Chapter XIV
The Gowanbrae Ball
“Your honour’s pardon, I’d rather have my wounds to heal again, Than hear say how I got them.”—Coriolanus. “Yes, I go the week after next.” “So soon? I thought you were to stay for our ball.” “Till this time next year!
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Chapter XIV · The Gowanbrae Ball
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“Your
honour’s
pardon,
I’d
rather
have
my
wounds
to
heal
again,
Than
hear
say
how
I
got
them.”—Coriolanus.
“Yes,
I
go
the
week
after
next.”
“So
soon?
I
thought
you
were
to
stay
for
our
ball.”
“Till
this
time
next
year!
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The Clever Woman of the Family
Chapter XIV · The Gowanbrae Ball
Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
“Your
honour’s
pardon,
I’d
rather
have
my
wounds
to
heal
again,
Than
hear
say
how
I
got
them.”—Coriolanus.
Line 2
“Yes,
I
go
the
week
after
next.”
Line 3
“So
soon?
Line 4
I
thought
you
were
to
stay
for
our
ball.”
Line 5
“Till
this
time
next
year!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading ““Yes, I go the week after next.””
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Your honour’s pardon, I’d rather have my wounds to heal again, Than hear say how I got them.”—Coriolanus.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Your honour’s pardon, I’d rather have my wounds to heal again, Than hear say how I got them.”—Coriolanus.”
Hear
noun
US /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Your honour’s pardon, I’d rather have my wounds to heal again, Than hear say how I got them.”—Coriolanus.”
Next
noun
US /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Yes, I go the week after next.””
Soon
noun
US /soon/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““So soon?”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought you were to stay for our ball.””
Till
preposition
US /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading ““Till this time next year!”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Till this time next year!”
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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Yes, I go the week after next.”
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Your honour’s pardon, I’d rather have my wounds to heal again, Than hear say how I got them.”—Coriolanus.
ball
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From this reading I thought you were to stay for our ball.”
Coriolanus
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From this reading “Your honour’s pardon, I’d rather have my wounds to heal again, Than hear say how I got them.”—Coriolanus.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I thought you were to stay for our ball.”
go
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From this reading “Yes, I go the week after next.”
got
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From this reading “Your honour’s pardon, I’d rather have my wounds to heal again, Than hear say how I got them.”—Coriolanus.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Your honour’s pardon, I’d rather have my wounds to heal again, Than hear say how I got them.”—Coriolanus.
heal
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From this reading “Your honour’s pardon, I’d rather have my wounds to heal again, Than hear say how I got them.”—Coriolanus.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Your honour’s pardon, I’d rather have my wounds to heal again, Than hear say how I got them.”—Coriolanus.
honour's
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From this reading “Your honour’s pardon, I’d rather have my wounds to heal again, Than hear say how I got them.”—Coriolanus.
how
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From this reading “Your honour’s pardon, I’d rather have my wounds to heal again, Than hear say how I got them.”—Coriolanus.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Your honour’s pardon, I’d rather have my wounds to heal again, Than hear say how I got them.”—Coriolanus.
I'd
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From this reading “Your honour’s pardon, I’d rather have my wounds to heal again, Than hear say how I got them.”—Coriolanus.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Your honour’s pardon, I’d rather have my wounds to heal again, Than hear say how I got them.”—Coriolanus.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes, I go the week after next.”
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I thought you were to stay for our ball.”
pardon
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From this reading “Your honour’s pardon, I’d rather have my wounds to heal again, Than hear say how I got them.”—Coriolanus.
rather
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From this reading “Your honour’s pardon, I’d rather have my wounds to heal again, Than hear say how I got them.”—Coriolanus.
say
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From this reading “Your honour’s pardon, I’d rather have my wounds to heal again, Than hear say how I got them.”—Coriolanus.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So soon?
soon
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From this reading “So soon?
stay
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From this reading I thought you were to stay for our ball.”
ThanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Your honour’s pardon, I’d rather have my wounds to heal again, Than hear say how I got them.”—Coriolanus.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Yes, I go the week after next.”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Your honour’s pardon, I’d rather have my wounds to heal again, Than hear say how I got them.”—Coriolanus.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Till this time next year!
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought you were to stay for our ball.”
TillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “Till this time next year!
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Till this time next year!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Your honour’s pardon, I’d rather have my wounds to heal again, Than hear say how I got them.”—Coriolanus.
week
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From this reading “Yes, I go the week after next.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I thought you were to stay for our ball.”
wounds
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From this reading “Your honour’s pardon, I’d rather have my wounds to heal again, Than hear say how I got them.”—Coriolanus.
year
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From this reading “Till this time next year!
Yes
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From this reading “Yes, I go the week after next.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I thought you were to stay for our ball.”
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your honour’s pardon, I’d rather have my wounds to heal again, Than hear say how I got them.”—Coriolanus.