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Cymbeline

Chapter XIII

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Imo.
It poyson'd me Corn.
Oh Gods!
I left out one thing which the Queene confest, Which must approue thee honest.
If Pasanio Haue (said she) giuen his Mistris that Confection Which I gaue him for Cordiall, she is seru'd, As I would serue a Rat Cym.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Cymbeline

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Imo.
Line 2
It poyson'd me Corn.
Line 3
Oh Gods!
Line 4
I left out one thing which the Queene confest, Which must approue thee honest.
Line 5
If Pasanio Haue (said she) giuen his Mistris that Confection Which I gaue him for Cordiall, she is seru'd, As I would serue a Rat Cym.

Learner Dictionary

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

Honest adjective US /ˈɑnɪst/

truthful and trustworthy

From this reading “I left out one thing which the Queene confest, Which must approue thee honest.”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I left out one thing which the Queene confest, Which must approue thee honest.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “I left out one thing which the Queene confest, Which must approue thee honest.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “I left out one thing which the Queene confest, Which must approue thee honest.”

Thee pronoun US /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading “I left out one thing which the Queene confest, Which must approue thee honest.”

Thing noun US /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I left out one thing which the Queene confest, Which must approue thee honest.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

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

From this reading “If Pasanio Haue (said she) giuen his Mistris that Confection Which I gaue him for Cordiall, she is seru'd, As I would serue a Rat Cym.”

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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 If Pasanio Haue (said she) giuen his Mistris that Confection Which I gaue him for Cordiall, she is seru'd, As I would serue a Rat Cym.

approue

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From this reading I left out one thing which the Queene confest, Which must approue thee honest.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading If Pasanio Haue (said she) giuen his Mistris that Confection Which I gaue him for Cordiall, she is seru'd, As I would serue a Rat Cym.

Confection

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From this reading If Pasanio Haue (said she) giuen his Mistris that Confection Which I gaue him for Cordiall, she is seru'd, As I would serue a Rat Cym.

confest

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From this reading I left out one thing which the Queene confest, Which must approue thee honest.

Cordiall

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From this reading If Pasanio Haue (said she) giuen his Mistris that Confection Which I gaue him for Cordiall, she is seru'd, As I would serue a Rat Cym.

Corn

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From this reading It poyson'd me Corn.

Cym

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From this reading If Pasanio Haue (said she) giuen his Mistris that Confection Which I gaue him for Cordiall, she is seru'd, As I would serue a Rat Cym.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading If Pasanio Haue (said she) giuen his Mistris that Confection Which I gaue him for Cordiall, she is seru'd, As I would serue a Rat Cym.

gaue

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From this reading If Pasanio Haue (said she) giuen his Mistris that Confection Which I gaue him for Cordiall, she is seru'd, As I would serue a Rat Cym.

giuen

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From this reading If Pasanio Haue (said she) giuen his Mistris that Confection Which I gaue him for Cordiall, she is seru'd, As I would serue a Rat Cym.

Gods

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From this reading Oh Gods!

Haue

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From this reading If Pasanio Haue (said she) giuen his Mistris that Confection Which I gaue him for Cordiall, she is seru'd, As I would serue a Rat Cym.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading If Pasanio Haue (said she) giuen his Mistris that Confection Which I gaue him for Cordiall, she is seru'd, As I would serue a Rat Cym.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading If Pasanio Haue (said she) giuen his Mistris that Confection Which I gaue him for Cordiall, she is seru'd, As I would serue a Rat Cym.

honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/

truthful and trustworthy

From this reading I left out one thing which the Queene confest, Which must approue thee honest.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I left out one thing which the Queene confest, Which must approue thee honest.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If Pasanio Haue (said she) giuen his Mistris that Confection Which I gaue him for Cordiall, she is seru'd, As I would serue a Rat Cym.

Imo

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From this reading Imo.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading If Pasanio Haue (said she) giuen his Mistris that Confection Which I gaue him for Cordiall, she is seru'd, As I would serue a Rat Cym.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It poyson'd me Corn.

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I left out one thing which the Queene confest, Which must approue thee honest.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading It poyson'd me Corn.

Mistris

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From this reading If Pasanio Haue (said she) giuen his Mistris that Confection Which I gaue him for Cordiall, she is seru'd, As I would serue a Rat Cym.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading I left out one thing which the Queene confest, Which must approue thee honest.

Oh

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From this reading Oh Gods!

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading I left out one thing which the Queene confest, Which must approue thee honest.

out

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From this reading I left out one thing which the Queene confest, Which must approue thee honest.

Pasanio

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From this reading If Pasanio Haue (said she) giuen his Mistris that Confection Which I gaue him for Cordiall, she is seru'd, As I would serue a Rat Cym.

poyson'd

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From this reading It poyson'd me Corn.

Queene

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From this reading I left out one thing which the Queene confest, Which must approue thee honest.

Rat

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From this reading If Pasanio Haue (said she) giuen his Mistris that Confection Which I gaue him for Cordiall, she is seru'd, As I would serue a Rat Cym.

said

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From this reading If Pasanio Haue (said she) giuen his Mistris that Confection Which I gaue him for Cordiall, she is seru'd, As I would serue a Rat Cym.

seru'd

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From this reading If Pasanio Haue (said she) giuen his Mistris that Confection Which I gaue him for Cordiall, she is seru'd, As I would serue a Rat Cym.

serue

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From this reading If Pasanio Haue (said she) giuen his Mistris that Confection Which I gaue him for Cordiall, she is seru'd, As I would serue a Rat Cym.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading If Pasanio Haue (said she) giuen his Mistris that Confection Which I gaue him for Cordiall, she is seru'd, As I would serue a Rat Cym.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading If Pasanio Haue (said she) giuen his Mistris that Confection Which I gaue him for Cordiall, she is seru'd, As I would serue a Rat Cym.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading I left out one thing which the Queene confest, Which must approue thee honest.

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading I left out one thing which the Queene confest, Which must approue thee honest.

thingnounUS /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I left out one thing which the Queene confest, Which must approue thee honest.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading I left out one thing which the Queene confest, Which must approue thee honest.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

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

From this reading If Pasanio Haue (said she) giuen his Mistris that Confection Which I gaue him for Cordiall, she is seru'd, As I would serue a Rat Cym.