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Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet

Chapter II

Chapter 2, section 1: Rom. Good heart, at what? Ben. At thy good hearts oppression Rom. Why such is loues transgression.
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Rom.
Good heart, at what?
Ben.
At thy good hearts oppression Rom.
Why such is loues transgression.
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Romeo and Juliet

Chapter II

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Rom.
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Good heart, at what?
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Ben.
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At thy good hearts oppression Rom.
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Why such is loues transgression.

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 “Good heart, at what?”

Thy determiner US /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading “At thy good hearts oppression Rom.”

All words in this reading · 14

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atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Good heart, at what?

Ben

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From this reading Ben.

GoodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Good heart, at what?

heart

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From this reading Good heart, at what?

hearts

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From this reading At thy good hearts oppression Rom.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Why such is loues transgression.

loues

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From this reading Why such is loues transgression.

oppression

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From this reading At thy good hearts oppression Rom.

Rom

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From this reading Rom.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Why such is loues transgression.

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading At thy good hearts oppression Rom.

transgression

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whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Good heart, at what?

Why

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From this reading Why such is loues transgression.