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abroach
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From this reading "Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading "Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Here's much to do with hate, but more with love."-- ROMEO AND JULIET.
AUTHOR
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From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF "PHYLLIS," "MOLLY BAWN," "PORTIA," ETC.
BAWN
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From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF "PHYLLIS," "MOLLY BAWN," "PORTIA," ETC.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?
BOOKBINDING
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From this reading TROW'S PRINTING AND BOOKBINDING COMPANY, NEW YORK.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Here's much to do with hate, but more with love."-- ROMEO AND JULIET.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF "PHYLLIS," "MOLLY BAWN," "PORTIA," ETC.
COMPANY
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From this reading TROW'S PRINTING AND BOOKBINDING COMPANY, NEW YORK.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Here's much to do with hate, but more with love."-- ROMEO AND JULIET.
ETC
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From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF "PHYLLIS," "MOLLY BAWN," "PORTIA," ETC.
hate
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From this reading "Here's much to do with hate, but more with love."-- ROMEO AND JULIET.
Here's
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From this reading "Here's much to do with hate, but more with love."-- ROMEO AND JULIET.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?
JULIET
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From this reading "Here's much to do with hate, but more with love."-- ROMEO AND JULIET.
love
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From this reading "Here's much to do with hate, but more with love."-- ROMEO AND JULIET.
MOLLY
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From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF "PHYLLIS," "MOLLY BAWN," "PORTIA," ETC.
more
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From this reading "Here's much to do with hate, but more with love."-- ROMEO AND JULIET.
much
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From this reading "Here's much to do with hate, but more with love."-- ROMEO AND JULIET.
nephew
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From this reading "Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?
new
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From this reading "Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF "PHYLLIS," "MOLLY BAWN," "PORTIA," ETC.
PHYLLIS
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From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF "PHYLLIS," "MOLLY BAWN," "PORTIA," ETC.
PORTIA
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From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF "PHYLLIS," "MOLLY BAWN," "PORTIA," ETC.
PRINTING
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From this reading TROW'S PRINTING AND BOOKBINDING COMPANY, NEW YORK.
quarrelnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəl/
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading "Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?
ROMEO
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From this reading "Here's much to do with hate, but more with love."-- ROMEO AND JULIET.
ROSSMOYNE
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From this reading ROSSMOYNE.
set
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From this reading "Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?
Speak
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From this reading "Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BY THE AUTHOR OF "PHYLLIS," "MOLLY BAWN," "PORTIA," ETC.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Here's much to do with hate, but more with love."-- ROMEO AND JULIET.
TROW'S
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From this reading TROW'S PRINTING AND BOOKBINDING COMPANY, NEW YORK.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Here's much to do with hate, but more with love."-- ROMEO AND JULIET.
YORK
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From this reading TROW'S PRINTING AND BOOKBINDING COMPANY, NEW YORK.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?-- Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?