Chapter II
HENSLOWE. She’s new! She’s gallant, like a tall ship setting sail, And boasts she fears no man. Say “woman” though-- ANNE. What woman does this woman fear?
Will Shakespeare: An Invention in Four Acts
Chapter II
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HENSLOWE.
She’s
new!
She’s
gallant,
like
a
tall
ship
setting
sail,
And
boasts
she
fears
no
man.
Say
“woman”
though--
ANNE.
What
woman
does
this
woman
fear?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
HENSLOWE.
Line 2
She’s
new!
Line 3
She’s
gallant,
like
a
tall
ship
setting
sail,
And
boasts
she
fears
no
man.
Line 4
Say
“woman”
though--
ANNE.
Line 5
What
woman
does
this
woman
fear?
Learner Dictionary
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Sail
noun
US /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She’s gallant, like a tall ship setting sail, And boasts she fears no man.”
Ship
noun
US /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She’s gallant, like a tall ship setting sail, And boasts she fears no man.”
Though
conjunction
US /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Say “woman” though-- ANNE.”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She’s gallant, like a tall ship setting sail, And boasts she fears no man.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She’s gallant, like a tall ship setting sail, And boasts she fears no man.
ANNE
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From this reading Say “woman” though-- ANNE.
boasts
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From this reading She’s gallant, like a tall ship setting sail, And boasts she fears no man.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What woman does this woman fear?
fear
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From this reading What woman does this woman fear?
fears
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From this reading She’s gallant, like a tall ship setting sail, And boasts she fears no man.
gallant
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From this reading She’s gallant, like a tall ship setting sail, And boasts she fears no man.
HENSLOWE
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From this reading HENSLOWE.
like
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From this reading She’s gallant, like a tall ship setting sail, And boasts she fears no man.
man
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From this reading She’s gallant, like a tall ship setting sail, And boasts she fears no man.
new
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From this reading She’s new!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She’s gallant, like a tall ship setting sail, And boasts she fears no man.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She’s gallant, like a tall ship setting sail, And boasts she fears no man.
Say
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From this reading Say “woman” though-- ANNE.
setting
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From this reading She’s gallant, like a tall ship setting sail, And boasts she fears no man.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She’s gallant, like a tall ship setting sail, And boasts she fears no man.
She's
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From this reading She’s new!
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She’s gallant, like a tall ship setting sail, And boasts she fears no man.
tall
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From this reading She’s gallant, like a tall ship setting sail, And boasts she fears no man.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What woman does this woman fear?
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Say “woman” though-- ANNE.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What woman does this woman fear?
woman
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From this reading Say “woman” though-- ANNE.