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King Richard II

Chapter IX

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Bul.
Our Scene is alter'd from a serious thing, And now chang'd to the Begger, and the King.
My dangerous Cosin, let your Mother in, I know she's come, to pray for your foule sin Yorke.
If thou do pardon, whosoeuer pray, More sinnes for this forgiuenesse, prosper may.
This fester'd ioynt cut off, the rest rests sound, This let alone, will all the rest confound.
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King Richard II

Chapter IX

Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Bul.
Line 2
Our Scene is alter'd from a serious thing, And now chang'd to the Begger, and the King.
Line 3
My dangerous Cosin, let your Mother in, I know she's come, to pray for your foule sin Yorke.
Line 4
If thou do pardon, whosoeuer pray, More sinnes for this forgiuenesse, prosper may.
Line 5
This fester'd ioynt cut off, the rest rests sound, This let alone, will all the rest confound.

Learner Dictionary

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

Alone noun US /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “This fester'd ioynt cut off, the rest rests sound, This let alone, will all the rest confound.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “My dangerous Cosin, let your Mother in, I know she's come, to pray for your foule sin Yorke.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “My dangerous Cosin, let your Mother in, I know she's come, to pray for your foule sin Yorke.”

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “My dangerous Cosin, let your Mother in, I know she's come, to pray for your foule sin Yorke.”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “If thou do pardon, whosoeuer pray, More sinnes for this forgiuenesse, prosper may.”

Rest noun US /rest/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “This fester'd ioynt cut off, the rest rests sound, This let alone, will all the rest confound.”

Thing noun US /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Our Scene is alter'd from a serious thing, And now chang'd to the Begger, and the King.”

Thou pronoun US /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading “If thou do pardon, whosoeuer pray, More sinnes for this forgiuenesse, prosper may.”

All words in this reading · 54

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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 Our Scene is alter'd from a serious thing, And now chang'd to the Begger, and the King.

all

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From this reading This fester'd ioynt cut off, the rest rests sound, This let alone, will all the rest confound.

alonenounUS /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading This fester'd ioynt cut off, the rest rests sound, This let alone, will all the rest confound.

alter'd

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From this reading Our Scene is alter'd from a serious thing, And now chang'd to the Begger, and the King.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Our Scene is alter'd from a serious thing, And now chang'd to the Begger, and the King.

Begger

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From this reading Our Scene is alter'd from a serious thing, And now chang'd to the Begger, and the King.

Bul

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From this reading Bul.

chang'd

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From this reading Our Scene is alter'd from a serious thing, And now chang'd to the Begger, and the King.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading My dangerous Cosin, let your Mother in, I know she's come, to pray for your foule sin Yorke.

confound

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From this reading This fester'd ioynt cut off, the rest rests sound, This let alone, will all the rest confound.

Cosin

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From this reading My dangerous Cosin, let your Mother in, I know she's come, to pray for your foule sin Yorke.

cut

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From this reading This fester'd ioynt cut off, the rest rests sound, This let alone, will all the rest confound.

dangerous

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From this reading My dangerous Cosin, let your Mother in, I know she's come, to pray for your foule sin Yorke.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading If thou do pardon, whosoeuer pray, More sinnes for this forgiuenesse, prosper may.

fester'd

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From this reading This fester'd ioynt cut off, the rest rests sound, This let alone, will all the rest confound.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading My dangerous Cosin, let your Mother in, I know she's come, to pray for your foule sin Yorke.

forgiuenesse

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From this reading If thou do pardon, whosoeuer pray, More sinnes for this forgiuenesse, prosper may.

foule

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From this reading My dangerous Cosin, let your Mother in, I know she's come, to pray for your foule sin Yorke.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Our Scene is alter'd from a serious thing, And now chang'd to the Begger, and the King.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading My dangerous Cosin, let your Mother in, I know she's come, to pray for your foule sin Yorke.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If thou do pardon, whosoeuer pray, More sinnes for this forgiuenesse, prosper may.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading My dangerous Cosin, let your Mother in, I know she's come, to pray for your foule sin Yorke.

ioynt

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From this reading This fester'd ioynt cut off, the rest rests sound, This let alone, will all the rest confound.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Our Scene is alter'd from a serious thing, And now chang'd to the Begger, and the King.

King

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From this reading Our Scene is alter'd from a serious thing, And now chang'd to the Begger, and the King.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading My dangerous Cosin, let your Mother in, I know she's come, to pray for your foule sin Yorke.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading My dangerous Cosin, let your Mother in, I know she's come, to pray for your foule sin Yorke.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading If thou do pardon, whosoeuer pray, More sinnes for this forgiuenesse, prosper may.

More

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From this reading If thou do pardon, whosoeuer pray, More sinnes for this forgiuenesse, prosper may.

Mother

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From this reading My dangerous Cosin, let your Mother in, I know she's come, to pray for your foule sin Yorke.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My dangerous Cosin, let your Mother in, I know she's come, to pray for your foule sin Yorke.

now

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From this reading Our Scene is alter'd from a serious thing, And now chang'd to the Begger, and the King.

off

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From this reading This fester'd ioynt cut off, the rest rests sound, This let alone, will all the rest confound.

OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Our Scene is alter'd from a serious thing, And now chang'd to the Begger, and the King.

pardon

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From this reading If thou do pardon, whosoeuer pray, More sinnes for this forgiuenesse, prosper may.

pray

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From this reading My dangerous Cosin, let your Mother in, I know she's come, to pray for your foule sin Yorke.

prosper

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From this reading If thou do pardon, whosoeuer pray, More sinnes for this forgiuenesse, prosper may.

restnounUS /rest/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading This fester'd ioynt cut off, the rest rests sound, This let alone, will all the rest confound.

rests

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From this reading This fester'd ioynt cut off, the rest rests sound, This let alone, will all the rest confound.

Scene

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From this reading Our Scene is alter'd from a serious thing, And now chang'd to the Begger, and the King.

serious

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From this reading Our Scene is alter'd from a serious thing, And now chang'd to the Begger, and the King.

she's

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From this reading My dangerous Cosin, let your Mother in, I know she's come, to pray for your foule sin Yorke.

sin

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From this reading My dangerous Cosin, let your Mother in, I know she's come, to pray for your foule sin Yorke.

sinnes

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From this reading If thou do pardon, whosoeuer pray, More sinnes for this forgiuenesse, prosper may.

sound

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From this reading This fester'd ioynt cut off, the rest rests sound, This let alone, will all the rest confound.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Our Scene is alter'd from a serious thing, And now chang'd to the Begger, and the King.

thingnounUS /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Our Scene is alter'd from a serious thing, And now chang'd to the Begger, and the King.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading If thou do pardon, whosoeuer pray, More sinnes for this forgiuenesse, prosper may.

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading If thou do pardon, whosoeuer pray, More sinnes for this forgiuenesse, prosper may.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Our Scene is alter'd from a serious thing, And now chang'd to the Begger, and the King.

whosoeuer

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From this reading If thou do pardon, whosoeuer pray, More sinnes for this forgiuenesse, prosper may.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading This fester'd ioynt cut off, the rest rests sound, This let alone, will all the rest confound.

Yorke

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From this reading My dangerous Cosin, let your Mother in, I know she's come, to pray for your foule sin Yorke.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading My dangerous Cosin, let your Mother in, I know she's come, to pray for your foule sin Yorke.