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Romeo and Juliet

Chapter VI

Chapter 6, section 1: Mer. By my heele I care not Tyb. Follow me close, for I will speake to them. Gentlemen, Good den, a word with one of you Mer. And but one word with one of vs? couple it with someth
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Mer.
By my heele I care not Tyb.
Follow me close, for I will speake to them.
Gentlemen, Good den, a word with one of you Mer.
And but one word with one of vs? couple it with something, make it a word and a blow Tib.
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Romeo and Juliet

Chapter VI

Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Mer.
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By my heele I care not Tyb.
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Follow me close, for I will speake to them.
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Gentlemen, Good den, a word with one of you Mer.
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And but one word with one of vs? couple it with something, make it a word and a blow Tib.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Couple noun US /ˈkʌpəl/

two people or things considered together

From this reading “And but one word with one of vs? couple it with something, make it a word and a blow Tib.”

Gentlemen noun US /gentlemen/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Gentlemen, Good den, a word with one of you Mer.”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Gentlemen, Good den, a word with one of you Mer.”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And but one word with one of vs? couple it with something, make it a word and a blow Tib.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Gentlemen, Good den, a word with one of you Mer.”

Something pronoun US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “And but one word with one of vs? couple it with something, make it a word and a blow Tib.”

All words in this reading · 34

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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 Gentlemen, Good den, a word with one of you Mer.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading And but one word with one of vs? couple it with something, make it a word and a blow Tib.

blow

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From this reading And but one word with one of vs? couple it with something, make it a word and a blow Tib.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading And but one word with one of vs? couple it with something, make it a word and a blow Tib.

ByprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By my heele I care not Tyb.

care

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From this reading By my heele I care not Tyb.

close

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From this reading Follow me close, for I will speake to them.

couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/

two people or things considered together

From this reading And but one word with one of vs? couple it with something, make it a word and a blow Tib.

den

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From this reading Gentlemen, Good den, a word with one of you Mer.

Follow

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From this reading Follow me close, for I will speake to them.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Follow me close, for I will speake to them.

GentlemennounUS /gentlemen/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Gentlemen, Good den, a word with one of you Mer.

GoodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Gentlemen, Good den, a word with one of you Mer.

heele

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From this reading By my heele I care not Tyb.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading By my heele I care not Tyb.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading And but one word with one of vs? couple it with something, make it a word and a blow Tib.

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading And but one word with one of vs? couple it with something, make it a word and a blow Tib.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Follow me close, for I will speake to them.

Mer

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From this reading Mer.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading By my heele I care not Tyb.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading By my heele I care not Tyb.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Gentlemen, Good den, a word with one of you Mer.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Gentlemen, Good den, a word with one of you Mer.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading And but one word with one of vs? couple it with something, make it a word and a blow Tib.

speake

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From this reading Follow me close, for I will speake to them.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Follow me close, for I will speake to them.

Tib

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From this reading And but one word with one of vs? couple it with something, make it a word and a blow Tib.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Follow me close, for I will speake to them.

Tyb

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From this reading By my heele I care not Tyb.

vs

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From this reading And but one word with one of vs? couple it with something, make it a word and a blow Tib.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Follow me close, for I will speake to them.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Gentlemen, Good den, a word with one of you Mer.

word

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From this reading Gentlemen, Good den, a word with one of you Mer.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Gentlemen, Good den, a word with one of you Mer.