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King Henry V
King Henry V

Chapter III

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I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Richard Earle of Cambridge.
I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Thomas Lord Scroope of Marsham.
I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Thomas Grey, Knight of Northumberland Scro.
Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.
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King Henry V

Chapter III

Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Richard Earle of Cambridge.
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I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Thomas Lord Scroope of Marsham.
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I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Thomas Grey, Knight of Northumberland Scro.
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Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

Learner Dictionary

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

Although noun US /ˈalthough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.”

Body noun US /body/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.”

Hath auxiliary verb US /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading “Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.”

Name noun US /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Richard Earle of Cambridge.”

Thee pronoun US /ðiː/

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

From this reading “I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Richard Earle of Cambridge.”

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AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

arrest

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From this reading I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Richard Earle of Cambridge.

beseech

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From this reading Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

bodynounUS /body/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Richard Earle of Cambridge.

Cam

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From this reading Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

Cambridge

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From this reading I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Richard Earle of Cambridge.

death

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From this reading Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

discouer'd

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From this reading Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

Earle

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From this reading I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Richard Earle of Cambridge.

Exe

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From this reading Exe.

fault

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From this reading Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

forgiue

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From this reading Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

God

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From this reading Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

Grey

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From this reading I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Thomas Grey, Knight of Northumberland Scro.

hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

High

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From this reading I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Richard Earle of Cambridge.

Highnesse

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From this reading Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Richard Earle of Cambridge.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

iustly

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From this reading Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

Knight

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From this reading I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Thomas Grey, Knight of Northumberland Scro.

Lord

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From this reading I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Thomas Lord Scroope of Marsham.

Marsham

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From this reading I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Thomas Lord Scroope of Marsham.

more

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From this reading Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

namenounUS /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Richard Earle of Cambridge.

Northumberland

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From this reading I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Thomas Grey, Knight of Northumberland Scro.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Richard Earle of Cambridge.

OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

pay

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From this reading Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

price

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From this reading Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

purposes

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From this reading Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

repent

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From this reading Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

Richard

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From this reading I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Richard Earle of Cambridge.

Scro

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From this reading I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Thomas Grey, Knight of Northumberland Scro.

Scroope

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From this reading I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Thomas Lord Scroope of Marsham.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Richard Earle of Cambridge.

theepronounUS /ðiː/

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

From this reading I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Richard Earle of Cambridge.

then

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From this reading Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

Thomas

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From this reading I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Thomas Lord Scroope of Marsham.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

Treason

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From this reading I arrest thee of High Treason, by the name of Richard Earle of Cambridge.

WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Our purposes, God iustly hath discouer'd, And I repent my fault more then my death, Which I beseech your Highnesse to forgiue, Although my body pay the price of it Cam.