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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 This is a thing that Angelo knowes not, for hee this very day receiues letters of strange tenor, perchance of the Dukes death, perchance entering into some Monasterie, but by chance nothing of what is writ.
aduise
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From this reading Call your executioner, and off with Barnardines head: I will giue him a present shrift, and aduise him for a better place.
all
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From this reading Looke, th' vnfolding Starre calles vp the Shepheard; put not your selfe into amazement, how these things should be; all difficulties are but easie when they are knowne.
amazement
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From this reading Looke, th' vnfolding Starre calles vp the Shepheard; put not your selfe into amazement, how these things should be; all difficulties are but easie when they are knowne.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Call your executioner, and off with Barnardines head: I will giue him a present shrift, and aduise him for a better place.
Angelo
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From this reading This is a thing that Angelo knowes not, for hee this very day receiues letters of strange tenor, perchance of the Dukes death, perchance entering into some Monasterie, but by chance nothing of what is writ.
anon
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From this reading The Contents of this, is the returne of the Duke; you shall anon ouer-reade it at your pleasure: where you shall finde within these two daies, he wil be heere.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Looke, th' vnfolding Starre calles vp the Shepheard; put not your selfe into amazement, how these things should be; all difficulties are but easie when they are knowne.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Contents of this, is the returne of the Duke; you shall anon ouer-reade it at your pleasure: where you shall finde within these two daies, he wil be heere.
Barnardines
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From this reading Call your executioner, and off with Barnardines head: I will giue him a present shrift, and aduise him for a better place.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Contents of this, is the returne of the Duke; you shall anon ouer-reade it at your pleasure: where you shall finde within these two daies, he wil be heere.
better
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From this reading Call your executioner, and off with Barnardines head: I will giue him a present shrift, and aduise him for a better place.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This is a thing that Angelo knowes not, for hee this very day receiues letters of strange tenor, perchance of the Dukes death, perchance entering into some Monasterie, but by chance nothing of what is writ.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This is a thing that Angelo knowes not, for hee this very day receiues letters of strange tenor, perchance of the Dukes death, perchance entering into some Monasterie, but by chance nothing of what is writ.
Call
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From this reading Call your executioner, and off with Barnardines head: I will giue him a present shrift, and aduise him for a better place.
calles
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From this reading Looke, th' vnfolding Starre calles vp the Shepheard; put not your selfe into amazement, how these things should be; all difficulties are but easie when they are knowne.
chance
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From this reading This is a thing that Angelo knowes not, for hee this very day receiues letters of strange tenor, perchance of the Dukes death, perchance entering into some Monasterie, but by chance nothing of what is writ.
Contents
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From this reading The Contents of this, is the returne of the Duke; you shall anon ouer-reade it at your pleasure: where you shall finde within these two daies, he wil be heere.
daies
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From this reading The Contents of this, is the returne of the Duke; you shall anon ouer-reade it at your pleasure: where you shall finde within these two daies, he wil be heere.
day
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From this reading This is a thing that Angelo knowes not, for hee this very day receiues letters of strange tenor, perchance of the Dukes death, perchance entering into some Monasterie, but by chance nothing of what is writ.
death
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From this reading This is a thing that Angelo knowes not, for hee this very day receiues letters of strange tenor, perchance of the Dukes death, perchance entering into some Monasterie, but by chance nothing of what is writ.
difficulties
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From this reading Looke, th' vnfolding Starre calles vp the Shepheard; put not your selfe into amazement, how these things should be; all difficulties are but easie when they are knowne.
Duke
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From this reading Duke.
Dukes
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From this reading This is a thing that Angelo knowes not, for hee this very day receiues letters of strange tenor, perchance of the Dukes death, perchance entering into some Monasterie, but by chance nothing of what is writ.
easie
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From this reading Looke, th' vnfolding Starre calles vp the Shepheard; put not your selfe into amazement, how these things should be; all difficulties are but easie when they are knowne.
entering
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From this reading This is a thing that Angelo knowes not, for hee this very day receiues letters of strange tenor, perchance of the Dukes death, perchance entering into some Monasterie, but by chance nothing of what is writ.
executioner
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From this reading Call your executioner, and off with Barnardines head: I will giue him a present shrift, and aduise him for a better place.
finde
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From this reading The Contents of this, is the returne of the Duke; you shall anon ouer-reade it at your pleasure: where you shall finde within these two daies, he wil be heere.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This is a thing that Angelo knowes not, for hee this very day receiues letters of strange tenor, perchance of the Dukes death, perchance entering into some Monasterie, but by chance nothing of what is writ.
