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As You Like It
As You Like It

Chapter IV

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Iaq.
Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: but that they cal complement is like th' encounter of two dog-Apes.
And when a man thankes me hartily, me thinkes I haue giuen him a penie, and he renders me the beggerly thankes.
Come sing; and you that wil not hold your tongues Amy.
Wel, Ile end the song.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

As You Like It

Chapter IV

Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Iaq.
Line 2
Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: but that they cal complement is like th' encounter of two dog-Apes.
Line 3
And when a man thankes me hartily, me thinkes I haue giuen him a penie, and he renders me the beggerly thankes.
Line 4
Come sing; and you that wil not hold your tongues Amy.
Line 5
Wel, Ile end the song.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Come sing; and you that wil not hold your tongues Amy.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: but that they cal complement is like th' encounter of two dog-Apes.”

All words in this reading · 49

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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 And when a man thankes me hartily, me thinkes I haue giuen him a penie, and he renders me the beggerly thankes.

Amy

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From this reading Come sing; and you that wil not hold your tongues Amy.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading And when a man thankes me hartily, me thinkes I haue giuen him a penie, and he renders me the beggerly thankes.

any

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From this reading Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: but that they cal complement is like th' encounter of two dog-Apes.

beggerly

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From this reading And when a man thankes me hartily, me thinkes I haue giuen him a penie, and he renders me the beggerly thankes.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: but that they cal complement is like th' encounter of two dog-Apes.

cal

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From this reading Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: but that they cal complement is like th' encounter of two dog-Apes.

ComenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Come sing; and you that wil not hold your tongues Amy.

complement

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From this reading Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: but that they cal complement is like th' encounter of two dog-Apes.

dog-Apes

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From this reading Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: but that they cal complement is like th' encounter of two dog-Apes.

encounter

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From this reading Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: but that they cal complement is like th' encounter of two dog-Apes.

end

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From this reading Wel, Ile end the song.

euer

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From this reading Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: but that they cal complement is like th' encounter of two dog-Apes.

giuen

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From this reading And when a man thankes me hartily, me thinkes I haue giuen him a penie, and he renders me the beggerly thankes.

hartily

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From this reading And when a man thankes me hartily, me thinkes I haue giuen him a penie, and he renders me the beggerly thankes.

haue

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From this reading And when a man thankes me hartily, me thinkes I haue giuen him a penie, and he renders me the beggerly thankes.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading And when a man thankes me hartily, me thinkes I haue giuen him a penie, and he renders me the beggerly thankes.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading And when a man thankes me hartily, me thinkes I haue giuen him a penie, and he renders me the beggerly thankes.

hold

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From this reading Come sing; and you that wil not hold your tongues Amy.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: but that they cal complement is like th' encounter of two dog-Apes.

Iaq

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From this reading Iaq.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: but that they cal complement is like th' encounter of two dog-Apes.

Ile

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From this reading Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: but that they cal complement is like th' encounter of two dog-Apes.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: but that they cal complement is like th' encounter of two dog-Apes.

like

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From this reading Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: but that they cal complement is like th' encounter of two dog-Apes.

man

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From this reading Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: but that they cal complement is like th' encounter of two dog-Apes.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading And when a man thankes me hartily, me thinkes I haue giuen him a penie, and he renders me the beggerly thankes.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Come sing; and you that wil not hold your tongues Amy.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: but that they cal complement is like th' encounter of two dog-Apes.

penie

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From this reading And when a man thankes me hartily, me thinkes I haue giuen him a penie, and he renders me the beggerly thankes.

renders

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From this reading And when a man thankes me hartily, me thinkes I haue giuen him a penie, and he renders me the beggerly thankes.

sing

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From this reading Come sing; and you that wil not hold your tongues Amy.

song

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From this reading Wel, Ile end the song.

th

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From this reading Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: but that they cal complement is like th' encounter of two dog-Apes.

thanke

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From this reading Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: but that they cal complement is like th' encounter of two dog-Apes.

thankes

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From this reading And when a man thankes me hartily, me thinkes I haue giuen him a penie, and he renders me the beggerly thankes.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: but that they cal complement is like th' encounter of two dog-Apes.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading And when a man thankes me hartily, me thinkes I haue giuen him a penie, and he renders me the beggerly thankes.

then

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From this reading Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: but that they cal complement is like th' encounter of two dog-Apes.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: but that they cal complement is like th' encounter of two dog-Apes.

thinkes

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From this reading And when a man thankes me hartily, me thinkes I haue giuen him a penie, and he renders me the beggerly thankes.

tongues

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From this reading Come sing; and you that wil not hold your tongues Amy.

two

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From this reading Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: but that they cal complement is like th' encounter of two dog-Apes.

Wel

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From this reading Wel, Ile end the song.

Well

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From this reading Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: but that they cal complement is like th' encounter of two dog-Apes.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading And when a man thankes me hartily, me thinkes I haue giuen him a penie, and he renders me the beggerly thankes.

wil

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From this reading Come sing; and you that wil not hold your tongues Amy.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: but that they cal complement is like th' encounter of two dog-Apes.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Come sing; and you that wil not hold your tongues Amy.