good face, speaks well and has excellent good clothes: there’s no farther necessity of qualities can make her be refused.

face

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From this reading She has a good face, speaks well and has excellent good clothes: there’s no farther necessity of qualities can make her be refused.

farther

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From this reading She has a good face, speaks well and has excellent good clothes: there’s no farther necessity of qualities can make her be refused.

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She has a good face, speaks well and has excellent good clothes: there’s no farther necessity of qualities can make her be refused.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading She has a good face, speaks well and has excellent good clothes: there’s no farther necessity of qualities can make her be refused.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading She has a good face, speaks well and has excellent good clothes: there’s no farther necessity of qualities can make her be refused.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading What is her price, Boult?

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She has a good face, speaks well and has excellent good clothes: there’s no farther necessity of qualities can make her be refused.

necessity

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From this reading She has a good face, speaks well and has excellent good clothes: there’s no farther necessity of qualities can make her be refused.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading She has a good face, speaks well and has excellent good clothes: there’s no farther necessity of qualities can make her be refused.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She has a good face, speaks well and has excellent good clothes: there’s no farther necessity of qualities can make her be refused.

price

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From this reading What is her price, Boult?

qualities

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From this reading She has a good face, speaks well and has excellent good clothes: there’s no farther necessity of qualities can make her be refused.

refused

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From this reading She has a good face, speaks well and has excellent good clothes: there’s no farther necessity of qualities can make her be refused.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading She has a good face, speaks well and has excellent good clothes: there’s no farther necessity of qualities can make her be refused.

speaks

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From this reading She has a good face, speaks well and has excellent good clothes: there’s no farther necessity of qualities can make her be refused.

there's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She has a good face, speaks well and has excellent good clothes: there’s no farther necessity of qualities can make her be refused.

well

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She has a good face, speaks well and has excellent good clothes: there’s no farther necessity of qualities can make her be refused.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What is her price, Boult?