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The Duchess of Padua
The Duchess of Padua

Chapter II

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Thou hast done well; I for my father thank thee.
And now his name?
MORANZONE How you remind me of him, You have each gesture that your father had.
GUIDO The traitor’s name?
MORANZONE Thou wilt hear that anon; The Duke and other nobles at the Court Are coming hither.
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The Duchess of Padua

Chapter II

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Thou hast done well; I for my father thank thee.
Line 2
And now his name?
Line 3
MORANZONE How you remind me of him, You have each gesture that your father had.
Line 4
GUIDO The traitor’s name?
Line 5
MORANZONE Thou wilt hear that anon; The Duke and other nobles at the Court Are coming hither.

Learner Dictionary

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

Done noun US /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Thou hast done well; I for my father thank thee.”

Hast auxiliary verb US /hæst/

an old form of “have”, used with “thou”

From this reading “Thou hast done well; I for my father thank thee.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “MORANZONE How you remind me of him, You have each gesture that your father had.”

Hear noun US /hear/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “MORANZONE Thou wilt hear that anon; The Duke and other nobles at the Court Are coming hither.”

Hither adverb US /ˈhɪðər/

an old word meaning “to this place”

From this reading “MORANZONE Thou wilt hear that anon; The Duke and other nobles at the Court Are coming hither.”

Name noun US /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And now his name?”

Thee pronoun US /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading “Thou hast done well; I for my father thank thee.”

Thou pronoun US /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading “Thou hast done well; I for my father thank thee.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Thou hast done well; I for my father thank thee.”

Wilt modal verb US /wɪlt/

an old form of “will”, used with “thou”

From this reading “MORANZONE Thou wilt hear that anon; The Duke and other nobles at the Court Are coming hither.”

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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading And now his name?

anon

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From this reading MORANZONE Thou wilt hear that anon; The Duke and other nobles at the Court Are coming hither.

Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading MORANZONE Thou wilt hear that anon; The Duke and other nobles at the Court Are coming hither.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading MORANZONE Thou wilt hear that anon; The Duke and other nobles at the Court Are coming hither.

coming

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From this reading MORANZONE Thou wilt hear that anon; The Duke and other nobles at the Court Are coming hither.

Court

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From this reading MORANZONE Thou wilt hear that anon; The Duke and other nobles at the Court Are coming hither.

donenounUS /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Thou hast done well; I for my father thank thee.

Duke

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From this reading MORANZONE Thou wilt hear that anon; The Duke and other nobles at the Court Are coming hither.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading MORANZONE How you remind me of him, You have each gesture that your father had.

father

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From this reading Thou hast done well; I for my father thank thee.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Thou hast done well; I for my father thank thee.

gesture

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From this reading MORANZONE How you remind me of him, You have each gesture that your father had.

GUIDO

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From this reading GUIDO The traitor’s name?

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading MORANZONE How you remind me of him, You have each gesture that your father had.

hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/

an old form of “have”, used with “thou”

From this reading Thou hast done well; I for my father thank thee.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading MORANZONE How you remind me of him, You have each gesture that your father had.

hearnounUS /hear/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading MORANZONE Thou wilt hear that anon; The Duke and other nobles at the Court Are coming hither.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading MORANZONE How you remind me of him, You have each gesture that your father had.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading And now his name?

hitheradverbUS /ˈhɪðər/

an old word meaning “to this place”

From this reading MORANZONE Thou wilt hear that anon; The Duke and other nobles at the Court Are coming hither.

How

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From this reading MORANZONE How you remind me of him, You have each gesture that your father had.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Thou hast done well; I for my father thank thee.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading MORANZONE How you remind me of him, You have each gesture that your father had.

MORANZONE

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From this reading MORANZONE How you remind me of him, You have each gesture that your father had.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Thou hast done well; I for my father thank thee.

namenounUS /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading And now his name?

nobles

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From this reading MORANZONE Thou wilt hear that anon; The Duke and other nobles at the Court Are coming hither.

now

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From this reading And now his name?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading MORANZONE How you remind me of him, You have each gesture that your father had.

other

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From this reading MORANZONE Thou wilt hear that anon; The Duke and other nobles at the Court Are coming hither.

remind

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From this reading MORANZONE How you remind me of him, You have each gesture that your father had.

thank

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From this reading Thou hast done well; I for my father thank thee.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading MORANZONE How you remind me of him, You have each gesture that your father had.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading GUIDO The traitor’s name?

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading Thou hast done well; I for my father thank thee.

ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading Thou hast done well; I for my father thank thee.

traitor's

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From this reading GUIDO The traitor’s name?

well

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From this reading Thou hast done well; I for my father thank thee.

wiltmodal verbUS /wɪlt/

an old form of “will”, used with “thou”

From this reading MORANZONE Thou wilt hear that anon; The Duke and other nobles at the Court Are coming hither.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading MORANZONE How you remind me of him, You have each gesture that your father had.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading MORANZONE How you remind me of him, You have each gesture that your father had.