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Chapter XI

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Gui.
By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.
So say I, Amen Bel.
No reason I (since of your liues you set So slight a valewation) should reserue My crack'd one to more care.
Haue with you Boyes: If in your Country warres you chance to dye, That is my Bed too (Lads) and there Ile lye.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Cymbeline

Chapter XI

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Gui.
Line 2
By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.
Line 3
So say I, Amen Bel.
Line 4
No reason I (since of your liues you set So slight a valewation) should reserue My crack'd one to more care.
Line 5
Haue with you Boyes: If in your Country warres you chance to dye, That is my Bed too (Lads) and there Ile lye.

Learner Dictionary

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

Hands plural noun US /hændz/

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading “By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “No reason I (since of your liues you set So slight a valewation) should reserue My crack'd one to more care.”

Since preposition US /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading “No reason I (since of your liues you set So slight a valewation) should reserue My crack'd one to more care.”

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.”

Therefore adverb US /ˈðerfɔːr/

for that reason; as a result

From this reading “By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.”

All words in this reading · 65

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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 No reason I (since of your liues you set So slight a valewation) should reserue My crack'd one to more care.

Amen

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From this reading So say I, Amen Bel.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

Arui

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From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

Bed

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From this reading Haue with you Boyes: If in your Country warres you chance to dye, That is my Bed too (Lads) and there Ile lye.

Bel

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From this reading So say I, Amen Bel.

better

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From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

blesse

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From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

Boyes

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From this reading Haue with you Boyes: If in your Country warres you chance to dye, That is my Bed too (Lads) and there Ile lye.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

ByprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

care

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From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

chance

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From this reading Haue with you Boyes: If in your Country warres you chance to dye, That is my Bed too (Lads) and there Ile lye.

Country

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From this reading Haue with you Boyes: If in your Country warres you chance to dye, That is my Bed too (Lads) and there Ile lye.

crack'd

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From this reading No reason I (since of your liues you set So slight a valewation) should reserue My crack'd one to more care.

due

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From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

dye

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From this reading Haue with you Boyes: If in your Country warres you chance to dye, That is my Bed too (Lads) and there Ile lye.

fall

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From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

giue

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From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

go

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From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

Gui

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From this reading Gui.

handsplural nounUS /hændz/

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

Haue

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From this reading Haue with you Boyes: If in your Country warres you chance to dye, That is my Bed too (Lads) and there Ile lye.

hazard

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From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

heauens

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From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading So say I, Amen Bel.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

Ile

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From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Haue with you Boyes: If in your Country warres you chance to dye, That is my Bed too (Lads) and there Ile lye.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Haue with you Boyes: If in your Country warres you chance to dye, That is my Bed too (Lads) and there Ile lye.

Lads

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From this reading Haue with you Boyes: If in your Country warres you chance to dye, That is my Bed too (Lads) and there Ile lye.

leaue

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From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

liues

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From this reading No reason I (since of your liues you set So slight a valewation) should reserue My crack'd one to more care.

lye

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From this reading Haue with you Boyes: If in your Country warres you chance to dye, That is my Bed too (Lads) and there Ile lye.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

more

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From this reading No reason I (since of your liues you set So slight a valewation) should reserue My crack'd one to more care.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading No reason I (since of your liues you set So slight a valewation) should reserue My crack'd one to more care.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading No reason I (since of your liues you set So slight a valewation) should reserue My crack'd one to more care.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading No reason I (since of your liues you set So slight a valewation) should reserue My crack'd one to more care.

reason

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From this reading No reason I (since of your liues you set So slight a valewation) should reserue My crack'd one to more care.

reserue

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From this reading No reason I (since of your liues you set So slight a valewation) should reserue My crack'd one to more care.

Romaines

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From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

say

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From this reading So say I, Amen Bel.

set

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From this reading No reason I (since of your liues you set So slight a valewation) should reserue My crack'd one to more care.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading No reason I (since of your liues you set So slight a valewation) should reserue My crack'd one to more care.

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading No reason I (since of your liues you set So slight a valewation) should reserue My crack'd one to more care.

Sir

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From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

slight

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From this reading No reason I (since of your liues you set So slight a valewation) should reserue My crack'd one to more care.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So say I, Amen Bel.

takenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Haue with you Boyes: If in your Country warres you chance to dye, That is my Bed too (Lads) and there Ile lye.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

there

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From this reading Haue with you Boyes: If in your Country warres you chance to dye, That is my Bed too (Lads) and there Ile lye.

thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/

for that reason; as a result

From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading No reason I (since of your liues you set So slight a valewation) should reserue My crack'd one to more care.

too

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From this reading Haue with you Boyes: If in your Country warres you chance to dye, That is my Bed too (Lads) and there Ile lye.

valewation

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From this reading No reason I (since of your liues you set So slight a valewation) should reserue My crack'd one to more care.

warres

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From this reading Haue with you Boyes: If in your Country warres you chance to dye, That is my Bed too (Lads) and there Ile lye.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Haue with you Boyes: If in your Country warres you chance to dye, That is my Bed too (Lads) and there Ile lye.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading By heauens Ile go, If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue, Ile take the better care: but if you will not, The hazard therefore due fall on me, by The hands of Romaines Arui.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading No reason I (since of your liues you set So slight a valewation) should reserue My crack'd one to more care.