Chapter V
Offi. Good now hold thy tongue E.Dro. Nay, rather perswade him to hold his hands Anti. Thou whoreson senselesse Villaine E.Dro. I would I were senselesse sir, that I might not feele your blowes Anti.
The Comedy of Errors
Chapter V
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Offi.
Good
now
hold
thy
tongue
E.Dro.
Nay,
rather
perswade
him
to
hold
his
hands
Anti.
Thou
whoreson
senselesse
Villaine
E.Dro.
I
would
I
were
senselesse
sir,
that
I
might
not
feele
your
blowes
Anti.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
Offi.
Line 2
Good
now
hold
thy
tongue
E.Dro.
Line 3
Nay,
rather
perswade
him
to
hold
his
hands
Anti.
Line 4
Thou
whoreson
senselesse
Villaine
E.Dro.
Line 5
I
would
I
were
senselesse
sir,
that
I
might
not
feele
your
blowes
Anti.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good now hold thy tongue E.Dro.”
Hands
plural noun
US /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Nay, rather perswade him to hold his hands Anti.”
Might
modal verb
US /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “I would I were senselesse sir, that I might not feele your blowes Anti.”
Nay
exclamation
US /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading “Nay, rather perswade him to hold his hands Anti.”
Thou
pronoun
US /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Thou whoreson senselesse Villaine E.Dro.”
Thy
determiner
US /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Good now hold thy tongue E.Dro.”
Tongue
noun
US /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good now hold thy tongue E.Dro.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I would I were senselesse sir, that I might not feele your blowes Anti.”
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Anti
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blowes
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Dro
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E
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feele
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GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good now hold thy tongue E.Dro.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Nay, rather perswade him to hold his hands Anti.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nay, rather perswade him to hold his hands Anti.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nay, rather perswade him to hold his hands Anti.
hold
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From this reading Good now hold thy tongue E.Dro.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I would I were senselesse sir, that I might not feele your blowes Anti.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I would I were senselesse sir, that I might not feele your blowes Anti.
NayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading Nay, rather perswade him to hold his hands Anti.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I would I were senselesse sir, that I might not feele your blowes Anti.
now
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From this reading Good now hold thy tongue E.Dro.
Offi
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From this reading Offi.
perswade
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From this reading Nay, rather perswade him to hold his hands Anti.
rather
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From this reading Nay, rather perswade him to hold his hands Anti.
senselesse
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From this reading Thou whoreson senselesse Villaine E.Dro.
sir
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From this reading I would I were senselesse sir, that I might not feele your blowes Anti.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I would I were senselesse sir, that I might not feele your blowes Anti.
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou whoreson senselesse Villaine E.Dro.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Good now hold thy tongue E.Dro.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nay, rather perswade him to hold his hands Anti.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good now hold thy tongue E.Dro.
Villaine
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From this reading Thou whoreson senselesse Villaine E.Dro.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I would I were senselesse sir, that I might not feele your blowes Anti.
whoreson
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From this reading Thou whoreson senselesse Villaine E.Dro.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would I were senselesse sir, that I might not feele your blowes Anti.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I would I were senselesse sir, that I might not feele your blowes Anti.