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King Henry IV, Part 1
King Henry IV, Part 1

Chapter XI

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Hot.
This Dowglas?
No, I know this face full well: A gallant Knight he was, his name was Blunt, Semblably furnish'd like the King himselfe Dow.
Ah foole: go with thy soule whether it goes, A borrowed Title hast thou bought too deere.
Why didst thou tell me, that thou wer't a King?
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

King Henry IV, Part 1

Chapter XI

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

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Hot.
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This Dowglas?
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No, I know this face full well: A gallant Knight he was, his name was Blunt, Semblably furnish'd like the King himselfe Dow.
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Ah foole: go with thy soule whether it goes, A borrowed Title hast thou bought too deere.
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Why didst thou tell me, that thou wer't a King?

Learner Dictionary

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

Didst auxiliary verb US /dɪdst/

an old form of “did”, used with “thou”

From this reading “Why didst thou tell me, that thou wer't a King?”

Hast auxiliary verb US /hæst/

an old form of “have”, used with “thou”

From this reading “Ah foole: go with thy soule whether it goes, A borrowed Title hast thou bought too deere.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “No, I know this face full well: A gallant Knight he was, his name was Blunt, Semblably furnish'd like the King himselfe Dow.”

Name noun US /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “No, I know this face full well: A gallant Knight he was, his name was Blunt, Semblably furnish'd like the King himselfe Dow.”

Tell noun US /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Why didst thou tell me, that thou wer't a King?”

Thou pronoun US /ðaʊ/

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

From this reading “Ah foole: go with thy soule whether it goes, A borrowed Title hast thou bought too deere.”

Thy determiner US /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading “Ah foole: go with thy soule whether it goes, A borrowed Title hast thou bought too deere.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “No, I know this face full well: A gallant Knight he was, his name was Blunt, Semblably furnish'd like the King himselfe Dow.”

Whether conjunction US /ˈweðər/

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading “Ah foole: go with thy soule whether it goes, A borrowed Title hast thou bought too deere.”

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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, I know this face full well: A gallant Knight he was, his name was Blunt, Semblably furnish'd like the King himselfe Dow.

Ah

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From this reading Ah foole: go with thy soule whether it goes, A borrowed Title hast thou bought too deere.

Blunt

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From this reading No, I know this face full well: A gallant Knight he was, his name was Blunt, Semblably furnish'd like the King himselfe Dow.

borrowed

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From this reading Ah foole: go with thy soule whether it goes, A borrowed Title hast thou bought too deere.

bought

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From this reading Ah foole: go with thy soule whether it goes, A borrowed Title hast thou bought too deere.

deere

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From this reading Ah foole: go with thy soule whether it goes, A borrowed Title hast thou bought too deere.

didstauxiliary verbUS /dɪdst/

an old form of “did”, used with “thou”

From this reading Why didst thou tell me, that thou wer't a King?

Dow

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From this reading No, I know this face full well: A gallant Knight he was, his name was Blunt, Semblably furnish'd like the King himselfe Dow.

Dowglas

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From this reading This Dowglas?

face

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From this reading No, I know this face full well: A gallant Knight he was, his name was Blunt, Semblably furnish'd like the King himselfe Dow.

foole

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From this reading Ah foole: go with thy soule whether it goes, A borrowed Title hast thou bought too deere.

full

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From this reading No, I know this face full well: A gallant Knight he was, his name was Blunt, Semblably furnish'd like the King himselfe Dow.

furnish'd

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From this reading No, I know this face full well: A gallant Knight he was, his name was Blunt, Semblably furnish'd like the King himselfe Dow.

gallant

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From this reading No, I know this face full well: A gallant Knight he was, his name was Blunt, Semblably furnish'd like the King himselfe Dow.

go

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From this reading Ah foole: go with thy soule whether it goes, A borrowed Title hast thou bought too deere.

goes

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From this reading Ah foole: go with thy soule whether it goes, A borrowed Title hast thou bought too deere.

hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/

an old form of “have”, used with “thou”

From this reading Ah foole: go with thy soule whether it goes, A borrowed Title hast thou bought too deere.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading No, I know this face full well: A gallant Knight he was, his name was Blunt, Semblably furnish'd like the King himselfe Dow.

himselfe

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From this reading No, I know this face full well: A gallant Knight he was, his name was Blunt, Semblably furnish'd like the King himselfe Dow.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading No, I know this face full well: A gallant Knight he was, his name was Blunt, Semblably furnish'd like the King himselfe Dow.

Hot

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From this reading Hot.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading No, I know this face full well: A gallant Knight he was, his name was Blunt, Semblably furnish'd like the King himselfe Dow.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Ah foole: go with thy soule whether it goes, A borrowed Title hast thou bought too deere.

King

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From this reading No, I know this face full well: A gallant Knight he was, his name was Blunt, Semblably furnish'd like the King himselfe Dow.

Knight

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From this reading No, I know this face full well: A gallant Knight he was, his name was Blunt, Semblably furnish'd like the King himselfe Dow.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading No, I know this face full well: A gallant Knight he was, his name was Blunt, Semblably furnish'd like the King himselfe Dow.

like

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From this reading No, I know this face full well: A gallant Knight he was, his name was Blunt, Semblably furnish'd like the King himselfe Dow.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading Why didst thou tell me, that thou wer't a King?

namenounUS /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading No, I know this face full well: A gallant Knight he was, his name was Blunt, Semblably furnish'd like the King himselfe Dow.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading No, I know this face full well: A gallant Knight he was, his name was Blunt, Semblably furnish'd like the King himselfe Dow.

Semblably

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From this reading No, I know this face full well: A gallant Knight he was, his name was Blunt, Semblably furnish'd like the King himselfe Dow.

soule

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From this reading Ah foole: go with thy soule whether it goes, A borrowed Title hast thou bought too deere.

tellnounUS /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Why didst thou tell me, that thou wer't a King?

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Why didst thou tell me, that thou wer't a King?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading No, I know this face full well: A gallant Knight he was, his name was Blunt, Semblably furnish'd like the King himselfe Dow.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This Dowglas?

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

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

From this reading Ah foole: go with thy soule whether it goes, A borrowed Title hast thou bought too deere.

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading Ah foole: go with thy soule whether it goes, A borrowed Title hast thou bought too deere.

Title

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From this reading Ah foole: go with thy soule whether it goes, A borrowed Title hast thou bought too deere.

too

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From this reading Ah foole: go with thy soule whether it goes, A borrowed Title hast thou bought too deere.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading No, I know this face full well: A gallant Knight he was, his name was Blunt, Semblably furnish'd like the King himselfe Dow.

well

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From this reading No, I know this face full well: A gallant Knight he was, his name was Blunt, Semblably furnish'd like the King himselfe Dow.

wer't

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From this reading Why didst thou tell me, that thou wer't a King?

whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading Ah foole: go with thy soule whether it goes, A borrowed Title hast thou bought too deere.

Why

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From this reading Why didst thou tell me, that thou wer't a King?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Ah foole: go with thy soule whether it goes, A borrowed Title hast thou bought too deere.