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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 3
The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 3

Chapter XXIX

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NOTE XI.
III.
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Mr Ritson suggested that 'Ay, Biddy, come with me,' is a fragment of an old song, and should be printed as such.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 3

Chapter XXIX

Reading 1/77 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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NOTE XI.
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III.
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Mr Ritson suggested that 'Ay, Biddy, come with me,' is a fragment of an old song, and should be printed as such.

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 “Mr Ritson suggested that 'Ay, Biddy, come with me,' is a fragment of an old song, and should be printed as such.”

Fragment noun US /ˈfræɡ.mənt/

A small part broken or separated off something larger.

From this reading “Mr Ritson suggested that 'Ay, Biddy, come with me,' is a fragment of an old song, and should be printed as such.”

Printed noun US /printed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Mr Ritson suggested that 'Ay, Biddy, come with me,' is a fragment of an old song, and should be printed as such.”

All words in this reading · 27

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110

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From this reading 110.

4

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From this reading 4.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading Mr Ritson suggested that 'Ay, Biddy, come with me,' is a fragment of an old song, and should be printed as such.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Mr Ritson suggested that 'Ay, Biddy, come with me,' is a fragment of an old song, and should be printed as such.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Mr Ritson suggested that 'Ay, Biddy, come with me,' is a fragment of an old song, and should be printed as such.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Mr Ritson suggested that 'Ay, Biddy, come with me,' is a fragment of an old song, and should be printed as such.

Ay

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From this reading Mr Ritson suggested that 'Ay, Biddy, come with me,' is a fragment of an old song, and should be printed as such.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading Mr Ritson suggested that 'Ay, Biddy, come with me,' is a fragment of an old song, and should be printed as such.

Biddy

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From this reading Mr Ritson suggested that 'Ay, Biddy, come with me,' is a fragment of an old song, and should be printed as such.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Mr Ritson suggested that 'Ay, Biddy, come with me,' is a fragment of an old song, and should be printed as such.

fragmentnounUS /ˈfræɡ.mənt/

A small part broken or separated off something larger.

From this reading Mr Ritson suggested that 'Ay, Biddy, come with me,' is a fragment of an old song, and should be printed as such.

III

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From this reading III.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Mr Ritson suggested that 'Ay, Biddy, come with me,' is a fragment of an old song, and should be printed as such.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading Mr Ritson suggested that 'Ay, Biddy, come with me,' is a fragment of an old song, and should be printed as such.

Mr

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From this reading Mr Ritson suggested that 'Ay, Biddy, come with me,' is a fragment of an old song, and should be printed as such.

NOTE

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From this reading NOTE XI.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Mr Ritson suggested that 'Ay, Biddy, come with me,' is a fragment of an old song, and should be printed as such.

old

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From this reading Mr Ritson suggested that 'Ay, Biddy, come with me,' is a fragment of an old song, and should be printed as such.

printednounUS /printed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Mr Ritson suggested that 'Ay, Biddy, come with me,' is a fragment of an old song, and should be printed as such.

Ritson

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From this reading Mr Ritson suggested that 'Ay, Biddy, come with me,' is a fragment of an old song, and should be printed as such.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Mr Ritson suggested that 'Ay, Biddy, come with me,' is a fragment of an old song, and should be printed as such.

song

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From this reading Mr Ritson suggested that 'Ay, Biddy, come with me,' is a fragment of an old song, and should be printed as such.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Mr Ritson suggested that 'Ay, Biddy, come with me,' is a fragment of an old song, and should be printed as such.

suggested

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From this reading Mr Ritson suggested that 'Ay, Biddy, come with me,' is a fragment of an old song, and should be printed as such.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Mr Ritson suggested that 'Ay, Biddy, come with me,' is a fragment of an old song, and should be printed as such.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Mr Ritson suggested that 'Ay, Biddy, come with me,' is a fragment of an old song, and should be printed as such.

XI

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From this reading NOTE XI.