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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 Hold valiant Clifford, for a thousand causes I would prolong a while the Traytors Life: Wrath makes him deafe; speake thou Northumberland Northumb.
againe
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From this reading Oh Clifford, but bethinke thee once againe, And in thy thought ore-run my former time: And if thou canst, for blushing, view this face, And bite thy tongue, that slanders him with Cowardice, Whose frowne hath made thee faint and flye ere this Clifford.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Oh Clifford, but bethinke thee once againe, And in thy thought ore-run my former time: And if thou canst, for blushing, view this face, And bite thy tongue, that slanders him with Cowardice, Whose frowne hath made thee faint and flye ere this Clifford.
bandie
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From this reading I will not bandie with thee word for word, But buckler with thee blowes twice two for one Queene.
bethinke
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From this reading Oh Clifford, but bethinke thee once againe, And in thy thought ore-run my former time: And if thou canst, for blushing, view this face, And bite thy tongue, that slanders him with Cowardice, Whose frowne hath made thee faint and flye ere this Clifford.
bite
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From this reading Oh Clifford, but bethinke thee once againe, And in thy thought ore-run my former time: And if thou canst, for blushing, view this face, And bite thy tongue, that slanders him with Cowardice, Whose frowne hath made thee faint and flye ere this Clifford.
blowes
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From this reading I will not bandie with thee word for word, But buckler with thee blowes twice two for one Queene.
blushing
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From this reading Oh Clifford, but bethinke thee once againe, And in thy thought ore-run my former time: And if thou canst, for blushing, view this face, And bite thy tongue, that slanders him with Cowardice, Whose frowne hath made thee faint and flye ere this Clifford.
buckler
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From this reading I will not bandie with thee word for word, But buckler with thee blowes twice two for one Queene.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Oh Clifford, but bethinke thee once againe, And in thy thought ore-run my former time: And if thou canst, for blushing, view this face, And bite thy tongue, that slanders him with Cowardice, Whose frowne hath made thee faint and flye ere this Clifford.
canstmodal verbUS /kænst/
an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading Oh Clifford, but bethinke thee once againe, And in thy thought ore-run my former time: And if thou canst, for blushing, view this face, And bite thy tongue, that slanders him with Cowardice, Whose frowne hath made thee faint and flye ere this Clifford.
causes
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From this reading Hold valiant Clifford, for a thousand causes I would prolong a while the Traytors Life: Wrath makes him deafe; speake thou Northumberland Northumb.
Clifford
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From this reading Oh Clifford, but bethinke thee once againe, And in thy thought ore-run my former time: And if thou canst, for blushing, view this face, And bite thy tongue, that slanders him with Cowardice, Whose frowne hath made thee faint and flye ere this Clifford.
Cowardice
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From this reading Oh Clifford, but bethinke thee once againe, And in thy thought ore-run my former time: And if thou canst, for blushing, view this face, And bite thy tongue, that slanders him with Cowardice, Whose frowne hath made thee faint and flye ere this Clifford.
deafe
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From this reading Hold valiant Clifford, for a thousand causes I would prolong a while the Traytors Life: Wrath makes him deafe; speake thou Northumberland Northumb.
doe
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From this reading Hold Clifford, doe not honor him so much, To prick thy finger, though to wound his heart.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading Oh Clifford, but bethinke thee once againe, And in thy thought ore-run my former time: And if thou canst, for blushing, view this face, And bite thy tongue, that slanders him with Cowardice, Whose frowne hath made thee faint and flye ere this Clifford.
face
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From this reading Oh Clifford, but bethinke thee once againe, And in thy thought ore-run my former time: And if thou canst, for blushing, view this face, And bite thy tongue, that slanders him with Cowardice, Whose frowne hath made thee faint and flye ere this Clifford.
faint
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From this reading Oh Clifford, but bethinke thee once againe, And in thy thought ore-run my former time: And if thou canst, for blushing, view this face, And bite thy tongue, that slanders him with Cowardice, Whose frowne hath made thee faint and flye ere this Clifford.
finger
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From this reading Hold Clifford, doe not honor him so much, To prick thy finger, though to wound his heart.
flye
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From this reading Oh Clifford, but bethinke thee once againe, And in thy thought ore-run my former time: And if thou canst, for blushing, view this face, And bite thy tongue, that slanders him with Cowardice, Whose frowne hath made thee faint and flye ere this Clifford.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Oh Clifford, but bethinke thee once againe, And in thy thought ore-run my former time: And if thou canst, for blushing, view this face, And bite thy tongue, that slanders him with Cowardice, Whose frowne hath made thee faint and flye ere this Clifford.
former
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From this reading Oh Clifford, but bethinke thee once againe, And in thy thought ore-run my former time: And if thou canst, for blushing, view this face, And bite thy tongue, that slanders him with Cowardice, Whose frowne hath made thee faint and flye ere this Clifford.
