Chapter XII
Mes. Knocke off his Manacles, bring your Prisoner to the King Post. Thou bring'st good newes, I am call'd to bee made free Gao. Ile be hang'd then Post. Thou shalt be then freer then a Gaoler; no bolts for the dead Gao.
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Chapter XII
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Mes.
Knocke
off
his
Manacles,
bring
your
Prisoner
to
the
King
Post.
Thou
bring'st
good
newes,
I
am
call'd
to
bee
made
free
Gao.
Ile
be
hang'd
then
Post.
Thou
shalt
be
then
freer
then
a
Gaoler;
no
bolts
for
the
dead
Gao.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Mes.
Line 2
Knocke
off
his
Manacles,
bring
your
Prisoner
to
the
King
Post.
Line 3
Thou
bring'st
good
newes,
I
am
call'd
to
bee
made
free
Gao.
Line 4
Ile
be
hang'd
then
Post.
Line 5
Thou
shalt
be
then
freer
then
a
Gaoler;
no
bolts
for
the
dead
Gao.
Learner Dictionary
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Dead
noun
US /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Thou shalt be then freer then a Gaoler; no bolts for the dead Gao.”
Free
adjective
US /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “Thou bring'st good newes, I am call'd to bee made free Gao.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Thou bring'st good newes, I am call'd to bee made free Gao.”
Shalt
modal verb
US /ʃælt/
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Thou shalt be then freer then a Gaoler; no bolts for the dead Gao.”
Thou
pronoun
US /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Thou bring'st good newes, I am call'd to bee made free Gao.”
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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 Thou shalt be then freer then a Gaoler; no bolts for the dead Gao.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Thou bring'st good newes, I am call'd to bee made free Gao.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Ile be hang'd then Post.
bee
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From this reading Thou bring'st good newes, I am call'd to bee made free Gao.
bolts
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From this reading Thou shalt be then freer then a Gaoler; no bolts for the dead Gao.
bring
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From this reading Knocke off his Manacles, bring your Prisoner to the King Post.
bring'st
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call'd
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From this reading Thou bring'st good newes, I am call'd to bee made free Gao.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thou shalt be then freer then a Gaoler; no bolts for the dead Gao.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thou shalt be then freer then a Gaoler; no bolts for the dead Gao.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Thou bring'st good newes, I am call'd to bee made free Gao.
freer
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From this reading Thou shalt be then freer then a Gaoler; no bolts for the dead Gao.
Gao
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Gaoler
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From this reading Thou shalt be then freer then a Gaoler; no bolts for the dead Gao.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thou bring'st good newes, I am call'd to bee made free Gao.
hang'd
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From this reading Ile be hang'd then Post.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Knocke off his Manacles, bring your Prisoner to the King Post.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Thou bring'st good newes, I am call'd to bee made free Gao.
Ile
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From this reading Ile be hang'd then Post.
King
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From this reading Knocke off his Manacles, bring your Prisoner to the King Post.
Knocke
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From this reading Knocke off his Manacles, bring your Prisoner to the King Post.
made
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From this reading Thou bring'st good newes, I am call'd to bee made free Gao.
Manacles
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From this reading Knocke off his Manacles, bring your Prisoner to the King Post.
Mes
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From this reading Mes.
newes
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From this reading Thou bring'st good newes, I am call'd to bee made free Gao.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Thou shalt be then freer then a Gaoler; no bolts for the dead Gao.
off
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From this reading Knocke off his Manacles, bring your Prisoner to the King Post.
Post
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From this reading Knocke off his Manacles, bring your Prisoner to the King Post.
Prisoner
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From this reading Knocke off his Manacles, bring your Prisoner to the King Post.
shaltmodal verbUS /ʃælt/
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading Thou shalt be then freer then a Gaoler; no bolts for the dead Gao.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Knocke off his Manacles, bring your Prisoner to the King Post.
then
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From this reading Ile be hang'd then Post.
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou bring'st good newes, I am call'd to bee made free Gao.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Knocke off his Manacles, bring your Prisoner to the King Post.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Knocke off his Manacles, bring your Prisoner to the King Post.