Chapter IX
Lady. Hold, Take these keies, and fetch more spices Nurse Nur. They call for Dates and Quinces in the Pastrie. Enter old Capulet. Cap.
Romeo and Juliet
Chapter IX
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Lady.
Hold,
Take
these
keies,
and
fetch
more
spices
Nurse
Nur.
They
call
for
Dates
and
Quinces
in
the
Pastrie.
Enter
old
Capulet.
Cap.
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Lady.
Line 2
Hold,
Take
these
keies,
and
fetch
more
spices
Nurse
Nur.
Line 3
They
call
for
Dates
and
Quinces
in
the
Pastrie.
Line 4
Enter
old
Capulet.
Line 5
Cap.
Learner Dictionary
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Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hold, Take these keies, and fetch more spices Nurse Nur.”
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Hold, Take these keies, and fetch more spices Nurse Nur.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hold, Take these keies, and fetch more spices Nurse Nur.
call
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From this reading They call for Dates and Quinces in the Pastrie.
Cap
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Capulet
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From this reading Enter old Capulet.
Dates
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From this reading They call for Dates and Quinces in the Pastrie.
Enter
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From this reading Enter old Capulet.
fetch
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From this reading Hold, Take these keies, and fetch more spices Nurse Nur.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They call for Dates and Quinces in the Pastrie.
Hold
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From this reading Hold, Take these keies, and fetch more spices Nurse Nur.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They call for Dates and Quinces in the Pastrie.
keies
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From this reading Hold, Take these keies, and fetch more spices Nurse Nur.
Lady
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From this reading Lady.
more
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Nur
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Nurse
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From this reading Hold, Take these keies, and fetch more spices Nurse Nur.
old
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From this reading Enter old Capulet.
Pastrie
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From this reading They call for Dates and Quinces in the Pastrie.
Quinces
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From this reading They call for Dates and Quinces in the Pastrie.
spices
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From this reading Hold, Take these keies, and fetch more spices Nurse Nur.
TakenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hold, Take these keies, and fetch more spices Nurse Nur.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They call for Dates and Quinces in the Pastrie.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Hold, Take these keies, and fetch more spices Nurse Nur.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They call for Dates and Quinces in the Pastrie.