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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 7
The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 7

Chapter XV

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_He goeth downe._ _Jul_: Art thou gone so, my Lord, my Loue, my Frend?
I must heare from thee euerie day in the hower: For in an hower there are manie minutes, 40 Minutes are dayes, so will I number them: Oh, by this count I shall be much in yeares, Ere I see thee againe.
_Rom_: Farewell, I will omit no opportunitie That may conueigh my greetings loue to thee.
_Iul_: Oh, thinkst thou we shall euer meete againe.
_Rom_: No doubt, no doubt, and all this woe shall serue For sweete discourses in the time to come.
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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 7

Chapter XV

Reading 1/96 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_He goeth downe._ _Jul_: Art thou gone so, my Lord, my Loue, my Frend?
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I must heare from thee euerie day in the hower: For in an hower there are manie minutes, 40 Minutes are dayes, so will I number them: Oh, by this count I shall be much in yeares, Ere I see thee againe.
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_Rom_: Farewell, I will omit no opportunitie That may conueigh my greetings loue to thee.
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_Iul_: Oh, thinkst thou we shall euer meete againe.
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_Rom_: No doubt, no doubt, and all this woe shall serue For sweete discourses in the time to come.

Learner Dictionary

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

Art auxiliary verb US /ɑːrt/

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

From this reading “_He goeth downe._ _Jul_: Art thou gone so, my Lord, my Loue, my Frend?”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Rom_: No doubt, no doubt, and all this woe shall serue For sweete discourses in the time to come.”

Ere conjunction US /er/

an old word for “before”

From this reading “I must heare from thee euerie day in the hower: For in an hower there are manie minutes, 40 Minutes are dayes, so will I number them: Oh, by this count I shall be much in yeares, Ere I see thee againe.”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “_Rom_: Farewell, I will omit no opportunitie That may conueigh my greetings loue to thee.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “I must heare from thee euerie day in the hower: For in an hower there are manie minutes, 40 Minutes are dayes, so will I number them: Oh, by this count I shall be much in yeares, Ere I see thee againe.”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “I must heare from thee euerie day in the hower: For in an hower there are manie minutes, 40 Minutes are dayes, so will I number them: Oh, by this count I shall be much in yeares, Ere I see thee againe.”

Thee pronoun US /ðiː/

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

From this reading “I must heare from thee euerie day in the hower: For in an hower there are manie minutes, 40 Minutes are dayes, so will I number them: Oh, by this count I shall be much in yeares, Ere I see thee againe.”

Thou pronoun US /ðaʊ/

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

From this reading “_He goeth downe._ _Jul_: Art thou gone so, my Lord, my Loue, my Frend?”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Rom_: No doubt, no doubt, and all this woe shall serue For sweete discourses in the time to come.”

All words in this reading · 68

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40

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From this reading I must heare from thee euerie day in the hower: For in an hower there are manie minutes, 40 Minutes are dayes, so will I number them: Oh, by this count I shall be much in yeares, Ere I see thee againe.

againe

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From this reading I must heare from thee euerie day in the hower: For in an hower there are manie minutes, 40 Minutes are dayes, so will I number them: Oh, by this count I shall be much in yeares, Ere I see thee againe.

all

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From this reading _Rom_: No doubt, no doubt, and all this woe shall serue For sweete discourses in the time to come.

andeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading I must heare from thee euerie day in the hower: For in an hower there are manie minutes, 40 Minutes are dayes, so will I number them: Oh, by this count I shall be much in yeares, Ere I see thee againe.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading _Rom_: No doubt, no doubt, and all this woe shall serue For sweete discourses in the time to come.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading I must heare from thee euerie day in the hower: For in an hower there are manie minutes, 40 Minutes are dayes, so will I number them: Oh, by this count I shall be much in yeares, Ere I see thee againe.

Artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/

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

From this reading _He goeth downe._ _Jul_: Art thou gone so, my Lord, my Loue, my Frend?

