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All's Well That Ends Well

Chapter VII

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Exeunt.
Enter Hellen, and Widdow.
Hel.
If you misdoubt me that I am not shee, I know not how I shall assure you further, But I shall loose the grounds I worke vpon Wid.
Though my estate be falne, I was well borne, Nothing acquainted with these businesses, And would not put my reputation now In any staining act Hel.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

All's Well That Ends Well

Chapter VII

Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Exeunt.
Line 2
Enter Hellen, and Widdow.
Line 3
Hel.
Line 4
If you misdoubt me that I am not shee, I know not how I shall assure you further, But I shall loose the grounds I worke vpon Wid.
Line 5
Though my estate be falne, I was well borne, Nothing acquainted with these businesses, And would not put my reputation now In any staining act Hel.

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 “If you misdoubt me that I am not shee, I know not how I shall assure you further, But I shall loose the grounds I worke vpon Wid.”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “Though my estate be falne, I was well borne, Nothing acquainted with these businesses, And would not put my reputation now In any staining act Hel.”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “If you misdoubt me that I am not shee, I know not how I shall assure you further, But I shall loose the grounds I worke vpon Wid.”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “Though my estate be falne, I was well borne, Nothing acquainted with these businesses, And would not put my reputation now In any staining act Hel.”

Though conjunction US /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “Though my estate be falne, I was well borne, Nothing acquainted with these businesses, And would not put my reputation now In any staining act Hel.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Though my estate be falne, I was well borne, Nothing acquainted with these businesses, And would not put my reputation now In any staining act Hel.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “Though my estate be falne, I was well borne, Nothing acquainted with these businesses, And would not put my reputation now In any staining act Hel.”

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acquainted

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From this reading Though my estate be falne, I was well borne, Nothing acquainted with these businesses, And would not put my reputation now In any staining act Hel.

act

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From this reading Though my estate be falne, I was well borne, Nothing acquainted with these businesses, And would not put my reputation now In any staining act Hel.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading If you misdoubt me that I am not shee, I know not how I shall assure you further, But I shall loose the grounds I worke vpon Wid.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Enter Hellen, and Widdow.

any

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From this reading Though my estate be falne, I was well borne, Nothing acquainted with these businesses, And would not put my reputation now In any staining act Hel.

assure

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From this reading If you misdoubt me that I am not shee, I know not how I shall assure you further, But I shall loose the grounds I worke vpon Wid.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading Though my estate be falne, I was well borne, Nothing acquainted with these businesses, And would not put my reputation now In any staining act Hel.

borne

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From this reading Though my estate be falne, I was well borne, Nothing acquainted with these businesses, And would not put my reputation now In any staining act Hel.

businesses

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From this reading Though my estate be falne, I was well borne, Nothing acquainted with these businesses, And would not put my reputation now In any staining act Hel.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading If you misdoubt me that I am not shee, I know not how I shall assure you further, But I shall loose the grounds I worke vpon Wid.

Enter

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From this reading Enter Hellen, and Widdow.

estate

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From this reading Though my estate be falne, I was well borne, Nothing acquainted with these businesses, And would not put my reputation now In any staining act Hel.

Exeunt

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From this reading Exeunt.

falne

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From this reading Though my estate be falne, I was well borne, Nothing acquainted with these businesses, And would not put my reputation now In any staining act Hel.

further

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From this reading If you misdoubt me that I am not shee, I know not how I shall assure you further, But I shall loose the grounds I worke vpon Wid.

grounds

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From this reading If you misdoubt me that I am not shee, I know not how I shall assure you further, But I shall loose the grounds I worke vpon Wid.

Hel

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From this reading Hel.

Hellen

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From this reading Enter Hellen, and Widdow.

how

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From this reading If you misdoubt me that I am not shee, I know not how I shall assure you further, But I shall loose the grounds I worke vpon Wid.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading If you misdoubt me that I am not shee, I know not how I shall assure you further, But I shall loose the grounds I worke vpon Wid.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If you misdoubt me that I am not shee, I know not how I shall assure you further, But I shall loose the grounds I worke vpon Wid.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Though my estate be falne, I was well borne, Nothing acquainted with these businesses, And would not put my reputation now In any staining act Hel.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading If you misdoubt me that I am not shee, I know not how I shall assure you further, But I shall loose the grounds I worke vpon Wid.

loose

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From this reading If you misdoubt me that I am not shee, I know not how I shall assure you further, But I shall loose the grounds I worke vpon Wid.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading If you misdoubt me that I am not shee, I know not how I shall assure you further, But I shall loose the grounds I worke vpon Wid.

misdoubt

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From this reading If you misdoubt me that I am not shee, I know not how I shall assure you further, But I shall loose the grounds I worke vpon Wid.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Though my estate be falne, I was well borne, Nothing acquainted with these businesses, And would not put my reputation now In any staining act Hel.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading If you misdoubt me that I am not shee, I know not how I shall assure you further, But I shall loose the grounds I worke vpon Wid.

NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Though my estate be falne, I was well borne, Nothing acquainted with these businesses, And would not put my reputation now In any staining act Hel.

now

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From this reading Though my estate be falne, I was well borne, Nothing acquainted with these businesses, And would not put my reputation now In any staining act Hel.

put

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From this reading Though my estate be falne, I was well borne, Nothing acquainted with these businesses, And would not put my reputation now In any staining act Hel.

reputation

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From this reading Though my estate be falne, I was well borne, Nothing acquainted with these businesses, And would not put my reputation now In any staining act Hel.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading If you misdoubt me that I am not shee, I know not how I shall assure you further, But I shall loose the grounds I worke vpon Wid.

shee

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From this reading If you misdoubt me that I am not shee, I know not how I shall assure you further, But I shall loose the grounds I worke vpon Wid.

staining

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From this reading Though my estate be falne, I was well borne, Nothing acquainted with these businesses, And would not put my reputation now In any staining act Hel.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading If you misdoubt me that I am not shee, I know not how I shall assure you further, But I shall loose the grounds I worke vpon Wid.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading If you misdoubt me that I am not shee, I know not how I shall assure you further, But I shall loose the grounds I worke vpon Wid.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Though my estate be falne, I was well borne, Nothing acquainted with these businesses, And would not put my reputation now In any staining act Hel.

ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Though my estate be falne, I was well borne, Nothing acquainted with these businesses, And would not put my reputation now In any staining act Hel.

vpon

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From this reading If you misdoubt me that I am not shee, I know not how I shall assure you further, But I shall loose the grounds I worke vpon Wid.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Though my estate be falne, I was well borne, Nothing acquainted with these businesses, And would not put my reputation now In any staining act Hel.

well

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From this reading Though my estate be falne, I was well borne, Nothing acquainted with these businesses, And would not put my reputation now In any staining act Hel.

Wid

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From this reading If you misdoubt me that I am not shee, I know not how I shall assure you further, But I shall loose the grounds I worke vpon Wid.

Widdow

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From this reading Enter Hellen, and Widdow.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Though my estate be falne, I was well borne, Nothing acquainted with these businesses, And would not put my reputation now In any staining act Hel.

worke

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From this reading If you misdoubt me that I am not shee, I know not how I shall assure you further, But I shall loose the grounds I worke vpon Wid.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Though my estate be falne, I was well borne, Nothing acquainted with these businesses, And would not put my reputation now In any staining act Hel.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading If you misdoubt me that I am not shee, I know not how I shall assure you further, But I shall loose the grounds I worke vpon Wid.