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King Lear
King Lear

Chapter V

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Lear.
Then there's life in't.
Come, and you get it, You shall get it by running: Sa, sa, sa, sa.
Enter.
Gent.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
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King Lear

Chapter V

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Lear.
Line 2
Then there's life in't.
Line 3
Come, and you get it, You shall get it by running: Sa, sa, sa, sa.
Line 4
Enter.
Line 5
Gent.

Learner Dictionary

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

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Come, and you get it, You shall get it by running: Sa, sa, sa, sa.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Then there's life in't.”

Running noun US /ˈrunning/

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

From this reading “Come, and you get it, You shall get it by running: Sa, sa, sa, sa.”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “Come, and you get it, You shall get it by running: Sa, sa, sa, sa.”

All words in this reading · 16

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Come, and you get it, You shall get it by running: Sa, sa, sa, sa.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Come, and you get it, You shall get it by running: Sa, sa, sa, sa.

ComenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Come, and you get it, You shall get it by running: Sa, sa, sa, sa.

Enter

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From this reading Enter.

Gent

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From this reading Gent.

get

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From this reading Come, and you get it, You shall get it by running: Sa, sa, sa, sa.

in't

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From this reading Then there's life in't.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Come, and you get it, You shall get it by running: Sa, sa, sa, sa.

Lear

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From this reading Lear.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Then there's life in't.

runningnounUS /ˈrunning/

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

From this reading Come, and you get it, You shall get it by running: Sa, sa, sa, sa.

Sa

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From this reading Come, and you get it, You shall get it by running: Sa, sa, sa, sa.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading Come, and you get it, You shall get it by running: Sa, sa, sa, sa.

Then

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From this reading Then there's life in't.

there's

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From this reading Then there's life in't.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Come, and you get it, You shall get it by running: Sa, sa, sa, sa.