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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, here it is: Sit Cousin Percy, sit good Cousin Hotspurre: For by that Name, as oft as Lancaster doth speake of you, His Cheekes looke pale, and with a rising sigh, He wisheth you in Heauen Hotsp.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No, here it is: Sit Cousin Percy, sit good Cousin Hotspurre: For by that Name, as oft as Lancaster doth speake of you, His Cheekes looke pale, and with a rising sigh, He wisheth you in Heauen Hotsp.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No, here it is: Sit Cousin Percy, sit good Cousin Hotspurre: For by that Name, as oft as Lancaster doth speake of you, His Cheekes looke pale, and with a rising sigh, He wisheth you in Heauen Hotsp.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I cannot blame him: At my Natiuitie, The front of Heauen was full of fierie shapes, Of burning Cressets: and at my Birth, The frame and foundation of the Earth Shak'd like a Coward Hotsp.
beene
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From this reading Why so it would haue done at the same season, if your Mothers Cat had but kitten'd, though your selfe had neuer beene borne Glend.
Birth
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From this reading I cannot blame him: At my Natiuitie, The front of Heauen was full of fierie shapes, Of burning Cressets: and at my Birth, The frame and foundation of the Earth Shak'd like a Coward Hotsp.
blame
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From this reading I cannot blame him: At my Natiuitie, The front of Heauen was full of fierie shapes, Of burning Cressets: and at my Birth, The frame and foundation of the Earth Shak'd like a Coward Hotsp.
borne
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From this reading Why so it would haue done at the same season, if your Mothers Cat had but kitten'd, though your selfe had neuer beene borne Glend.
burning
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From this reading I cannot blame him: At my Natiuitie, The front of Heauen was full of fierie shapes, Of burning Cressets: and at my Birth, The frame and foundation of the Earth Shak'd like a Coward Hotsp.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Why so it would haue done at the same season, if your Mothers Cat had but kitten'd, though your selfe had neuer beene borne Glend.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading No, here it is: Sit Cousin Percy, sit good Cousin Hotspurre: For by that Name, as oft as Lancaster doth speake of you, His Cheekes looke pale, and with a rising sigh, He wisheth you in Heauen Hotsp.
cannot
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From this reading I cannot blame him: At my Natiuitie, The front of Heauen was full of fierie shapes, Of burning Cressets: and at my Birth, The frame and foundation of the Earth Shak'd like a Coward Hotsp.
Cat
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From this reading Why so it would haue done at the same season, if your Mothers Cat had but kitten'd, though your selfe had neuer beene borne Glend.
Cheekes
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From this reading No, here it is: Sit Cousin Percy, sit good Cousin Hotspurre: For by that Name, as oft as Lancaster doth speake of you, His Cheekes looke pale, and with a rising sigh, He wisheth you in Heauen Hotsp.
Cousin
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From this reading No, here it is: Sit Cousin Percy, sit good Cousin Hotspurre: For by that Name, as oft as Lancaster doth speake of you, His Cheekes looke pale, and with a rising sigh, He wisheth you in Heauen Hotsp.
Coward
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From this reading I cannot blame him: At my Natiuitie, The front of Heauen was full of fierie shapes, Of burning Cressets: and at my Birth, The frame and foundation of the Earth Shak'd like a Coward Hotsp.
Cressets
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From this reading I cannot blame him: At my Natiuitie, The front of Heauen was full of fierie shapes, Of burning Cressets: and at my Birth, The frame and foundation of the Earth Shak'd like a Coward Hotsp.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why so it would haue done at the same season, if your Mothers Cat had but kitten'd, though your selfe had neuer beene borne Glend.
dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading No, here it is: Sit Cousin Percy, sit good Cousin Hotspurre: For by that Name, as oft as Lancaster doth speake of you, His Cheekes looke pale, and with a rising sigh, He wisheth you in Heauen Hotsp.
