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King Richard III
King Richard III

Chapter V

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Context Illustration Reading 1/74 · 5 lines
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Rich.
What is his Name?
Page.
His Name, my Lord, is Tirrell Rich.
I partly know the man: goe call him hither, Boy.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

King Richard III

Chapter V

Reading 1/74 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Rich.
Line 2
What is his Name?
/wʌt ɪz hɪz name/
Line 3
Page.
Line 4
His Name, my Lord, is Tirrell Rich.
Line 5
I partly know the man: goe call him hither, Boy.

Learner Dictionary

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

Hither adverb US /ˈhɪðər/

an old word meaning “to this place”

From this reading “I partly know the man: goe call him hither, Boy.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I partly know the man: goe call him hither, Boy.”

Name noun US /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “What is his Name?”

Partly noun US /partly/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I partly know the man: goe call him hither, Boy.”

All words in this reading · 19

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Boy

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From this reading I partly know the man: goe call him hither, Boy.

call

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From this reading I partly know the man: goe call him hither, Boy.

goe

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From this reading I partly know the man: goe call him hither, Boy.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I partly know the man: goe call him hither, Boy.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading What is his Name?

hitheradverbUS /ˈhɪðər/

an old word meaning “to this place”

From this reading I partly know the man: goe call him hither, Boy.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I partly know the man: goe call him hither, Boy.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading What is his Name?

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I partly know the man: goe call him hither, Boy.

Lord

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From this reading His Name, my Lord, is Tirrell Rich.

man

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From this reading I partly know the man: goe call him hither, Boy.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading His Name, my Lord, is Tirrell Rich.

NamenounUS /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading What is his Name?

Page

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From this reading Page.

partly

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From this reading I partly know the man: goe call him hither, Boy.

Rich

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From this reading Rich.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading I partly know the man: goe call him hither, Boy.

Tirrell

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From this reading His Name, my Lord, is Tirrell Rich.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What is his Name?