Chapter III
_Lor_. Lorenzo, and thy love. _Jes_. Lorenzo, certain; and my love, indeed; For who love I so much? And now who knows But you, Lorenzo, whether I am yours?
Shakespeare's Play of the Merchant of Venice
Chapter III
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_Lor_.
Lorenzo,
and
thy
love.
_Jes_.
Lorenzo,
certain;
and
my
love,
indeed;
For
who
love
I
so
much?
And
now
who
knows
But
you,
Lorenzo,
whether
I
am
yours?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
_Lor_.
Line 2
Lorenzo,
and
thy
love.
Line 3
_Jes_.
Line 4
Lorenzo,
certain;
and
my
love,
indeed;
For
who
love
I
so
much?
Line 5
And
now
who
knows
But
you,
Lorenzo,
whether
I
am
yours?
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Thy
determiner
US /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Lorenzo, and thy love.”
Whether
conjunction
US /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “And now who knows But you, Lorenzo, whether I am yours?”
Yours
pronoun
US /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “And now who knows But you, Lorenzo, whether I am yours?”
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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading And now who knows But you, Lorenzo, whether I am yours?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lorenzo, and thy love.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And now who knows But you, Lorenzo, whether I am yours?
certain
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From this reading Lorenzo, certain; and my love, indeed; For who love I so much?
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lorenzo, certain; and my love, indeed; For who love I so much?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Lorenzo, certain; and my love, indeed; For who love I so much?
indeed
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From this reading Lorenzo, certain; and my love, indeed; For who love I so much?
Jes
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From this reading _Jes_.
knows
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Lor
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Lorenzo
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love
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much
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From this reading Lorenzo, certain; and my love, indeed; For who love I so much?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Lorenzo, certain; and my love, indeed; For who love I so much?
now
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From this reading And now who knows But you, Lorenzo, whether I am yours?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Lorenzo, certain; and my love, indeed; For who love I so much?
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Lorenzo, and thy love.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading And now who knows But you, Lorenzo, whether I am yours?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Lorenzo, certain; and my love, indeed; For who love I so much?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And now who knows But you, Lorenzo, whether I am yours?
yourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading And now who knows But you, Lorenzo, whether I am yours?