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The Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Two Gentlemen of Verona

Chapter II

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Val.
What should I see then?
Speed.
Your owne present folly, and her passing deformitie: for hee beeing in loue, could not see to garter his hose; and you, beeing in loue, cannot see to put on your hose Val.
Belike (boy) then you are in loue, for last morning You could not see to wipe my shooes Speed.
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The Two Gentlemen of Verona

Chapter II

Reading 1/75 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Val.
Line 2
What should I see then?
Line 3
Speed.
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Your owne present folly, and her passing deformitie: for hee beeing in loue, could not see to garter his hose; and you, beeing in loue, cannot see to put on your hose Val.
Line 5
Belike (boy) then you are in loue, for last morning You could not see to wipe my shooes Speed.

Learner Dictionary

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

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “Your owne present folly, and her passing deformitie: for hee beeing in loue, could not see to garter his hose; and you, beeing in loue, cannot see to put on your hose Val.”

Folly noun US /ˈfɑːli/

an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment

From this reading “Your owne present folly, and her passing deformitie: for hee beeing in loue, could not see to garter his hose; and you, beeing in loue, cannot see to put on your hose Val.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Belike (boy) then you are in loue, for last morning You could not see to wipe my shooes Speed.”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Belike (boy) then you are in loue, for last morning You could not see to wipe my shooes Speed.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Your owne present folly, and her passing deformitie: for hee beeing in loue, could not see to garter his hose; and you, beeing in loue, cannot see to put on your hose Val.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading Belike (boy) then you are in loue, for last morning You could not see to wipe my shooes Speed.

beeing

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From this reading Your owne present folly, and her passing deformitie: for hee beeing in loue, could not see to garter his hose; and you, beeing in loue, cannot see to put on your hose Val.

Belike

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From this reading Belike (boy) then you are in loue, for last morning You could not see to wipe my shooes Speed.

boy

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From this reading Belike (boy) then you are in loue, for last morning You could not see to wipe my shooes Speed.

cannot

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From this reading Your owne present folly, and her passing deformitie: for hee beeing in loue, could not see to garter his hose; and you, beeing in loue, cannot see to put on your hose Val.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Your owne present folly, and her passing deformitie: for hee beeing in loue, could not see to garter his hose; and you, beeing in loue, cannot see to put on your hose Val.

deformitie

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From this reading Your owne present folly, and her passing deformitie: for hee beeing in loue, could not see to garter his hose; and you, beeing in loue, cannot see to put on your hose Val.

follynounUS /ˈfɑːli/

an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment

From this reading Your owne present folly, and her passing deformitie: for hee beeing in loue, could not see to garter his hose; and you, beeing in loue, cannot see to put on your hose Val.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Your owne present folly, and her passing deformitie: for hee beeing in loue, could not see to garter his hose; and you, beeing in loue, cannot see to put on your hose Val.

garter

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From this reading Your owne present folly, and her passing deformitie: for hee beeing in loue, could not see to garter his hose; and you, beeing in loue, cannot see to put on your hose Val.

hee

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From this reading Your owne present folly, and her passing deformitie: for hee beeing in loue, could not see to garter his hose; and you, beeing in loue, cannot see to put on your hose Val.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Your owne present folly, and her passing deformitie: for hee beeing in loue, could not see to garter his hose; and you, beeing in loue, cannot see to put on your hose Val.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Your owne present folly, and her passing deformitie: for hee beeing in loue, could not see to garter his hose; and you, beeing in loue, cannot see to put on your hose Val.

hose

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From this reading Your owne present folly, and her passing deformitie: for hee beeing in loue, could not see to garter his hose; and you, beeing in loue, cannot see to put on your hose Val.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading What should I see then?

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Your owne present folly, and her passing deformitie: for hee beeing in loue, could not see to garter his hose; and you, beeing in loue, cannot see to put on your hose Val.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Belike (boy) then you are in loue, for last morning You could not see to wipe my shooes Speed.

loue

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From this reading Your owne present folly, and her passing deformitie: for hee beeing in loue, could not see to garter his hose; and you, beeing in loue, cannot see to put on your hose Val.

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Belike (boy) then you are in loue, for last morning You could not see to wipe my shooes Speed.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Belike (boy) then you are in loue, for last morning You could not see to wipe my shooes Speed.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Your owne present folly, and her passing deformitie: for hee beeing in loue, could not see to garter his hose; and you, beeing in loue, cannot see to put on your hose Val.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Your owne present folly, and her passing deformitie: for hee beeing in loue, could not see to garter his hose; and you, beeing in loue, cannot see to put on your hose Val.

owne

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From this reading Your owne present folly, and her passing deformitie: for hee beeing in loue, could not see to garter his hose; and you, beeing in loue, cannot see to put on your hose Val.

passing

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From this reading Your owne present folly, and her passing deformitie: for hee beeing in loue, could not see to garter his hose; and you, beeing in loue, cannot see to put on your hose Val.

present

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From this reading Your owne present folly, and her passing deformitie: for hee beeing in loue, could not see to garter his hose; and you, beeing in loue, cannot see to put on your hose Val.

put

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From this reading Your owne present folly, and her passing deformitie: for hee beeing in loue, could not see to garter his hose; and you, beeing in loue, cannot see to put on your hose Val.

see

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From this reading What should I see then?

shooes

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From this reading Belike (boy) then you are in loue, for last morning You could not see to wipe my shooes Speed.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading What should I see then?

Speed

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From this reading Speed.

then

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From this reading What should I see then?

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Your owne present folly, and her passing deformitie: for hee beeing in loue, could not see to garter his hose; and you, beeing in loue, cannot see to put on your hose Val.

Val

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From this reading Val.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What should I see then?

wipe

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From this reading Belike (boy) then you are in loue, for last morning You could not see to wipe my shooes Speed.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Your owne present folly, and her passing deformitie: for hee beeing in loue, could not see to garter his hose; and you, beeing in loue, cannot see to put on your hose Val.

YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Your owne present folly, and her passing deformitie: for hee beeing in loue, could not see to garter his hose; and you, beeing in loue, cannot see to put on your hose Val.