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Romeo and Juliet

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8, section 1: Iul. Madam in happy time, what day is this? Mo. Marry my Child, early next Thursday morne, The gallant, young, and Noble Gentleman, The Countie Paris at Saint Peters Church, Shall
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Iul.
Madam in happy time, what day is this?
Mo.
Marry my Child, early next Thursday morne, The gallant, young, and Noble Gentleman, The Countie Paris at Saint Peters Church, Shall happily make thee a ioyfull Bride Iul.
Now by Saint Peters Church, and Peter too, He shall not make me there a ioyfull Bride.
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Romeo and Juliet

Chapter VIII

Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Iul.
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Madam in happy time, what day is this?
Line 3
Mo.
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Marry my Child, early next Thursday morne, The gallant, young, and Noble Gentleman, The Countie Paris at Saint Peters Church, Shall happily make thee a ioyfull Bride Iul.
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Now by Saint Peters Church, and Peter too, He shall not make me there a ioyfull Bride.

Learner Dictionary

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

Gentleman noun US /ˈgentleman/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Marry my Child, early next Thursday morne, The gallant, young, and Noble Gentleman, The Countie Paris at Saint Peters Church, Shall happily make thee a ioyfull Bride Iul.”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Marry my Child, early next Thursday morne, The gallant, young, and Noble Gentleman, The Countie Paris at Saint Peters Church, Shall happily make thee a ioyfull Bride Iul.”

Next noun US /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Marry my Child, early next Thursday morne, The gallant, young, and Noble Gentleman, The Countie Paris at Saint Peters Church, Shall happily make thee a ioyfull Bride Iul.”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “Marry my Child, early next Thursday morne, The gallant, young, and Noble Gentleman, The Countie Paris at Saint Peters Church, Shall happily make thee a ioyfull Bride Iul.”

Thee pronoun US /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading “Marry my Child, early next Thursday morne, The gallant, young, and Noble Gentleman, The Countie Paris at Saint Peters Church, Shall happily make thee a ioyfull Bride Iul.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Madam in happy time, what day is this?”

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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 Marry my Child, early next Thursday morne, The gallant, young, and Noble Gentleman, The Countie Paris at Saint Peters Church, Shall happily make thee a ioyfull Bride Iul.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Marry my Child, early next Thursday morne, The gallant, young, and Noble Gentleman, The Countie Paris at Saint Peters Church, Shall happily make thee a ioyfull Bride Iul.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Marry my Child, early next Thursday morne, The gallant, young, and Noble Gentleman, The Countie Paris at Saint Peters Church, Shall happily make thee a ioyfull Bride Iul.

Bride

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From this reading Marry my Child, early next Thursday morne, The gallant, young, and Noble Gentleman, The Countie Paris at Saint Peters Church, Shall happily make thee a ioyfull Bride Iul.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Now by Saint Peters Church, and Peter too, He shall not make me there a ioyfull Bride.

Child

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From this reading Marry my Child, early next Thursday morne, The gallant, young, and Noble Gentleman, The Countie Paris at Saint Peters Church, Shall happily make thee a ioyfull Bride Iul.

Church

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From this reading Marry my Child, early next Thursday morne, The gallant, young, and Noble Gentleman, The Countie Paris at Saint Peters Church, Shall happily make thee a ioyfull Bride Iul.

Countie

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From this reading Marry my Child, early next Thursday morne, The gallant, young, and Noble Gentleman, The Countie Paris at Saint Peters Church, Shall happily make thee a ioyfull Bride Iul.

day

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From this reading Madam in happy time, what day is this?

early

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From this reading Marry my Child, early next Thursday morne, The gallant, young, and Noble Gentleman, The Countie Paris at Saint Peters Church, Shall happily make thee a ioyfull Bride Iul.

gallant

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From this reading Marry my Child, early next Thursday morne, The gallant, young, and Noble Gentleman, The Countie Paris at Saint Peters Church, Shall happily make thee a ioyfull Bride Iul.

GentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Marry my Child, early next Thursday morne, The gallant, young, and Noble Gentleman, The Countie Paris at Saint Peters Church, Shall happily make thee a ioyfull Bride Iul.

happily

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From this reading Marry my Child, early next Thursday morne, The gallant, young, and Noble Gentleman, The Countie Paris at Saint Peters Church, Shall happily make thee a ioyfull Bride Iul.

happy

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From this reading Madam in happy time, what day is this?

