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King John
King John

Chapter I

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The life and death of King John Actus Primus, Scaena Prima.
Enter King Iohn, Queene Elinor, Pembroke, Essex, and Salisbury, with the Chattylion of France.
King Iohn.
Now say Chatillion, what would France with vs?
Chat.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

King John

Chapter I

Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The life and death of King John Actus Primus, Scaena Prima.
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Enter King Iohn, Queene Elinor, Pembroke, Essex, and Salisbury, with the Chattylion of France.
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King Iohn.
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Now say Chatillion, what would France with vs?
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Chat.

Learner Dictionary

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

John noun US /john/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The life and death of King John Actus Primus, Scaena Prima.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The life and death of King John Actus Primus, Scaena Prima.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

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

From this reading “Now say Chatillion, what would France with vs?”

All words in this reading · 28

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Actus

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From this reading The life and death of King John Actus Primus, Scaena Prima.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The life and death of King John Actus Primus, Scaena Prima.

Chat

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From this reading Chat.

Chatillion

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From this reading Now say Chatillion, what would France with vs?

Chattylion

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From this reading Enter King Iohn, Queene Elinor, Pembroke, Essex, and Salisbury, with the Chattylion of France.

death

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From this reading The life and death of King John Actus Primus, Scaena Prima.

Elinor

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From this reading Enter King Iohn, Queene Elinor, Pembroke, Essex, and Salisbury, with the Chattylion of France.

Enter

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From this reading Enter King Iohn, Queene Elinor, Pembroke, Essex, and Salisbury, with the Chattylion of France.

Essex

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From this reading Enter King Iohn, Queene Elinor, Pembroke, Essex, and Salisbury, with the Chattylion of France.

France

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From this reading Enter King Iohn, Queene Elinor, Pembroke, Essex, and Salisbury, with the Chattylion of France.

Iohn

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From this reading Enter King Iohn, Queene Elinor, Pembroke, Essex, and Salisbury, with the Chattylion of France.

John

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From this reading The life and death of King John Actus Primus, Scaena Prima.

King

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From this reading The life and death of King John Actus Primus, Scaena Prima.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The life and death of King John Actus Primus, Scaena Prima.

Now

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From this reading Now say Chatillion, what would France with vs?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The life and death of King John Actus Primus, Scaena Prima.

Pembroke

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From this reading Enter King Iohn, Queene Elinor, Pembroke, Essex, and Salisbury, with the Chattylion of France.

Prima

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From this reading The life and death of King John Actus Primus, Scaena Prima.

Primus

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From this reading The life and death of King John Actus Primus, Scaena Prima.

Queene

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From this reading Enter King Iohn, Queene Elinor, Pembroke, Essex, and Salisbury, with the Chattylion of France.

Salisbury

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From this reading Enter King Iohn, Queene Elinor, Pembroke, Essex, and Salisbury, with the Chattylion of France.

say

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From this reading Now say Chatillion, what would France with vs?

Scaena

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From this reading The life and death of King John Actus Primus, Scaena Prima.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The life and death of King John Actus Primus, Scaena Prima.

vs

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From this reading Now say Chatillion, what would France with vs?

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Now say Chatillion, what would France with vs?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Enter King Iohn, Queene Elinor, Pembroke, Essex, and Salisbury, with the Chattylion of France.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

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

From this reading Now say Chatillion, what would France with vs?