giue
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From this reading Call your executioner, and off with Barnardines head: I will giue him a present shrift, and aduise him for a better place.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Contents of this, is the returne of the Duke; you shall anon ouer-reade it at your pleasure: where you shall finde within these two daies, he wil be heere.
head
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From this reading Call your executioner, and off with Barnardines head: I will giue him a present shrift, and aduise him for a better place.
hee
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From this reading This is a thing that Angelo knowes not, for hee this very day receiues letters of strange tenor, perchance of the Dukes death, perchance entering into some Monasterie, but by chance nothing of what is writ.
heere
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From this reading The Contents of this, is the returne of the Duke; you shall anon ouer-reade it at your pleasure: where you shall finde within these two daies, he wil be heere.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Call your executioner, and off with Barnardines head: I will giue him a present shrift, and aduise him for a better place.
how
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From this reading Looke, th' vnfolding Starre calles vp the Shepheard; put not your selfe into amazement, how these things should be; all difficulties are but easie when they are knowne.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Call your executioner, and off with Barnardines head: I will giue him a present shrift, and aduise him for a better place.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading This is a thing that Angelo knowes not, for hee this very day receiues letters of strange tenor, perchance of the Dukes death, perchance entering into some Monasterie, but by chance nothing of what is writ.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Contents of this, is the returne of the Duke; you shall anon ouer-reade it at your pleasure: where you shall finde within these two daies, he wil be heere.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Contents of this, is the returne of the Duke; you shall anon ouer-reade it at your pleasure: where you shall finde within these two daies, he wil be heere.
knowes
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From this reading This is a thing that Angelo knowes not, for hee this very day receiues letters of strange tenor, perchance of the Dukes death, perchance entering into some Monasterie, but by chance nothing of what is writ.
knowne
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From this reading Looke, th' vnfolding Starre calles vp the Shepheard; put not your selfe into amazement, how these things should be; all difficulties are but easie when they are knowne.
letters
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From this reading This is a thing that Angelo knowes not, for hee this very day receiues letters of strange tenor, perchance of the Dukes death, perchance entering into some Monasterie, but by chance nothing of what is writ.
Looke
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From this reading Looke, th' vnfolding Starre calles vp the Shepheard; put not your selfe into amazement, how these things should be; all difficulties are but easie when they are knowne.
Monasterie
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From this reading This is a thing that Angelo knowes not, for hee this very day receiues letters of strange tenor, perchance of the Dukes death, perchance entering into some Monasterie, but by chance nothing of what is writ.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This is a thing that Angelo knowes not, for hee this very day receiues letters of strange tenor, perchance of the Dukes death, perchance entering into some Monasterie, but by chance nothing of what is writ.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading This is a thing that Angelo knowes not, for hee this very day receiues letters of strange tenor, perchance of the Dukes death, perchance entering into some Monasterie, but by chance nothing of what is writ.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Contents of this, is the returne of the Duke; you shall anon ouer-reade it at your pleasure: where you shall finde within these two daies, he wil be heere.
off
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From this reading Call your executioner, and off with Barnardines head: I will giue him a present shrift, and aduise him for a better place.
ouer-reade
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From this reading The Contents of this, is the returne of the Duke; you shall anon ouer-reade it at your pleasure: where you shall finde within these two daies, he wil be heere.
perchance
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From this reading This is a thing that Angelo knowes not, for hee this very day receiues letters of strange tenor, perchance of the Dukes death, perchance entering into some Monasterie, but by chance nothing of what is writ.
place
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From this reading Call your executioner, and off with Barnardines head: I will giue him a present shrift, and aduise him for a better place.
pleasure
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From this reading The Contents of this, is the returne of the Duke; you shall anon ouer-reade it at your pleasure: where you shall finde within these two daies, he wil be heere.
present
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From this reading Call your executioner, and off with Barnardines head: I will giue him a present shrift, and aduise him for a better place.
put
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From this reading Looke, th' vnfolding Starre calles vp the Shepheard; put not your selfe into amazement, how these things should be; all difficulties are but easie when they are knowne.
receiues
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From this reading This is a thing that Angelo knowes not, for hee this very day receiues letters of strange tenor, perchance of the Dukes death, perchance entering into some Monasterie, but by chance nothing of what is writ.
returne
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From this reading The Contents of this, is the returne of the Duke; you shall anon ouer-reade it at your pleasure: where you shall finde within these two daies, he wil be heere.
selfe
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From this reading Looke, th' vnfolding Starre calles vp the Shepheard; put not your selfe into amazement, how these things should be; all difficulties are but easie when they are knowne.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading The Contents of this, is the returne of the Duke; you shall anon ouer-reade it at your pleasure: where you shall finde within these two daies, he wil be heere.