Earth
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From this reading I cannot blame him: At my Natiuitie, The front of Heauen was full of fierie shapes, Of burning Cressets: and at my Birth, The frame and foundation of the Earth Shak'd like a Coward Hotsp.
fierie
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From this reading I cannot blame him: At my Natiuitie, The front of Heauen was full of fierie shapes, Of burning Cressets: and at my Birth, The frame and foundation of the Earth Shak'd like a Coward Hotsp.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No, here it is: Sit Cousin Percy, sit good Cousin Hotspurre: For by that Name, as oft as Lancaster doth speake of you, His Cheekes looke pale, and with a rising sigh, He wisheth you in Heauen Hotsp.
foundation
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From this reading I cannot blame him: At my Natiuitie, The front of Heauen was full of fierie shapes, Of burning Cressets: and at my Birth, The frame and foundation of the Earth Shak'd like a Coward Hotsp.
frame
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From this reading I cannot blame him: At my Natiuitie, The front of Heauen was full of fierie shapes, Of burning Cressets: and at my Birth, The frame and foundation of the Earth Shak'd like a Coward Hotsp.
front
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From this reading I cannot blame him: At my Natiuitie, The front of Heauen was full of fierie shapes, Of burning Cressets: and at my Birth, The frame and foundation of the Earth Shak'd like a Coward Hotsp.
full
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From this reading I cannot blame him: At my Natiuitie, The front of Heauen was full of fierie shapes, Of burning Cressets: and at my Birth, The frame and foundation of the Earth Shak'd like a Coward Hotsp.
Glend
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From this reading Glend.
Glendower
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From this reading And you in Hell, as oft as he heares Owen Glendower spoke of Glend.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No, here it is: Sit Cousin Percy, sit good Cousin Hotspurre: For by that Name, as oft as Lancaster doth speake of you, His Cheekes looke pale, and with a rising sigh, He wisheth you in Heauen Hotsp.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Why so it would haue done at the same season, if your Mothers Cat had but kitten'd, though your selfe had neuer beene borne Glend.
haue
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From this reading Why so it would haue done at the same season, if your Mothers Cat had but kitten'd, though your selfe had neuer beene borne Glend.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No, here it is: Sit Cousin Percy, sit good Cousin Hotspurre: For by that Name, as oft as Lancaster doth speake of you, His Cheekes looke pale, and with a rising sigh, He wisheth you in Heauen Hotsp.
heares
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From this reading And you in Hell, as oft as he heares Owen Glendower spoke of Glend.
Heauen
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From this reading No, here it is: Sit Cousin Percy, sit good Cousin Hotspurre: For by that Name, as oft as Lancaster doth speake of you, His Cheekes looke pale, and with a rising sigh, He wisheth you in Heauen Hotsp.
Hell
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From this reading And you in Hell, as oft as he heares Owen Glendower spoke of Glend.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No, here it is: Sit Cousin Percy, sit good Cousin Hotspurre: For by that Name, as oft as Lancaster doth speake of you, His Cheekes looke pale, and with a rising sigh, He wisheth you in Heauen Hotsp.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I cannot blame him: At my Natiuitie, The front of Heauen was full of fierie shapes, Of burning Cressets: and at my Birth, The frame and foundation of the Earth Shak'd like a Coward Hotsp.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading No, here it is: Sit Cousin Percy, sit good Cousin Hotspurre: For by that Name, as oft as Lancaster doth speake of you, His Cheekes looke pale, and with a rising sigh, He wisheth you in Heauen Hotsp.
Hotsp
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From this reading No, here it is: Sit Cousin Percy, sit good Cousin Hotspurre: For by that Name, as oft as Lancaster doth speake of you, His Cheekes looke pale, and with a rising sigh, He wisheth you in Heauen Hotsp.
