Chapter III
Lys. Amen, amen, to that faire prayer, say I, And then end life, when I end loyalty: Heere is my bed, sleepe giue thee all his rest Her. With halfe that wish, the wishers eyes be prest. Enter Pucke. They sleepe.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Chapter III
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Lys.
Amen,
amen,
to
that
faire
prayer,
say
I,
And
then
end
life,
when
I
end
loyalty:
Heere
is
my
bed,
sleepe
giue
thee
all
his
rest
Her.
With
halfe
that
wish,
the
wishers
eyes
be
prest.
Enter
Pucke.
They
sleepe.
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Line 1
Lys.
Line 2
Amen,
amen,
to
that
faire
prayer,
say
I,
And
then
end
life,
when
I
end
loyalty:
Heere
is
my
bed,
sleepe
giue
thee
all
his
rest
Her.
Line 3
With
halfe
that
wish,
the
wishers
eyes
be
prest.
Line 4
Enter
Pucke.
Line 5
They
sleepe.
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 “Amen, amen, to that faire prayer, say I, And then end life, when I end loyalty: Heere is my bed, sleepe giue thee all his rest Her.”
Rest
noun
US /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Amen, amen, to that faire prayer, say I, And then end life, when I end loyalty: Heere is my bed, sleepe giue thee all his rest Her.”
Thee
pronoun
US /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “Amen, amen, to that faire prayer, say I, And then end life, when I end loyalty: Heere is my bed, sleepe giue thee all his rest Her.”
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From this reading Amen, amen, to that faire prayer, say I, And then end life, when I end loyalty: Heere is my bed, sleepe giue thee all his rest Her.
Amen
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From this reading Amen, amen, to that faire prayer, say I, And then end life, when I end loyalty: Heere is my bed, sleepe giue thee all his rest Her.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Amen, amen, to that faire prayer, say I, And then end life, when I end loyalty: Heere is my bed, sleepe giue thee all his rest Her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading With halfe that wish, the wishers eyes be prest.
bed
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From this reading Amen, amen, to that faire prayer, say I, And then end life, when I end loyalty: Heere is my bed, sleepe giue thee all his rest Her.
end
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From this reading Amen, amen, to that faire prayer, say I, And then end life, when I end loyalty: Heere is my bed, sleepe giue thee all his rest Her.
Enter
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From this reading Enter Pucke.
eyes
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From this reading With halfe that wish, the wishers eyes be prest.
faire
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From this reading Amen, amen, to that faire prayer, say I, And then end life, when I end loyalty: Heere is my bed, sleepe giue thee all his rest Her.
giue
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From this reading Amen, amen, to that faire prayer, say I, And then end life, when I end loyalty: Heere is my bed, sleepe giue thee all his rest Her.
halfe
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From this reading With halfe that wish, the wishers eyes be prest.
Heere
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From this reading Amen, amen, to that faire prayer, say I, And then end life, when I end loyalty: Heere is my bed, sleepe giue thee all his rest Her.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Amen, amen, to that faire prayer, say I, And then end life, when I end loyalty: Heere is my bed, sleepe giue thee all his rest Her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Amen, amen, to that faire prayer, say I, And then end life, when I end loyalty: Heere is my bed, sleepe giue thee all his rest Her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Amen, amen, to that faire prayer, say I, And then end life, when I end loyalty: Heere is my bed, sleepe giue thee all his rest Her.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Amen, amen, to that faire prayer, say I, And then end life, when I end loyalty: Heere is my bed, sleepe giue thee all his rest Her.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Amen, amen, to that faire prayer, say I, And then end life, when I end loyalty: Heere is my bed, sleepe giue thee all his rest Her.
loyalty
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From this reading Amen, amen, to that faire prayer, say I, And then end life, when I end loyalty: Heere is my bed, sleepe giue thee all his rest Her.
Lys
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From this reading Lys.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Amen, amen, to that faire prayer, say I, And then end life, when I end loyalty: Heere is my bed, sleepe giue thee all his rest Her.
prayer
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From this reading Amen, amen, to that faire prayer, say I, And then end life, when I end loyalty: Heere is my bed, sleepe giue thee all his rest Her.
prest
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From this reading With halfe that wish, the wishers eyes be prest.
Pucke
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From this reading Enter Pucke.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Amen, amen, to that faire prayer, say I, And then end life, when I end loyalty: Heere is my bed, sleepe giue thee all his rest Her.
say
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From this reading Amen, amen, to that faire prayer, say I, And then end life, when I end loyalty: Heere is my bed, sleepe giue thee all his rest Her.
sleepe
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From this reading Amen, amen, to that faire prayer, say I, And then end life, when I end loyalty: Heere is my bed, sleepe giue thee all his rest Her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Amen, amen, to that faire prayer, say I, And then end life, when I end loyalty: Heere is my bed, sleepe giue thee all his rest Her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With halfe that wish, the wishers eyes be prest.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Amen, amen, to that faire prayer, say I, And then end life, when I end loyalty: Heere is my bed, sleepe giue thee all his rest Her.
then
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From this reading Amen, amen, to that faire prayer, say I, And then end life, when I end loyalty: Heere is my bed, sleepe giue thee all his rest Her.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They sleepe.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Amen, amen, to that faire prayer, say I, And then end life, when I end loyalty: Heere is my bed, sleepe giue thee all his rest Her.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Amen, amen, to that faire prayer, say I, And then end life, when I end loyalty: Heere is my bed, sleepe giue thee all his rest Her.
wish
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From this reading With halfe that wish, the wishers eyes be prest.
wishers
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From this reading With halfe that wish, the wishers eyes be prest.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With halfe that wish, the wishers eyes be prest.