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Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet

Chapter I

Chapter 1, section 1: The Tragedie of Romeo and Juliet Actus Primus. Scoena Prima. Enter Sampson and Gregory, with Swords and Bucklers, of the House of Capulet. Sampson. Gregory: A my word wee'l not car
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The Tragedie of Romeo and Juliet Actus Primus.
Scoena Prima.
Enter Sampson and Gregory, with Swords and Bucklers, of the House of Capulet.
Sampson.
Gregory: A my word wee'l not carry coales Greg.
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Romeo and Juliet

Chapter I

Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The Tragedie of Romeo and Juliet Actus Primus.
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Scoena Prima.
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Enter Sampson and Gregory, with Swords and Bucklers, of the House of Capulet.
Line 4
Sampson.
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Gregory: A my word wee'l not carry coales Greg.
All words in this reading · 26

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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 Gregory: A my word wee'l not carry coales Greg.

Actus

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From this reading The Tragedie of Romeo and Juliet Actus Primus.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The Tragedie of Romeo and Juliet Actus Primus.

Bucklers

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Capulet

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carry

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coales

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Enter

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Greg

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Gregory

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House

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Juliet

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From this reading The Tragedie of Romeo and Juliet Actus Primus.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Gregory: A my word wee'l not carry coales Greg.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Gregory: A my word wee'l not carry coales Greg.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Tragedie of Romeo and Juliet Actus Primus.

Prima

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From this reading Scoena Prima.

Primus

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Romeo

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Sampson

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Scoena

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From this reading Scoena Prima.

Swords

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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The Tragedie of Romeo and Juliet Actus Primus.

Tragedie

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wee'l

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withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

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word

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From this reading Gregory: A my word wee'l not carry coales Greg.