Hotspurre
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From this reading No, here it is: Sit Cousin Percy, sit good Cousin Hotspurre: For by that Name, as oft as Lancaster doth speake of you, His Cheekes looke pale, and with a rising sigh, He wisheth you in Heauen Hotsp.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cannot blame him: At my Natiuitie, The front of Heauen was full of fierie shapes, Of burning Cressets: and at my Birth, The frame and foundation of the Earth Shak'd like a Coward Hotsp.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Why so it would haue done at the same season, if your Mothers Cat had but kitten'd, though your selfe had neuer beene borne Glend.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No, here it is: Sit Cousin Percy, sit good Cousin Hotspurre: For by that Name, as oft as Lancaster doth speake of you, His Cheekes looke pale, and with a rising sigh, He wisheth you in Heauen Hotsp.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No, here it is: Sit Cousin Percy, sit good Cousin Hotspurre: For by that Name, as oft as Lancaster doth speake of you, His Cheekes looke pale, and with a rising sigh, He wisheth you in Heauen Hotsp.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No, here it is: Sit Cousin Percy, sit good Cousin Hotspurre: For by that Name, as oft as Lancaster doth speake of you, His Cheekes looke pale, and with a rising sigh, He wisheth you in Heauen Hotsp.
kitten'd
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From this reading Why so it would haue done at the same season, if your Mothers Cat had but kitten'd, though your selfe had neuer beene borne Glend.
Lancaster
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From this reading No, here it is: Sit Cousin Percy, sit good Cousin Hotspurre: For by that Name, as oft as Lancaster doth speake of you, His Cheekes looke pale, and with a rising sigh, He wisheth you in Heauen Hotsp.
like
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From this reading I cannot blame him: At my Natiuitie, The front of Heauen was full of fierie shapes, Of burning Cressets: and at my Birth, The frame and foundation of the Earth Shak'd like a Coward Hotsp.
looke
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From this reading No, here it is: Sit Cousin Percy, sit good Cousin Hotspurre: For by that Name, as oft as Lancaster doth speake of you, His Cheekes looke pale, and with a rising sigh, He wisheth you in Heauen Hotsp.
Mothers
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From this reading Why so it would haue done at the same season, if your Mothers Cat had but kitten'd, though your selfe had neuer beene borne Glend.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I cannot blame him: At my Natiuitie, The front of Heauen was full of fierie shapes, Of burning Cressets: and at my Birth, The frame and foundation of the Earth Shak'd like a Coward Hotsp.
NamenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No, here it is: Sit Cousin Percy, sit good Cousin Hotspurre: For by that Name, as oft as Lancaster doth speake of you, His Cheekes looke pale, and with a rising sigh, He wisheth you in Heauen Hotsp.
Natiuitie
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From this reading I cannot blame him: At my Natiuitie, The front of Heauen was full of fierie shapes, Of burning Cressets: and at my Birth, The frame and foundation of the Earth Shak'd like a Coward Hotsp.
neuer
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From this reading Why so it would haue done at the same season, if your Mothers Cat had but kitten'd, though your selfe had neuer beene borne Glend.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No, here it is: Sit Cousin Percy, sit good Cousin Hotspurre: For by that Name, as oft as Lancaster doth speake of you, His Cheekes looke pale, and with a rising sigh, He wisheth you in Heauen Hotsp.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No, here it is: Sit Cousin Percy, sit good Cousin Hotspurre: For by that Name, as oft as Lancaster doth speake of you, His Cheekes looke pale, and with a rising sigh, He wisheth you in Heauen Hotsp.
oft
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From this reading No, here it is: Sit Cousin Percy, sit good Cousin Hotspurre: For by that Name, as oft as Lancaster doth speake of you, His Cheekes looke pale, and with a rising sigh, He wisheth you in Heauen Hotsp.
Owen
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From this reading And you in Hell, as oft as he heares Owen Glendower spoke of Glend.
pale
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From this reading No, here it is: Sit Cousin Percy, sit good Cousin Hotspurre: For by that Name, as oft as Lancaster doth speake of you, His Cheekes looke pale, and with a rising sigh, He wisheth you in Heauen Hotsp.
