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The Drunkard
The Drunkard

Chapter XII

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A QUARREL IN THE "MOST SELECT LOUNGE IN THE COUNTY" "I strike quickly, being moved.
A dog of the house of Montague moves me."
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The Drunkard

Chapter XII

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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A QUARREL IN THE "MOST SELECT LOUNGE IN THE COUNTY" "I strike quickly, being moved.
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A dog of the house of Montague moves me."

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Being auxiliary verb US /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading “A QUARREL IN THE "MOST SELECT LOUNGE IN THE COUNTY" "I strike quickly, being moved.”

QUARREL noun US /ˈkwɔːrəl/

an angry argument or disagreement

From this reading “A QUARREL IN THE "MOST SELECT LOUNGE IN THE COUNTY" "I strike quickly, being moved.”

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A QUARREL IN THE "MOST SELECT LOUNGE IN THE COUNTY" "I strike quickly, being moved.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading A QUARREL IN THE "MOST SELECT LOUNGE IN THE COUNTY" "I strike quickly, being moved.

COUNTY

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From this reading A QUARREL IN THE "MOST SELECT LOUNGE IN THE COUNTY" "I strike quickly, being moved.

dog

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From this reading A dog of the house of Montague moves me."

house

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From this reading A dog of the house of Montague moves me."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading A QUARREL IN THE "MOST SELECT LOUNGE IN THE COUNTY" "I strike quickly, being moved.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading A QUARREL IN THE "MOST SELECT LOUNGE IN THE COUNTY" "I strike quickly, being moved.

LOUNGE

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From this reading A QUARREL IN THE "MOST SELECT LOUNGE IN THE COUNTY" "I strike quickly, being moved.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading A dog of the house of Montague moves me."

Montague

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From this reading A dog of the house of Montague moves me."

MOST

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From this reading A QUARREL IN THE "MOST SELECT LOUNGE IN THE COUNTY" "I strike quickly, being moved.

moved

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From this reading A QUARREL IN THE "MOST SELECT LOUNGE IN THE COUNTY" "I strike quickly, being moved.

moves

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From this reading A dog of the house of Montague moves me."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A dog of the house of Montague moves me."

QUARRELnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəl/

an angry argument or disagreement

From this reading A QUARREL IN THE "MOST SELECT LOUNGE IN THE COUNTY" "I strike quickly, being moved.

quickly

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From this reading A QUARREL IN THE "MOST SELECT LOUNGE IN THE COUNTY" "I strike quickly, being moved.

SELECT

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From this reading A QUARREL IN THE "MOST SELECT LOUNGE IN THE COUNTY" "I strike quickly, being moved.

strike

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From this reading A QUARREL IN THE "MOST SELECT LOUNGE IN THE COUNTY" "I strike quickly, being moved.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading A QUARREL IN THE "MOST SELECT LOUNGE IN THE COUNTY" "I strike quickly, being moved.