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The Merry Wives of Windsor — The Works of William
The Merry Wives of Windsor — The Works of William

Chapter V

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_Page._ Now, Master Slender: love him, daughter Anne.-- Why, how now! what does Master Fenton here?
You wrong me, sir, thus still to haunt my house: I told you, sir, my daughter is disposed of.
_Fent._ Nay, Master Page, be not impatient.
70 _Mrs Page._ Good Master Fenton, come not to my child.
_Page._ She is no match for you.
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The Merry Wives of Windsor — The Works of William

Chapter V

Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_Page._ Now, Master Slender: love him, daughter Anne.-- Why, how now! what does Master Fenton here?
Line 2
You wrong me, sir, thus still to haunt my house: I told you, sir, my daughter is disposed of.
Line 3
_Fent._ Nay, Master Page, be not impatient.
Line 4
70 _Mrs Page._ Good Master Fenton, come not to my child.
Line 5
_Page._ She is no match for you.

Learner Dictionary

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

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “70 _Mrs Page._ Good Master Fenton, come not to my child.”

Disposed noun US /ˈdisposed/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “You wrong me, sir, thus still to haunt my house: I told you, sir, my daughter is disposed of.”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “70 _Mrs Page._ Good Master Fenton, come not to my child.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Page._ Now, Master Slender: love him, daughter Anne.-- Why, how now! what does Master Fenton here?”

Nay exclamation US /neɪ/

an old word for “no”

From this reading “_Fent._ Nay, Master Page, be not impatient.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “You wrong me, sir, thus still to haunt my house: I told you, sir, my daughter is disposed of.”

Told noun US /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “You wrong me, sir, thus still to haunt my house: I told you, sir, my daughter is disposed of.”

All words in this reading · 43

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70

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From this reading 70 _Mrs Page._ Good Master Fenton, come not to my child.

Anne

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From this reading _Page._ Now, Master Slender: love him, daughter Anne.-- Why, how now! what does Master Fenton here?

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading _Fent._ Nay, Master Page, be not impatient.

child

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From this reading 70 _Mrs Page._ Good Master Fenton, come not to my child.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 70 _Mrs Page._ Good Master Fenton, come not to my child.

daughter

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From this reading _Page._ Now, Master Slender: love him, daughter Anne.-- Why, how now! what does Master Fenton here?

disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading You wrong me, sir, thus still to haunt my house: I told you, sir, my daughter is disposed of.

doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _Page._ Now, Master Slender: love him, daughter Anne.-- Why, how now! what does Master Fenton here?

Fent

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From this reading _Fent._ Nay, Master Page, be not impatient.

Fenton

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From this reading _Page._ Now, Master Slender: love him, daughter Anne.-- Why, how now! what does Master Fenton here?

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _Page._ She is no match for you.

GoodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 70 _Mrs Page._ Good Master Fenton, come not to my child.

haunt

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From this reading You wrong me, sir, thus still to haunt my house: I told you, sir, my daughter is disposed of.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Page._ Now, Master Slender: love him, daughter Anne.-- Why, how now! what does Master Fenton here?

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading _Page._ Now, Master Slender: love him, daughter Anne.-- Why, how now! what does Master Fenton here?

house

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From this reading You wrong me, sir, thus still to haunt my house: I told you, sir, my daughter is disposed of.

how

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From this reading _Page._ Now, Master Slender: love him, daughter Anne.-- Why, how now! what does Master Fenton here?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading You wrong me, sir, thus still to haunt my house: I told you, sir, my daughter is disposed of.

impatient

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From this reading _Fent._ Nay, Master Page, be not impatient.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading You wrong me, sir, thus still to haunt my house: I told you, sir, my daughter is disposed of.

love

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From this reading _Page._ Now, Master Slender: love him, daughter Anne.-- Why, how now! what does Master Fenton here?

Master

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From this reading _Page._ Now, Master Slender: love him, daughter Anne.-- Why, how now! what does Master Fenton here?

match

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From this reading _Page._ She is no match for you.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading You wrong me, sir, thus still to haunt my house: I told you, sir, my daughter is disposed of.

Mrs

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From this reading 70 _Mrs Page._ Good Master Fenton, come not to my child.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading You wrong me, sir, thus still to haunt my house: I told you, sir, my daughter is disposed of.

NayexclamationUS /neɪ/

an old word for “no”

From this reading _Fent._ Nay, Master Page, be not impatient.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading _Page._ She is no match for you.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _Fent._ Nay, Master Page, be not impatient.

Now

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From this reading _Page._ Now, Master Slender: love him, daughter Anne.-- Why, how now! what does Master Fenton here?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading You wrong me, sir, thus still to haunt my house: I told you, sir, my daughter is disposed of.

Page

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From this reading _Page._ Now, Master Slender: love him, daughter Anne.-- Why, how now! what does Master Fenton here?

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _Page._ She is no match for you.

sir

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From this reading You wrong me, sir, thus still to haunt my house: I told you, sir, my daughter is disposed of.

Slender

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From this reading _Page._ Now, Master Slender: love him, daughter Anne.-- Why, how now! what does Master Fenton here?

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading You wrong me, sir, thus still to haunt my house: I told you, sir, my daughter is disposed of.

thus

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From this reading You wrong me, sir, thus still to haunt my house: I told you, sir, my daughter is disposed of.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading You wrong me, sir, thus still to haunt my house: I told you, sir, my daughter is disposed of.

toldnounUS /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading You wrong me, sir, thus still to haunt my house: I told you, sir, my daughter is disposed of.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading _Page._ Now, Master Slender: love him, daughter Anne.-- Why, how now! what does Master Fenton here?

Why

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From this reading _Page._ Now, Master Slender: love him, daughter Anne.-- Why, how now! what does Master Fenton here?

wrong

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From this reading You wrong me, sir, thus still to haunt my house: I told you, sir, my daughter is disposed of.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You wrong me, sir, thus still to haunt my house: I told you, sir, my daughter is disposed of.