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Read the lines from Act II, scene iv of Romeo and Juliet.

Mercutio: Well said; follow me this jest now till thou hast worn out the pump, that, when the single sole of it is worn, the jest may remain after the wearing sole singular.

Romeo: O single-soled jest! solely singular for the singleness.

Which word is used as a pun in these lines?

follow
worn
sole
remain

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The pun is on "sole" — playing on the shoe "sole" and the idea of "single"/"soul" (singleness).