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading I must heare from thee euerie day in the hower: For in an hower there are manie minutes, 40 Minutes are dayes, so will I number them: Oh, by this count I shall be much in yeares, Ere I see thee againe.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I must heare from thee euerie day in the hower: For in an hower there are manie minutes, 40 Minutes are dayes, so will I number them: Oh, by this count I shall be much in yeares, Ere I see thee againe.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Rom_: No doubt, no doubt, and all this woe shall serue For sweete discourses in the time to come.

conueigh

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From this reading _Rom_: Farewell, I will omit no opportunitie That may conueigh my greetings loue to thee.

count

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From this reading I must heare from thee euerie day in the hower: For in an hower there are manie minutes, 40 Minutes are dayes, so will I number them: Oh, by this count I shall be much in yeares, Ere I see thee againe.

day

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From this reading I must heare from thee euerie day in the hower: For in an hower there are manie minutes, 40 Minutes are dayes, so will I number them: Oh, by this count I shall be much in yeares, Ere I see thee againe.

dayes

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From this reading I must heare from thee euerie day in the hower: For in an hower there are manie minutes, 40 Minutes are dayes, so will I number them: Oh, by this count I shall be much in yeares, Ere I see thee againe.

discourses

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From this reading _Rom_: No doubt, no doubt, and all this woe shall serue For sweete discourses in the time to come.

doubt

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From this reading _Rom_: No doubt, no doubt, and all this woe shall serue For sweete discourses in the time to come.

downe

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From this reading _He goeth downe._ _Jul_: Art thou gone so, my Lord, my Loue, my Frend?

EreconjunctionUS /er/

an old word for “before”

From this reading I must heare from thee euerie day in the hower: For in an hower there are manie minutes, 40 Minutes are dayes, so will I number them: Oh, by this count I shall be much in yeares, Ere I see thee againe.

euer

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From this reading _Iul_: Oh, thinkst thou we shall euer meete againe.

euerie

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From this reading I must heare from thee euerie day in the hower: For in an hower there are manie minutes, 40 Minutes are dayes, so will I number them: Oh, by this count I shall be much in yeares, Ere I see thee againe.

Farewell

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From this reading _Rom_: Farewell, I will omit no opportunitie That may conueigh my greetings loue to thee.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I must heare from thee euerie day in the hower: For in an hower there are manie minutes, 40 Minutes are dayes, so will I number them: Oh, by this count I shall be much in yeares, Ere I see thee againe.

Frend

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From this reading _He goeth downe._ _Jul_: Art thou gone so, my Lord, my Loue, my Frend?

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I must heare from thee euerie day in the hower: For in an hower there are manie minutes, 40 Minutes are dayes, so will I number them: Oh, by this count I shall be much in yeares, Ere I see thee againe.

goeth

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From this reading _He goeth downe._ _Jul_: Art thou gone so, my Lord, my Loue, my Frend?

gone

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From this reading _He goeth downe._ _Jul_: Art thou gone so, my Lord, my Loue, my Frend?

greetings

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From this reading _Rom_: Farewell, I will omit no opportunitie That may conueigh my greetings loue to thee.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _He goeth downe._ _Jul_: Art thou gone so, my Lord, my Loue, my Frend?

heare

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From this reading I must heare from thee euerie day in the hower: For in an hower there are manie minutes, 40 Minutes are dayes, so will I number them: Oh, by this count I shall be much in yeares, Ere I see thee againe.

hower

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From this reading I must heare from thee euerie day in the hower: For in an hower there are manie minutes, 40 Minutes are dayes, so will I number them: Oh, by this count I shall be much in yeares, Ere I see thee againe.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I must heare from thee euerie day in the hower: For in an hower there are manie minutes, 40 Minutes are dayes, so will I number them: Oh, by this count I shall be much in yeares, Ere I see thee againe.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading I must heare from thee euerie day in the hower: For in an hower there are manie minutes, 40 Minutes are dayes, so will I number them: Oh, by this count I shall be much in yeares, Ere I see thee againe.

Iul

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From this reading _Iul_: Oh, thinkst thou we shall euer meete againe.

Jul

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From this reading _He goeth downe._ _Jul_: Art thou gone so, my Lord, my Loue, my Frend?

Lord

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From this reading _He goeth downe._ _Jul_: Art thou gone so, my Lord, my Loue, my Frend?