Shepheard
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From this reading Looke, th' vnfolding Starre calles vp the Shepheard; put not your selfe into amazement, how these things should be; all difficulties are but easie when they are knowne.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Looke, th' vnfolding Starre calles vp the Shepheard; put not your selfe into amazement, how these things should be; all difficulties are but easie when they are knowne.
shrift
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From this reading Call your executioner, and off with Barnardines head: I will giue him a present shrift, and aduise him for a better place.
some
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From this reading This is a thing that Angelo knowes not, for hee this very day receiues letters of strange tenor, perchance of the Dukes death, perchance entering into some Monasterie, but by chance nothing of what is writ.
Starre
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From this reading Looke, th' vnfolding Starre calles vp the Shepheard; put not your selfe into amazement, how these things should be; all difficulties are but easie when they are knowne.
strange
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From this reading This is a thing that Angelo knowes not, for hee this very day receiues letters of strange tenor, perchance of the Dukes death, perchance entering into some Monasterie, but by chance nothing of what is writ.
tenor
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From this reading This is a thing that Angelo knowes not, for hee this very day receiues letters of strange tenor, perchance of the Dukes death, perchance entering into some Monasterie, but by chance nothing of what is writ.
th
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From this reading Looke, th' vnfolding Starre calles vp the Shepheard; put not your selfe into amazement, how these things should be; all difficulties are but easie when they are knowne.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This is a thing that Angelo knowes not, for hee this very day receiues letters of strange tenor, perchance of the Dukes death, perchance entering into some Monasterie, but by chance nothing of what is writ.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Contents of this, is the returne of the Duke; you shall anon ouer-reade it at your pleasure: where you shall finde within these two daies, he wil be heere.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The Contents of this, is the returne of the Duke; you shall anon ouer-reade it at your pleasure: where you shall finde within these two daies, he wil be heere.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Looke, th' vnfolding Starre calles vp the Shepheard; put not your selfe into amazement, how these things should be; all difficulties are but easie when they are knowne.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This is a thing that Angelo knowes not, for hee this very day receiues letters of strange tenor, perchance of the Dukes death, perchance entering into some Monasterie, but by chance nothing of what is writ.
things
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From this reading Looke, th' vnfolding Starre calles vp the Shepheard; put not your selfe into amazement, how these things should be; all difficulties are but easie when they are knowne.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Contents of this, is the returne of the Duke; you shall anon ouer-reade it at your pleasure: where you shall finde within these two daies, he wil be heere.
two
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From this reading The Contents of this, is the returne of the Duke; you shall anon ouer-reade it at your pleasure: where you shall finde within these two daies, he wil be heere.
very
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From this reading This is a thing that Angelo knowes not, for hee this very day receiues letters of strange tenor, perchance of the Dukes death, perchance entering into some Monasterie, but by chance nothing of what is writ.
vnfolding
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From this reading Looke, th' vnfolding Starre calles vp the Shepheard; put not your selfe into amazement, how these things should be; all difficulties are but easie when they are knowne.
vp
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From this reading Looke, th' vnfolding Starre calles vp the Shepheard; put not your selfe into amazement, how these things should be; all difficulties are but easie when they are knowne.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading This is a thing that Angelo knowes not, for hee this very day receiues letters of strange tenor, perchance of the Dukes death, perchance entering into some Monasterie, but by chance nothing of what is writ.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Looke, th' vnfolding Starre calles vp the Shepheard; put not your selfe into amazement, how these things should be; all difficulties are but easie when they are knowne.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The Contents of this, is the returne of the Duke; you shall anon ouer-reade it at your pleasure: where you shall finde within these two daies, he wil be heere.
wil
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From this reading The Contents of this, is the returne of the Duke; you shall anon ouer-reade it at your pleasure: where you shall finde within these two daies, he wil be heere.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Call your executioner, and off with Barnardines head: I will giue him a present shrift, and aduise him for a better place.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Call your executioner, and off with Barnardines head: I will giue him a present shrift, and aduise him for a better place.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The Contents of this, is the returne of the Duke; you shall anon ouer-reade it at your pleasure: where you shall finde within these two daies, he wil be heere.
writ
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From this reading This is a thing that Angelo knowes not, for hee this very day receiues letters of strange tenor, perchance of the Dukes death, perchance entering into some Monasterie, but by chance nothing of what is writ.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The Contents of this, is the returne of the Duke; you shall anon ouer-reade it at your pleasure: where you shall finde within these two daies, he wil be heere.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The Contents of this, is the returne of the Duke; you shall anon ouer-reade it at your pleasure: where you shall finde within these two daies, he wil be heere.
