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King Henry IV, Part 2
King Henry IV, Part 2

Chapter III

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Dol.
I prethee Iack be quiet, the Rascall is gone: ah, you whorson little valiant Villaine, you Host.
Are you not hurt i'th' Groyne? me thought hee made a shrewd Thrust at your Belly Fal.
Haue you turn'd him out of doores?
Bard.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

King Henry IV, Part 2

Chapter III

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Dol.
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I prethee Iack be quiet, the Rascall is gone: ah, you whorson little valiant Villaine, you Host.
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Are you not hurt i'th' Groyne? me thought hee made a shrewd Thrust at your Belly Fal.
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Haue you turn'd him out of doores?
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Bard.

Learner Dictionary

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

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I prethee Iack be quiet, the Rascall is gone: ah, you whorson little valiant Villaine, you Host.”

Thought noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Are you not hurt i'th' Groyne? me thought hee made a shrewd Thrust at your Belly Fal.”

Valiant adj US /ˈvæl.jənt/

Possessing or showing courage or determination; heroic. (Dũng cảm, quả cảm, anh hùng.)

From this reading “I prethee Iack be quiet, the Rascall is gone: ah, you whorson little valiant Villaine, you Host.”

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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 Are you not hurt i'th' Groyne? me thought hee made a shrewd Thrust at your Belly Fal.

ah

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From this reading I prethee Iack be quiet, the Rascall is gone: ah, you whorson little valiant Villaine, you Host.

Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Are you not hurt i'th' Groyne? me thought hee made a shrewd Thrust at your Belly Fal.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Are you not hurt i'th' Groyne? me thought hee made a shrewd Thrust at your Belly Fal.

Bard

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From this reading Bard.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading I prethee Iack be quiet, the Rascall is gone: ah, you whorson little valiant Villaine, you Host.

Belly

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From this reading Are you not hurt i'th' Groyne? me thought hee made a shrewd Thrust at your Belly Fal.

Dol

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From this reading Dol.

doores

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From this reading Haue you turn'd him out of doores?

Fal

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From this reading Are you not hurt i'th' Groyne? me thought hee made a shrewd Thrust at your Belly Fal.

gone

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From this reading I prethee Iack be quiet, the Rascall is gone: ah, you whorson little valiant Villaine, you Host.

Groyne

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From this reading Are you not hurt i'th' Groyne? me thought hee made a shrewd Thrust at your Belly Fal.

Haue

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From this reading Haue you turn'd him out of doores?

hee

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From this reading Are you not hurt i'th' Groyne? me thought hee made a shrewd Thrust at your Belly Fal.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading Haue you turn'd him out of doores?

Host

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From this reading I prethee Iack be quiet, the Rascall is gone: ah, you whorson little valiant Villaine, you Host.

hurt

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From this reading Are you not hurt i'th' Groyne? me thought hee made a shrewd Thrust at your Belly Fal.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I prethee Iack be quiet, the Rascall is gone: ah, you whorson little valiant Villaine, you Host.

i'th

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From this reading Are you not hurt i'th' Groyne? me thought hee made a shrewd Thrust at your Belly Fal.

Iack

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From this reading I prethee Iack be quiet, the Rascall is gone: ah, you whorson little valiant Villaine, you Host.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading I prethee Iack be quiet, the Rascall is gone: ah, you whorson little valiant Villaine, you Host.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I prethee Iack be quiet, the Rascall is gone: ah, you whorson little valiant Villaine, you Host.

made

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From this reading Are you not hurt i'th' Groyne? me thought hee made a shrewd Thrust at your Belly Fal.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading Are you not hurt i'th' Groyne? me thought hee made a shrewd Thrust at your Belly Fal.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Are you not hurt i'th' Groyne? me thought hee made a shrewd Thrust at your Belly Fal.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Haue you turn'd him out of doores?

out

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From this reading Haue you turn'd him out of doores?

prethee

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From this reading I prethee Iack be quiet, the Rascall is gone: ah, you whorson little valiant Villaine, you Host.

quiet

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From this reading I prethee Iack be quiet, the Rascall is gone: ah, you whorson little valiant Villaine, you Host.

Rascall

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From this reading I prethee Iack be quiet, the Rascall is gone: ah, you whorson little valiant Villaine, you Host.

shrewd

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From this reading Are you not hurt i'th' Groyne? me thought hee made a shrewd Thrust at your Belly Fal.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading I prethee Iack be quiet, the Rascall is gone: ah, you whorson little valiant Villaine, you Host.

thoughtnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Are you not hurt i'th' Groyne? me thought hee made a shrewd Thrust at your Belly Fal.

Thrust

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From this reading Are you not hurt i'th' Groyne? me thought hee made a shrewd Thrust at your Belly Fal.

turn'd

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From this reading Haue you turn'd him out of doores?

valiantadjUS /ˈvæl.jənt/

Possessing or showing courage or determination; heroic. (Dũng cảm, quả cảm, anh hùng.)

From this reading I prethee Iack be quiet, the Rascall is gone: ah, you whorson little valiant Villaine, you Host.

Villaine

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From this reading I prethee Iack be quiet, the Rascall is gone: ah, you whorson little valiant Villaine, you Host.

whorson

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From this reading I prethee Iack be quiet, the Rascall is gone: ah, you whorson little valiant Villaine, you Host.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I prethee Iack be quiet, the Rascall is gone: ah, you whorson little valiant Villaine, you Host.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Are you not hurt i'th' Groyne? me thought hee made a shrewd Thrust at your Belly Fal.