Percy
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From this reading No, here it is: Sit Cousin Percy, sit good Cousin Hotspurre: For by that Name, as oft as Lancaster doth speake of you, His Cheekes looke pale, and with a rising sigh, He wisheth you in Heauen Hotsp.
rising
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From this reading No, here it is: Sit Cousin Percy, sit good Cousin Hotspurre: For by that Name, as oft as Lancaster doth speake of you, His Cheekes looke pale, and with a rising sigh, He wisheth you in Heauen Hotsp.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why so it would haue done at the same season, if your Mothers Cat had but kitten'd, though your selfe had neuer beene borne Glend.
season
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From this reading Why so it would haue done at the same season, if your Mothers Cat had but kitten'd, though your selfe had neuer beene borne Glend.
selfe
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From this reading Why so it would haue done at the same season, if your Mothers Cat had but kitten'd, though your selfe had neuer beene borne Glend.
Shak'd
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From this reading I cannot blame him: At my Natiuitie, The front of Heauen was full of fierie shapes, Of burning Cressets: and at my Birth, The frame and foundation of the Earth Shak'd like a Coward Hotsp.
shapes
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From this reading I cannot blame him: At my Natiuitie, The front of Heauen was full of fierie shapes, Of burning Cressets: and at my Birth, The frame and foundation of the Earth Shak'd like a Coward Hotsp.
sigh
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From this reading No, here it is: Sit Cousin Percy, sit good Cousin Hotspurre: For by that Name, as oft as Lancaster doth speake of you, His Cheekes looke pale, and with a rising sigh, He wisheth you in Heauen Hotsp.
Sit
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From this reading No, here it is: Sit Cousin Percy, sit good Cousin Hotspurre: For by that Name, as oft as Lancaster doth speake of you, His Cheekes looke pale, and with a rising sigh, He wisheth you in Heauen Hotsp.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Why so it would haue done at the same season, if your Mothers Cat had but kitten'd, though your selfe had neuer beene borne Glend.
speake
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From this reading No, here it is: Sit Cousin Percy, sit good Cousin Hotspurre: For by that Name, as oft as Lancaster doth speake of you, His Cheekes looke pale, and with a rising sigh, He wisheth you in Heauen Hotsp.
spoke
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From this reading And you in Hell, as oft as he heares Owen Glendower spoke of Glend.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No, here it is: Sit Cousin Percy, sit good Cousin Hotspurre: For by that Name, as oft as Lancaster doth speake of you, His Cheekes looke pale, and with a rising sigh, He wisheth you in Heauen Hotsp.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I cannot blame him: At my Natiuitie, The front of Heauen was full of fierie shapes, Of burning Cressets: and at my Birth, The frame and foundation of the Earth Shak'd like a Coward Hotsp.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Why so it would haue done at the same season, if your Mothers Cat had but kitten'd, though your selfe had neuer beene borne Glend.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I cannot blame him: At my Natiuitie, The front of Heauen was full of fierie shapes, Of burning Cressets: and at my Birth, The frame and foundation of the Earth Shak'd like a Coward Hotsp.
Why
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From this reading Why so it would haue done at the same season, if your Mothers Cat had but kitten'd, though your selfe had neuer beene borne Glend.
wisheth
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From this reading No, here it is: Sit Cousin Percy, sit good Cousin Hotspurre: For by that Name, as oft as Lancaster doth speake of you, His Cheekes looke pale, and with a rising sigh, He wisheth you in Heauen Hotsp.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading No, here it is: Sit Cousin Percy, sit good Cousin Hotspurre: For by that Name, as oft as Lancaster doth speake of you, His Cheekes looke pale, and with a rising sigh, He wisheth you in Heauen Hotsp.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Why so it would haue done at the same season, if your Mothers Cat had but kitten'd, though your selfe had neuer beene borne Glend.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading No, here it is: Sit Cousin Percy, sit good Cousin Hotspurre: For by that Name, as oft as Lancaster doth speake of you, His Cheekes looke pale, and with a rising sigh, He wisheth you in Heauen Hotsp.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why so it would haue done at the same season, if your Mothers Cat had but kitten'd, though your selfe had neuer beene borne Glend.