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Now by Saint Peters Church, and Peter too, He shall not make me there a ioyfull Bride.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Madam in happy time, what day is this?

ioyfull

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From this reading Marry my Child, early next Thursday morne, The gallant, young, and Noble Gentleman, The Countie Paris at Saint Peters Church, Shall happily make thee a ioyfull Bride Iul.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Madam in happy time, what day is this?

Iul

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From this reading Iul.

Madam

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From this reading Madam in happy time, what day is this?

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Marry my Child, early next Thursday morne, The gallant, young, and Noble Gentleman, The Countie Paris at Saint Peters Church, Shall happily make thee a ioyfull Bride Iul.

Marry

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From this reading Marry my Child, early next Thursday morne, The gallant, young, and Noble Gentleman, The Countie Paris at Saint Peters Church, Shall happily make thee a ioyfull Bride Iul.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading Now by Saint Peters Church, and Peter too, He shall not make me there a ioyfull Bride.

Mo

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From this reading Mo.

morne

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From this reading Marry my Child, early next Thursday morne, The gallant, young, and Noble Gentleman, The Countie Paris at Saint Peters Church, Shall happily make thee a ioyfull Bride Iul.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Marry my Child, early next Thursday morne, The gallant, young, and Noble Gentleman, The Countie Paris at Saint Peters Church, Shall happily make thee a ioyfull Bride Iul.

nextnounUS /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Marry my Child, early next Thursday morne, The gallant, young, and Noble Gentleman, The Countie Paris at Saint Peters Church, Shall happily make thee a ioyfull Bride Iul.

Noble

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From this reading Marry my Child, early next Thursday morne, The gallant, young, and Noble Gentleman, The Countie Paris at Saint Peters Church, Shall happily make thee a ioyfull Bride Iul.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Now by Saint Peters Church, and Peter too, He shall not make me there a ioyfull Bride.

Now

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From this reading Now by Saint Peters Church, and Peter too, He shall not make me there a ioyfull Bride.

Paris

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From this reading Marry my Child, early next Thursday morne, The gallant, young, and Noble Gentleman, The Countie Paris at Saint Peters Church, Shall happily make thee a ioyfull Bride Iul.

Peter

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From this reading Now by Saint Peters Church, and Peter too, He shall not make me there a ioyfull Bride.

Peters

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From this reading Marry my Child, early next Thursday morne, The gallant, young, and Noble Gentleman, The Countie Paris at Saint Peters Church, Shall happily make thee a ioyfull Bride Iul.

Saint

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From this reading Marry my Child, early next Thursday morne, The gallant, young, and Noble Gentleman, The Countie Paris at Saint Peters Church, Shall happily make thee a ioyfull Bride Iul.

Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading Marry my Child, early next Thursday morne, The gallant, young, and Noble Gentleman, The Countie Paris at Saint Peters Church, Shall happily make thee a ioyfull Bride Iul.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Marry my Child, early next Thursday morne, The gallant, young, and Noble Gentleman, The Countie Paris at Saint Peters Church, Shall happily make thee a ioyfull Bride Iul.

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading Marry my Child, early next Thursday morne, The gallant, young, and Noble Gentleman, The Countie Paris at Saint Peters Church, Shall happily make thee a ioyfull Bride Iul.

there

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From this reading Now by Saint Peters Church, and Peter too, He shall not make me there a ioyfull Bride.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Madam in happy time, what day is this?

Thursday

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From this reading Marry my Child, early next Thursday morne, The gallant, young, and Noble Gentleman, The Countie Paris at Saint Peters Church, Shall happily make thee a ioyfull Bride Iul.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Madam in happy time, what day is this?

too

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From this reading Now by Saint Peters Church, and Peter too, He shall not make me there a ioyfull Bride.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Madam in happy time, what day is this?

young

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From this reading Marry my Child, early next Thursday morne, The gallant, young, and Noble Gentleman, The Countie Paris at Saint Peters Church, Shall happily make thee a ioyfull Bride Iul.