Chapter XIII
_Lig_. Farewell sweete vertuous Daughter; I never was so joyfull in my life, That I remember: shall shee be a Queene? Now I perceive a man may weepe for joy, I had thought they had lied that said so. _Exit_. _Tig_.
A King, and No King
Chapter XIII
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_Lig_.
Farewell
sweete
vertuous
Daughter;
I
never
was
so
joyfull
in
my
life,
That
I
remember:
shall
shee
be
a
Queene?
Now
I
perceive
a
man
may
weepe
for
joy,
I
had
thought
they
had
lied
that
said
so.
_Exit_.
_Tig_.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
_Lig_.
Line 2
Farewell
sweete
vertuous
Daughter;
I
never
was
so
joyfull
in
my
life,
That
I
remember:
shall
shee
be
a
Queene?
Line 3
Now
I
perceive
a
man
may
weepe
for
joy,
I
had
thought
they
had
lied
that
said
so.
Line 4
_Exit_.
Line 5
_Tig_.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Life
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Farewell sweete vertuous Daughter; I never was so joyfull in my life, That I remember: shall shee be a Queene?”
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Now I perceive a man may weepe for joy, I had thought they had lied that said so.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Farewell sweete vertuous Daughter; I never was so joyfull in my life, That I remember: shall shee be a Queene?”
Remember
verb
US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Farewell sweete vertuous Daughter; I never was so joyfull in my life, That I remember: shall shee be a Queene?”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Farewell sweete vertuous Daughter; I never was so joyfull in my life, That I remember: shall shee be a Queene?”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now I perceive a man may weepe for joy, I had thought they had lied that said so.”
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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 Farewell sweete vertuous Daughter; I never was so joyfull in my life, That I remember: shall shee be a Queene?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Farewell sweete vertuous Daughter; I never was so joyfull in my life, That I remember: shall shee be a Queene?
Daughter
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From this reading Farewell sweete vertuous Daughter; I never was so joyfull in my life, That I remember: shall shee be a Queene?
Exit
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From this reading _Exit_.
Farewell
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From this reading Farewell sweete vertuous Daughter; I never was so joyfull in my life, That I remember: shall shee be a Queene?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now I perceive a man may weepe for joy, I had thought they had lied that said so.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now I perceive a man may weepe for joy, I had thought they had lied that said so.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Farewell sweete vertuous Daughter; I never was so joyfull in my life, That I remember: shall shee be a Queene?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Farewell sweete vertuous Daughter; I never was so joyfull in my life, That I remember: shall shee be a Queene?
joy
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From this reading Now I perceive a man may weepe for joy, I had thought they had lied that said so.
joyfull
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From this reading Farewell sweete vertuous Daughter; I never was so joyfull in my life, That I remember: shall shee be a Queene?
lied
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From this reading Now I perceive a man may weepe for joy, I had thought they had lied that said so.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Farewell sweete vertuous Daughter; I never was so joyfull in my life, That I remember: shall shee be a Queene?
Lig
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From this reading _Lig_.
man
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From this reading Now I perceive a man may weepe for joy, I had thought they had lied that said so.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Now I perceive a man may weepe for joy, I had thought they had lied that said so.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Farewell sweete vertuous Daughter; I never was so joyfull in my life, That I remember: shall shee be a Queene?
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Farewell sweete vertuous Daughter; I never was so joyfull in my life, That I remember: shall shee be a Queene?
Now
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From this reading Now I perceive a man may weepe for joy, I had thought they had lied that said so.
perceive
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From this reading Now I perceive a man may weepe for joy, I had thought they had lied that said so.
Queene
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From this reading Farewell sweete vertuous Daughter; I never was so joyfull in my life, That I remember: shall shee be a Queene?
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading Farewell sweete vertuous Daughter; I never was so joyfull in my life, That I remember: shall shee be a Queene?
said
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From this reading Now I perceive a man may weepe for joy, I had thought they had lied that said so.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Farewell sweete vertuous Daughter; I never was so joyfull in my life, That I remember: shall shee be a Queene?
shee
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From this reading Farewell sweete vertuous Daughter; I never was so joyfull in my life, That I remember: shall shee be a Queene?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Farewell sweete vertuous Daughter; I never was so joyfull in my life, That I remember: shall shee be a Queene?
sweete
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From this reading Farewell sweete vertuous Daughter; I never was so joyfull in my life, That I remember: shall shee be a Queene?
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Farewell sweete vertuous Daughter; I never was so joyfull in my life, That I remember: shall shee be a Queene?
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now I perceive a man may weepe for joy, I had thought they had lied that said so.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now I perceive a man may weepe for joy, I had thought they had lied that said so.
Tig
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From this reading _Tig_.
vertuous
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From this reading Farewell sweete vertuous Daughter; I never was so joyfull in my life, That I remember: shall shee be a Queene?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Farewell sweete vertuous Daughter; I never was so joyfull in my life, That I remember: shall shee be a Queene?
weepe
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From this reading Now I perceive a man may weepe for joy, I had thought they had lied that said so.