Loue

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From this reading _He goeth downe._ _Jul_: Art thou gone so, my Lord, my Loue, my Frend?

manie

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From this reading I must heare from thee euerie day in the hower: For in an hower there are manie minutes, 40 Minutes are dayes, so will I number them: Oh, by this count I shall be much in yeares, Ere I see thee againe.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading _Rom_: Farewell, I will omit no opportunitie That may conueigh my greetings loue to thee.

meete

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From this reading _Iul_: Oh, thinkst thou we shall euer meete againe.

minutes

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From this reading I must heare from thee euerie day in the hower: For in an hower there are manie minutes, 40 Minutes are dayes, so will I number them: Oh, by this count I shall be much in yeares, Ere I see thee againe.

much

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From this reading I must heare from thee euerie day in the hower: For in an hower there are manie minutes, 40 Minutes are dayes, so will I number them: Oh, by this count I shall be much in yeares, Ere I see thee againe.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading I must heare from thee euerie day in the hower: For in an hower there are manie minutes, 40 Minutes are dayes, so will I number them: Oh, by this count I shall be much in yeares, Ere I see thee againe.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _He goeth downe._ _Jul_: Art thou gone so, my Lord, my Loue, my Frend?

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading _Rom_: Farewell, I will omit no opportunitie That may conueigh my greetings loue to thee.

number

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From this reading I must heare from thee euerie day in the hower: For in an hower there are manie minutes, 40 Minutes are dayes, so will I number them: Oh, by this count I shall be much in yeares, Ere I see thee againe.

Oh

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From this reading I must heare from thee euerie day in the hower: For in an hower there are manie minutes, 40 Minutes are dayes, so will I number them: Oh, by this count I shall be much in yeares, Ere I see thee againe.

omit

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From this reading _Rom_: Farewell, I will omit no opportunitie That may conueigh my greetings loue to thee.

opportunitie

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From this reading _Rom_: Farewell, I will omit no opportunitie That may conueigh my greetings loue to thee.

Rom

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From this reading _Rom_: Farewell, I will omit no opportunitie That may conueigh my greetings loue to thee.

see

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From this reading I must heare from thee euerie day in the hower: For in an hower there are manie minutes, 40 Minutes are dayes, so will I number them: Oh, by this count I shall be much in yeares, Ere I see thee againe.

serue

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From this reading _Rom_: No doubt, no doubt, and all this woe shall serue For sweete discourses in the time to come.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading I must heare from thee euerie day in the hower: For in an hower there are manie minutes, 40 Minutes are dayes, so will I number them: Oh, by this count I shall be much in yeares, Ere I see thee againe.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading _He goeth downe._ _Jul_: Art thou gone so, my Lord, my Loue, my Frend?

sweete

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From this reading _Rom_: No doubt, no doubt, and all this woe shall serue For sweete discourses in the time to come.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _Rom_: Farewell, I will omit no opportunitie That may conueigh my greetings loue to thee.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading I must heare from thee euerie day in the hower: For in an hower there are manie minutes, 40 Minutes are dayes, so will I number them: Oh, by this count I shall be much in yeares, Ere I see thee againe.

theepronounUS /ðiː/

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

From this reading I must heare from thee euerie day in the hower: For in an hower there are manie minutes, 40 Minutes are dayes, so will I number them: Oh, by this count I shall be much in yeares, Ere I see thee againe.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading I must heare from thee euerie day in the hower: For in an hower there are manie minutes, 40 Minutes are dayes, so will I number them: Oh, by this count I shall be much in yeares, Ere I see thee againe.

there

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From this reading I must heare from thee euerie day in the hower: For in an hower there are manie minutes, 40 Minutes are dayes, so will I number them: Oh, by this count I shall be much in yeares, Ere I see thee againe.

thinkst

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From this reading _Iul_: Oh, thinkst thou we shall euer meete againe.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading I must heare from thee euerie day in the hower: For in an hower there are manie minutes, 40 Minutes are dayes, so will I number them: Oh, by this count I shall be much in yeares, Ere I see thee againe.

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

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

From this reading _He goeth downe._ _Jul_: Art thou gone so, my Lord, my Loue, my Frend?

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Rom_: No doubt, no doubt, and all this woe shall serue For sweete discourses in the time to come.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading _Rom_: Farewell, I will omit no opportunitie That may conueigh my greetings loue to thee.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading _Iul_: Oh, thinkst thou we shall euer meete againe.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I must heare from thee euerie day in the hower: For in an hower there are manie minutes, 40 Minutes are dayes, so will I number them: Oh, by this count I shall be much in yeares, Ere I see thee againe.

woe

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From this reading _Rom_: No doubt, no doubt, and all this woe shall serue For sweete discourses in the time to come.

yeares

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From this reading I must heare from thee euerie day in the hower: For in an hower there are manie minutes, 40 Minutes are dayes, so will I number them: Oh, by this count I shall be much in yeares, Ere I see thee againe.