Chapter II
_Ld. Sparkish._ Pray, Miss, will you be so good as to favour us with a Song? _Miss._ Indeed, my Lord, I can’t; for I have a great Cold. _Col._ Oh! Miss, they say, all good Singers have Colds.
Polite Conversation in Three Dialogues
Chapter II
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_Ld.
Sparkish._
Pray,
Miss,
will
you
be
so
good
as
to
favour
us
with
a
Song?
_Miss._
Indeed,
my
Lord,
I
can’t;
for
I
have
a
great
Cold.
_Col._
Oh!
Miss,
they
say,
all
good
Singers
have
Colds.
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Line 1
_Ld.
Line 2
Sparkish._
Pray,
Miss,
will
you
be
so
good
as
to
favour
us
with
a
Song?
Line 3
_Miss._
Indeed,
my
Lord,
I
can’t;
for
I
have
a
great
Cold.
Line 4
_Col._
Oh!
Line 5
Miss,
they
say,
all
good
Singers
have
Colds.
Learner Dictionary
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Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sparkish._ Pray, Miss, will you be so good as to favour us with a Song?”
Great
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Miss._ Indeed, my Lord, I can’t; for I have a great Cold.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “_Miss._ Indeed, my Lord, I can’t; for I have a great Cold.”
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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 Sparkish._ Pray, Miss, will you be so good as to favour us with a Song?
all
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From this reading Miss, they say, all good Singers have Colds.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sparkish._ Pray, Miss, will you be so good as to favour us with a Song?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sparkish._ Pray, Miss, will you be so good as to favour us with a Song?
can't
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From this reading _Miss._ Indeed, my Lord, I can’t; for I have a great Cold.
Col
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From this reading _Col._ Oh!
Cold
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From this reading _Miss._ Indeed, my Lord, I can’t; for I have a great Cold.
Colds
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From this reading Miss, they say, all good Singers have Colds.
favour
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From this reading Sparkish._ Pray, Miss, will you be so good as to favour us with a Song?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Miss._ Indeed, my Lord, I can’t; for I have a great Cold.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sparkish._ Pray, Miss, will you be so good as to favour us with a Song?
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Miss._ Indeed, my Lord, I can’t; for I have a great Cold.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Miss._ Indeed, my Lord, I can’t; for I have a great Cold.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Miss._ Indeed, my Lord, I can’t; for I have a great Cold.
Indeed
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From this reading _Miss._ Indeed, my Lord, I can’t; for I have a great Cold.
Ld
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From this reading _Ld.
Lord
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From this reading _Miss._ Indeed, my Lord, I can’t; for I have a great Cold.
Miss
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From this reading Sparkish._ Pray, Miss, will you be so good as to favour us with a Song?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Miss._ Indeed, my Lord, I can’t; for I have a great Cold.
Oh
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From this reading _Col._ Oh!
Pray
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From this reading Sparkish._ Pray, Miss, will you be so good as to favour us with a Song?
say
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From this reading Miss, they say, all good Singers have Colds.
Singers
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From this reading Miss, they say, all good Singers have Colds.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Sparkish._ Pray, Miss, will you be so good as to favour us with a Song?
Song
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From this reading Sparkish._ Pray, Miss, will you be so good as to favour us with a Song?
Sparkish
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From this reading Sparkish._ Pray, Miss, will you be so good as to favour us with a Song?
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss, they say, all good Singers have Colds.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sparkish._ Pray, Miss, will you be so good as to favour us with a Song?
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sparkish._ Pray, Miss, will you be so good as to favour us with a Song?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Sparkish._ Pray, Miss, will you be so good as to favour us with a Song?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sparkish._ Pray, Miss, will you be so good as to favour us with a Song?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Sparkish._ Pray, Miss, will you be so good as to favour us with a Song?