Chapter IV
Count. This is a Riddling Merchant for the nonce, He will be here, and yet he is not here: How can these contrarieties agree? Talb. That will I shew you presently. Winds his Horne, Drummes strike vp, a Peale of Ordenance: Enter Souldiors.
King Henry VI, Part 1
Chapter IV
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Count.
This
is
a
Riddling
Merchant
for
the
nonce,
He
will
be
here,
and
yet
he
is
not
here:
How
can
these
contrarieties
agree?
Talb.
That
will
I
shew
you
presently.
Winds
his
Horne,
Drummes
strike
vp,
a
Peale
of
Ordenance:
Enter
Souldiors.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Count.
Line 2
This
is
a
Riddling
Merchant
for
the
nonce,
He
will
be
here,
and
yet
he
is
not
here:
How
can
these
contrarieties
agree?
Line 3
Talb.
Line 4
That
will
I
shew
you
presently.
Line 5
Winds
his
Horne,
Drummes
strike
vp,
a
Peale
of
Ordenance:
Enter
Souldiors.
Learner Dictionary
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Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This is a Riddling Merchant for the nonce, He will be here, and yet he is not here: How can these contrarieties agree?”
Merchant
noun
US /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading “This is a Riddling Merchant for the nonce, He will be here, and yet he is not here: How can these contrarieties agree?”
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “This is a Riddling Merchant for the nonce, He will be here, and yet he is not here: How can these contrarieties agree?”
Yet
conjunction
US /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “This is a Riddling Merchant for the nonce, He will be here, and yet he is not here: How can these contrarieties agree?”
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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 This is a Riddling Merchant for the nonce, He will be here, and yet he is not here: How can these contrarieties agree?
agree
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From this reading This is a Riddling Merchant for the nonce, He will be here, and yet he is not here: How can these contrarieties agree?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This is a Riddling Merchant for the nonce, He will be here, and yet he is not here: How can these contrarieties agree?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This is a Riddling Merchant for the nonce, He will be here, and yet he is not here: How can these contrarieties agree?
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading This is a Riddling Merchant for the nonce, He will be here, and yet he is not here: How can these contrarieties agree?
contrarieties
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Count
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From this reading Count.
Drummes
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Enter
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This is a Riddling Merchant for the nonce, He will be here, and yet he is not here: How can these contrarieties agree?
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This is a Riddling Merchant for the nonce, He will be here, and yet he is not here: How can these contrarieties agree?
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This is a Riddling Merchant for the nonce, He will be here, and yet he is not here: How can these contrarieties agree?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Winds his Horne, Drummes strike vp, a Peale of Ordenance: Enter Souldiors.
Horne
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How
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From this reading This is a Riddling Merchant for the nonce, He will be here, and yet he is not here: How can these contrarieties agree?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That will I shew you presently.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is a Riddling Merchant for the nonce, He will be here, and yet he is not here: How can these contrarieties agree?
MerchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading This is a Riddling Merchant for the nonce, He will be here, and yet he is not here: How can these contrarieties agree?
nonce
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From this reading This is a Riddling Merchant for the nonce, He will be here, and yet he is not here: How can these contrarieties agree?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This is a Riddling Merchant for the nonce, He will be here, and yet he is not here: How can these contrarieties agree?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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Ordenance
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Peale
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presently
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Riddling
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shew
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From this reading That will I shew you presently.
Souldiors
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strike
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Talb
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From this reading Talb.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That will I shew you presently.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This is a Riddling Merchant for the nonce, He will be here, and yet he is not here: How can these contrarieties agree?
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading This is a Riddling Merchant for the nonce, He will be here, and yet he is not here: How can these contrarieties agree?
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is a Riddling Merchant for the nonce, He will be here, and yet he is not here: How can these contrarieties agree?
vp
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From this reading Winds his Horne, Drummes strike vp, a Peale of Ordenance: Enter Souldiors.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading This is a Riddling Merchant for the nonce, He will be here, and yet he is not here: How can these contrarieties agree?
Winds
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From this reading Winds his Horne, Drummes strike vp, a Peale of Ordenance: Enter Souldiors.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading This is a Riddling Merchant for the nonce, He will be here, and yet he is not here: How can these contrarieties agree?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That will I shew you presently.