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

Chapter XX

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Uncover, dogs, and lap.
[_The dishes are uncovered and seen to be full of warm water._[2305] _Some speak._ What does his lordship mean?
85 _Some other._ I know not.
_Tim._ May you a better feast never behold, You knot of mouth-friends! smoke and luke-warm water[2306] Is your perfection.
This is Timon's last;[2307] Who stuck and spangled you with flatteries,[2308] 90 Washes it off, and sprinkles in your faces[2309] Your reeking villany.
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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 7

Chapter XX

Reading 1/92 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Uncover, dogs, and lap.
Line 2
[_The dishes are uncovered and seen to be full of warm water._[2305] _Some speak._ What does his lordship mean?
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85 _Some other._ I know not.
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_Tim._ May you a better feast never behold, You knot of mouth-friends! smoke and luke-warm water[2306] Is your perfection.
Line 5
This is Timon's last;[2307] Who stuck and spangled you with flatteries,[2308] 90 Washes it off, and sprinkles in your faces[2309] Your reeking villany.

Learner Dictionary

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

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “85 _Some other._ I know not.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “This is Timon's last;[2307] Who stuck and spangled you with flatteries,[2308] 90 Washes it off, and sprinkles in your faces[2309] Your reeking villany.”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “_Tim._ May you a better feast never behold, You knot of mouth-friends! smoke and luke-warm water[2306] Is your perfection.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Tim._ May you a better feast never behold, You knot of mouth-friends! smoke and luke-warm water[2306] Is your perfection.”

Speak noun US /speak/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “[_The dishes are uncovered and seen to be full of warm water._[2305] _Some speak._ What does his lordship mean?”

All words in this reading · 64

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2305

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From this reading [_The dishes are uncovered and seen to be full of warm water._[2305] _Some speak._ What does his lordship mean?

2306

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From this reading _Tim._ May you a better feast never behold, You knot of mouth-friends! smoke and luke-warm water[2306] Is your perfection.

2307

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From this reading This is Timon's last;[2307] Who stuck and spangled you with flatteries,[2308] 90 Washes it off, and sprinkles in your faces[2309] Your reeking villany.

2308

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From this reading This is Timon's last;[2307] Who stuck and spangled you with flatteries,[2308] 90 Washes it off, and sprinkles in your faces[2309] Your reeking villany.

2309

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From this reading This is Timon's last;[2307] Who stuck and spangled you with flatteries,[2308] 90 Washes it off, and sprinkles in your faces[2309] Your reeking villany.

85

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From this reading 85 _Some other._ I know not.

90

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From this reading This is Timon's last;[2307] Who stuck and spangled you with flatteries,[2308] 90 Washes it off, and sprinkles in your faces[2309] Your reeking villany.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading _Tim._ May you a better feast never behold, You knot of mouth-friends! smoke and luke-warm water[2306] Is your perfection.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Uncover, dogs, and lap.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading [_The dishes are uncovered and seen to be full of warm water._[2305] _Some speak._ What does his lordship mean?

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading [_The dishes are uncovered and seen to be full of warm water._[2305] _Some speak._ What does his lordship mean?

behold

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From this reading _Tim._ May you a better feast never behold, You knot of mouth-friends! smoke and luke-warm water[2306] Is your perfection.

better

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From this reading _Tim._ May you a better feast never behold, You knot of mouth-friends! smoke and luke-warm water[2306] Is your perfection.

dishes

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From this reading [_The dishes are uncovered and seen to be full of warm water._[2305] _Some speak._ What does his lordship mean?

doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/

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

From this reading [_The dishes are uncovered and seen to be full of warm water._[2305] _Some speak._ What does his lordship mean?

dogs

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From this reading Uncover, dogs, and lap.

faces

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From this reading This is Timon's last;[2307] Who stuck and spangled you with flatteries,[2308] 90 Washes it off, and sprinkles in your faces[2309] Your reeking villany.

feast

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From this reading _Tim._ May you a better feast never behold, You knot of mouth-friends! smoke and luke-warm water[2306] Is your perfection.

flatteries

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From this reading This is Timon's last;[2307] Who stuck and spangled you with flatteries,[2308] 90 Washes it off, and sprinkles in your faces[2309] Your reeking villany.

full

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From this reading [_The dishes are uncovered and seen to be full of warm water._[2305] _Some speak._ What does his lordship mean?

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading [_The dishes are uncovered and seen to be full of warm water._[2305] _Some speak._ What does his lordship mean?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading 85 _Some other._ I know not.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading This is Timon's last;[2307] Who stuck and spangled you with flatteries,[2308] 90 Washes it off, and sprinkles in your faces[2309] Your reeking villany.

Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading _Tim._ May you a better feast never behold, You knot of mouth-friends! smoke and luke-warm water[2306] Is your perfection.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading This is Timon's last;[2307] Who stuck and spangled you with flatteries,[2308] 90 Washes it off, and sprinkles in your faces[2309] Your reeking villany.

knot

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From this reading _Tim._ May you a better feast never behold, You knot of mouth-friends! smoke and luke-warm water[2306] Is your perfection.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 85 _Some other._ I know not.

lap

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From this reading Uncover, dogs, and lap.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading This is Timon's last;[2307] Who stuck and spangled you with flatteries,[2308] 90 Washes it off, and sprinkles in your faces[2309] Your reeking villany.

lordship

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From this reading [_The dishes are uncovered and seen to be full of warm water._[2305] _Some speak._ What does his lordship mean?

luke-warm

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From this reading _Tim._ May you a better feast never behold, You knot of mouth-friends! smoke and luke-warm water[2306] Is your perfection.

Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading _Tim._ May you a better feast never behold, You knot of mouth-friends! smoke and luke-warm water[2306] Is your perfection.

mean

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From this reading [_The dishes are uncovered and seen to be full of warm water._[2305] _Some speak._ What does his lordship mean?

mouth-friends

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From this reading _Tim._ May you a better feast never behold, You knot of mouth-friends! smoke and luke-warm water[2306] Is your perfection.

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Tim._ May you a better feast never behold, You knot of mouth-friends! smoke and luke-warm water[2306] Is your perfection.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading 85 _Some other._ I know not.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading [_The dishes are uncovered and seen to be full of warm water._[2305] _Some speak._ What does his lordship mean?

off

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From this reading This is Timon's last;[2307] Who stuck and spangled you with flatteries,[2308] 90 Washes it off, and sprinkles in your faces[2309] Your reeking villany.

other

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From this reading 85 _Some other._ I know not.

perfection

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From this reading _Tim._ May you a better feast never behold, You knot of mouth-friends! smoke and luke-warm water[2306] Is your perfection.

reeking

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From this reading This is Timon's last;[2307] Who stuck and spangled you with flatteries,[2308] 90 Washes it off, and sprinkles in your faces[2309] Your reeking villany.

seen

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From this reading [_The dishes are uncovered and seen to be full of warm water._[2305] _Some speak._ What does his lordship mean?

smoke

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From this reading _Tim._ May you a better feast never behold, You knot of mouth-friends! smoke and luke-warm water[2306] Is your perfection.

Some

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From this reading [_The dishes are uncovered and seen to be full of warm water._[2305] _Some speak._ What does his lordship mean?

spangled

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From this reading This is Timon's last;[2307] Who stuck and spangled you with flatteries,[2308] 90 Washes it off, and sprinkles in your faces[2309] Your reeking villany.

speak

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From this reading [_The dishes are uncovered and seen to be full of warm water._[2305] _Some speak._ What does his lordship mean?

sprinkles

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From this reading This is Timon's last;[2307] Who stuck and spangled you with flatteries,[2308] 90 Washes it off, and sprinkles in your faces[2309] Your reeking villany.

stuck

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From this reading This is Timon's last;[2307] Who stuck and spangled you with flatteries,[2308] 90 Washes it off, and sprinkles in your faces[2309] Your reeking villany.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading [_The dishes are uncovered and seen to be full of warm water._[2305] _Some speak._ What does his lordship mean?

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading This is Timon's last;[2307] Who stuck and spangled you with flatteries,[2308] 90 Washes it off, and sprinkles in your faces[2309] Your reeking villany.

Tim

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From this reading _Tim._ May you a better feast never behold, You knot of mouth-friends! smoke and luke-warm water[2306] Is your perfection.

Timon's

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From this reading This is Timon's last;[2307] Who stuck and spangled you with flatteries,[2308] 90 Washes it off, and sprinkles in your faces[2309] Your reeking villany.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading [_The dishes are uncovered and seen to be full of warm water._[2305] _Some speak._ What does his lordship mean?

Uncover

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From this reading Uncover, dogs, and lap.

uncovered

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From this reading [_The dishes are uncovered and seen to be full of warm water._[2305] _Some speak._ What does his lordship mean?

villany

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From this reading This is Timon's last;[2307] Who stuck and spangled you with flatteries,[2308] 90 Washes it off, and sprinkles in your faces[2309] Your reeking villany.

warm

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From this reading [_The dishes are uncovered and seen to be full of warm water._[2305] _Some speak._ What does his lordship mean?

Washes

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From this reading This is Timon's last;[2307] Who stuck and spangled you with flatteries,[2308] 90 Washes it off, and sprinkles in your faces[2309] Your reeking villany.

water

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From this reading [_The dishes are uncovered and seen to be full of warm water._[2305] _Some speak._ What does his lordship mean?

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading [_The dishes are uncovered and seen to be full of warm water._[2305] _Some speak._ What does his lordship mean?

WhopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading This is Timon's last;[2307] Who stuck and spangled you with flatteries,[2308] 90 Washes it off, and sprinkles in your faces[2309] Your reeking villany.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading This is Timon's last;[2307] Who stuck and spangled you with flatteries,[2308] 90 Washes it off, and sprinkles in your faces[2309] Your reeking villany.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _Tim._ May you a better feast never behold, You knot of mouth-friends! smoke and luke-warm water[2306] Is your perfection.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _Tim._ May you a better feast never behold, You knot of mouth-friends! smoke and luke-warm water[2306] Is your perfection.