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King Henry V
King Henry V

Chapter VI

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Const.
A valiant and most expert Gentleman.
Would it were day?
Alas poore Harry of England: hee longs not for the Dawning, as wee doe Orleance.
What a wretched and peeuish fellow is this King of England, to mope with his fat-brain'd followers so farre out of his knowledge Const.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

King Henry V

Chapter VI

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Const.
Line 2
A valiant and most expert Gentleman.
Line 3
Would it were day?
Line 4
Alas poore Harry of England: hee longs not for the Dawning, as wee doe Orleance.
Line 5
What a wretched and peeuish fellow is this King of England, to mope with his fat-brain'd followers so farre out of his knowledge Const.

Learner Dictionary

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

Alas exclamation US /əˈlæs/

used to show sadness, pity, or regret

From this reading “Alas poore Harry of England: hee longs not for the Dawning, as wee doe Orleance.”

Gentleman noun US /ˈgentleman/

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

From this reading “A valiant and most expert Gentleman.”

Valiant adj US /ˈvæl.jənt/

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

From this reading “A valiant and most expert Gentleman.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

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

From this reading “Would it were day?”

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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 A valiant and most expert Gentleman.

AlasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/

used to show sadness, pity, or regret

From this reading Alas poore Harry of England: hee longs not for the Dawning, as wee doe Orleance.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading A valiant and most expert Gentleman.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Alas poore Harry of England: hee longs not for the Dawning, as wee doe Orleance.

Const

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From this reading Const.

Dawning

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From this reading Alas poore Harry of England: hee longs not for the Dawning, as wee doe Orleance.

day

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From this reading Would it were day?

doe

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From this reading Alas poore Harry of England: hee longs not for the Dawning, as wee doe Orleance.

England

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From this reading Alas poore Harry of England: hee longs not for the Dawning, as wee doe Orleance.

expert

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From this reading A valiant and most expert Gentleman.

farre

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From this reading What a wretched and peeuish fellow is this King of England, to mope with his fat-brain'd followers so farre out of his knowledge Const.

fat-brain'd

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From this reading What a wretched and peeuish fellow is this King of England, to mope with his fat-brain'd followers so farre out of his knowledge Const.

fellow

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From this reading What a wretched and peeuish fellow is this King of England, to mope with his fat-brain'd followers so farre out of his knowledge Const.

followers

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From this reading What a wretched and peeuish fellow is this King of England, to mope with his fat-brain'd followers so farre out of his knowledge Const.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Alas poore Harry of England: hee longs not for the Dawning, as wee doe Orleance.

GentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/

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

From this reading A valiant and most expert Gentleman.

Harry

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From this reading Alas poore Harry of England: hee longs not for the Dawning, as wee doe Orleance.

hee

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From this reading Alas poore Harry of England: hee longs not for the Dawning, as wee doe Orleance.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading What a wretched and peeuish fellow is this King of England, to mope with his fat-brain'd followers so farre out of his knowledge Const.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading What a wretched and peeuish fellow is this King of England, to mope with his fat-brain'd followers so farre out of his knowledge Const.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Would it were day?

King

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From this reading What a wretched and peeuish fellow is this King of England, to mope with his fat-brain'd followers so farre out of his knowledge Const.

knowledge

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From this reading What a wretched and peeuish fellow is this King of England, to mope with his fat-brain'd followers so farre out of his knowledge Const.

longs

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From this reading Alas poore Harry of England: hee longs not for the Dawning, as wee doe Orleance.

mope

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From this reading What a wretched and peeuish fellow is this King of England, to mope with his fat-brain'd followers so farre out of his knowledge Const.

most

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From this reading A valiant and most expert Gentleman.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Alas poore Harry of England: hee longs not for the Dawning, as wee doe Orleance.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Alas poore Harry of England: hee longs not for the Dawning, as wee doe Orleance.

Orleance

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From this reading Alas poore Harry of England: hee longs not for the Dawning, as wee doe Orleance.

out

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From this reading What a wretched and peeuish fellow is this King of England, to mope with his fat-brain'd followers so farre out of his knowledge Const.

peeuish

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From this reading What a wretched and peeuish fellow is this King of England, to mope with his fat-brain'd followers so farre out of his knowledge Const.

poore

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From this reading Alas poore Harry of England: hee longs not for the Dawning, as wee doe Orleance.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading What a wretched and peeuish fellow is this King of England, to mope with his fat-brain'd followers so farre out of his knowledge Const.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Alas poore Harry of England: hee longs not for the Dawning, as wee doe Orleance.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading What a wretched and peeuish fellow is this King of England, to mope with his fat-brain'd followers so farre out of his knowledge Const.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading What a wretched and peeuish fellow is this King of England, to mope with his fat-brain'd followers so farre out of his knowledge Const.

valiantadjUS /ˈvæl.jənt/

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

From this reading A valiant and most expert Gentleman.

wee

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From this reading Alas poore Harry of England: hee longs not for the Dawning, as wee doe Orleance.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading Would it were day?

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What a wretched and peeuish fellow is this King of England, to mope with his fat-brain'd followers so farre out of his knowledge Const.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading What a wretched and peeuish fellow is this King of England, to mope with his fat-brain'd followers so farre out of his knowledge Const.

Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

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

From this reading Would it were day?

wretched

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From this reading What a wretched and peeuish fellow is this King of England, to mope with his fat-brain'd followers so farre out of his knowledge Const.