frowne
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From this reading Oh Clifford, but bethinke thee once againe, And in thy thought ore-run my former time: And if thou canst, for blushing, view this face, And bite thy tongue, that slanders him with Cowardice, Whose frowne hath made thee faint and flye ere this Clifford.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading Oh Clifford, but bethinke thee once againe, And in thy thought ore-run my former time: And if thou canst, for blushing, view this face, And bite thy tongue, that slanders him with Cowardice, Whose frowne hath made thee faint and flye ere this Clifford.
heart
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From this reading Hold Clifford, doe not honor him so much, To prick thy finger, though to wound his heart.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Oh Clifford, but bethinke thee once againe, And in thy thought ore-run my former time: And if thou canst, for blushing, view this face, And bite thy tongue, that slanders him with Cowardice, Whose frowne hath made thee faint and flye ere this Clifford.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hold Clifford, doe not honor him so much, To prick thy finger, though to wound his heart.
Hold
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From this reading Hold valiant Clifford, for a thousand causes I would prolong a while the Traytors Life: Wrath makes him deafe; speake thou Northumberland Northumb.
honor
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From this reading Hold Clifford, doe not honor him so much, To prick thy finger, though to wound his heart.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will not bandie with thee word for word, But buckler with thee blowes twice two for one Queene.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Oh Clifford, but bethinke thee once againe, And in thy thought ore-run my former time: And if thou canst, for blushing, view this face, And bite thy tongue, that slanders him with Cowardice, Whose frowne hath made thee faint and flye ere this Clifford.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Oh Clifford, but bethinke thee once againe, And in thy thought ore-run my former time: And if thou canst, for blushing, view this face, And bite thy tongue, that slanders him with Cowardice, Whose frowne hath made thee faint and flye ere this Clifford.
LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hold valiant Clifford, for a thousand causes I would prolong a while the Traytors Life: Wrath makes him deafe; speake thou Northumberland Northumb.
made
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From this reading Oh Clifford, but bethinke thee once againe, And in thy thought ore-run my former time: And if thou canst, for blushing, view this face, And bite thy tongue, that slanders him with Cowardice, Whose frowne hath made thee faint and flye ere this Clifford.
makes
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From this reading Hold valiant Clifford, for a thousand causes I would prolong a while the Traytors Life: Wrath makes him deafe; speake thou Northumberland Northumb.
much
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From this reading Hold Clifford, doe not honor him so much, To prick thy finger, though to wound his heart.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Oh Clifford, but bethinke thee once againe, And in thy thought ore-run my former time: And if thou canst, for blushing, view this face, And bite thy tongue, that slanders him with Cowardice, Whose frowne hath made thee faint and flye ere this Clifford.
Northumb
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From this reading Hold valiant Clifford, for a thousand causes I would prolong a while the Traytors Life: Wrath makes him deafe; speake thou Northumberland Northumb.
Northumberland
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From this reading Hold valiant Clifford, for a thousand causes I would prolong a while the Traytors Life: Wrath makes him deafe; speake thou Northumberland Northumb.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I will not bandie with thee word for word, But buckler with thee blowes twice two for one Queene.
Oh
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From this reading Oh Clifford, but bethinke thee once againe, And in thy thought ore-run my former time: And if thou canst, for blushing, view this face, And bite thy tongue, that slanders him with Cowardice, Whose frowne hath made thee faint and flye ere this Clifford.
once
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From this reading Oh Clifford, but bethinke thee once againe, And in thy thought ore-run my former time: And if thou canst, for blushing, view this face, And bite thy tongue, that slanders him with Cowardice, Whose frowne hath made thee faint and flye ere this Clifford.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I will not bandie with thee word for word, But buckler with thee blowes twice two for one Queene.
ore-run
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From this reading Oh Clifford, but bethinke thee once againe, And in thy thought ore-run my former time: And if thou canst, for blushing, view this face, And bite thy tongue, that slanders him with Cowardice, Whose frowne hath made thee faint and flye ere this Clifford.
prick
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From this reading Hold Clifford, doe not honor him so much, To prick thy finger, though to wound his heart.
prolong
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From this reading Hold valiant Clifford, for a thousand causes I would prolong a while the Traytors Life: Wrath makes him deafe; speake thou Northumberland Northumb.
Queene
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From this reading I will not bandie with thee word for word, But buckler with thee blowes twice two for one Queene.
slanders
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From this reading Oh Clifford, but bethinke thee once againe, And in thy thought ore-run my former time: And if thou canst, for blushing, view this face, And bite thy tongue, that slanders him with Cowardice, Whose frowne hath made thee faint and flye ere this Clifford.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Hold Clifford, doe not honor him so much, To prick thy finger, though to wound his heart.
speake
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From this reading Hold valiant Clifford, for a thousand causes I would prolong a while the Traytors Life: Wrath makes him deafe; speake thou Northumberland Northumb.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Oh Clifford, but bethinke thee once againe, And in thy thought ore-run my former time: And if thou canst, for blushing, view this face, And bite thy tongue, that slanders him with Cowardice, Whose frowne hath made thee faint and flye ere this Clifford.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hold valiant Clifford, for a thousand causes I would prolong a while the Traytors Life: Wrath makes him deafe; speake thou Northumberland Northumb.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Oh Clifford, but bethinke thee once againe, And in thy thought ore-run my former time: And if thou canst, for blushing, view this face, And bite thy tongue, that slanders him with Cowardice, Whose frowne hath made thee faint and flye ere this Clifford.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Oh Clifford, but bethinke thee once againe, And in thy thought ore-run my former time: And if thou canst, for blushing, view this face, And bite thy tongue, that slanders him with Cowardice, Whose frowne hath made thee faint and flye ere this Clifford.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Oh Clifford, but bethinke thee once againe, And in thy thought ore-run my former time: And if thou canst, for blushing, view this face, And bite thy tongue, that slanders him with Cowardice, Whose frowne hath made thee faint and flye ere this Clifford.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Hold Clifford, doe not honor him so much, To prick thy finger, though to wound his heart.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh Clifford, but bethinke thee once againe, And in thy thought ore-run my former time: And if thou canst, for blushing, view this face, And bite thy tongue, that slanders him with Cowardice, Whose frowne hath made thee faint and flye ere this Clifford.
thousand
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From this reading Hold valiant Clifford, for a thousand causes I would prolong a while the Traytors Life: Wrath makes him deafe; speake thou Northumberland Northumb.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Oh Clifford, but bethinke thee once againe, And in thy thought ore-run my former time: And if thou canst, for blushing, view this face, And bite thy tongue, that slanders him with Cowardice, Whose frowne hath made thee faint and flye ere this Clifford.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh Clifford, but bethinke thee once againe, And in thy thought ore-run my former time: And if thou canst, for blushing, view this face, And bite thy tongue, that slanders him with Cowardice, Whose frowne hath made thee faint and flye ere this Clifford.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hold Clifford, doe not honor him so much, To prick thy finger, though to wound his heart.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh Clifford, but bethinke thee once againe, And in thy thought ore-run my former time: And if thou canst, for blushing, view this face, And bite thy tongue, that slanders him with Cowardice, Whose frowne hath made thee faint and flye ere this Clifford.
Traytors
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From this reading Hold valiant Clifford, for a thousand causes I would prolong a while the Traytors Life: Wrath makes him deafe; speake thou Northumberland Northumb.
twice
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From this reading I will not bandie with thee word for word, But buckler with thee blowes twice two for one Queene.
two
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From this reading I will not bandie with thee word for word, But buckler with thee blowes twice two for one Queene.
valiantadjUS /ˈvæl.jənt/
Possessing or showing courage or determination; heroic. (Dũng cảm, quả cảm, anh hùng.)
From this reading Hold valiant Clifford, for a thousand causes I would prolong a while the Traytors Life: Wrath makes him deafe; speake thou Northumberland Northumb.
view
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From this reading Oh Clifford, but bethinke thee once againe, And in thy thought ore-run my former time: And if thou canst, for blushing, view this face, And bite thy tongue, that slanders him with Cowardice, Whose frowne hath made thee faint and flye ere this Clifford.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Hold valiant Clifford, for a thousand causes I would prolong a while the Traytors Life: Wrath makes him deafe; speake thou Northumberland Northumb.
WhosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Oh Clifford, but bethinke thee once againe, And in thy thought ore-run my former time: And if thou canst, for blushing, view this face, And bite thy tongue, that slanders him with Cowardice, Whose frowne hath made thee faint and flye ere this Clifford.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will not bandie with thee word for word, But buckler with thee blowes twice two for one Queene.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Oh Clifford, but bethinke thee once againe, And in thy thought ore-run my former time: And if thou canst, for blushing, view this face, And bite thy tongue, that slanders him with Cowardice, Whose frowne hath made thee faint and flye ere this Clifford.
word
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From this reading I will not bandie with thee word for word, But buckler with thee blowes twice two for one Queene.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Hold valiant Clifford, for a thousand causes I would prolong a while the Traytors Life: Wrath makes him deafe; speake thou Northumberland Northumb.
wound
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From this reading Hold Clifford, doe not honor him so much, To prick thy finger, though to wound his heart.
Wrath
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From this reading Hold valiant Clifford, for a thousand causes I would prolong a while the Traytors Life: Wrath makes him deafe; speake thou Northumberland Northumb.
Yorke
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From this reading Yorke.
