Chapter XIV
Lord. You must not enter Paul. Nay rather (good my Lords) be second to me: Feare you his tyrannous passion more (alas) Then the Queenes life? A gracious innocent soule, More free, then he is iealous Antig. That's enough Ser.
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Chapter XIV
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Lord.
You
must
not
enter
Paul.
Nay
rather
(good
my
Lords)
be
second
to
me:
Feare
you
his
tyrannous
passion
more
(alas)
Then
the
Queenes
life?
A
gracious
innocent
soule,
More
free,
then
he
is
iealous
Antig.
That's
enough
Ser.
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Line 1
Lord.
Line 2
You
must
not
enter
Paul.
Line 3
Nay
rather
(good
my
Lords)
be
second
to
me:
Feare
you
his
tyrannous
passion
more
(alas)
Then
the
Queenes
life?
Line 4
A
gracious
innocent
soule,
More
free,
then
he
is
iealous
Antig.
Line 5
That's
enough
Ser.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Alas
exclamation
US /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “Nay rather (good my Lords) be second to me: Feare you his tyrannous passion more (alas) Then the Queenes life?”
Free
adjective
US /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “A gracious innocent soule, More free, then he is iealous Antig.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nay rather (good my Lords) be second to me: Feare you his tyrannous passion more (alas) Then the Queenes life?”
Life
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nay rather (good my Lords) be second to me: Feare you his tyrannous passion more (alas) Then the Queenes life?”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You must not enter Paul.”
Nay
exclamation
US /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading “Nay rather (good my Lords) be second to me: Feare you his tyrannous passion more (alas) Then the Queenes life?”
Second
noun
US /second/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nay rather (good my Lords) be second to me: Feare you his tyrannous passion more (alas) Then the Queenes life?”
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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 A gracious innocent soule, More free, then he is iealous Antig.
alasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Nay rather (good my Lords) be second to me: Feare you his tyrannous passion more (alas) Then the Queenes life?
Antig
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From this reading A gracious innocent soule, More free, then he is iealous Antig.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nay rather (good my Lords) be second to me: Feare you his tyrannous passion more (alas) Then the Queenes life?
enough
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From this reading That's enough Ser.
enter
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From this reading You must not enter Paul.
Feare
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From this reading Nay rather (good my Lords) be second to me: Feare you his tyrannous passion more (alas) Then the Queenes life?
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading A gracious innocent soule, More free, then he is iealous Antig.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nay rather (good my Lords) be second to me: Feare you his tyrannous passion more (alas) Then the Queenes life?
gracious
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From this reading A gracious innocent soule, More free, then he is iealous Antig.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A gracious innocent soule, More free, then he is iealous Antig.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nay rather (good my Lords) be second to me: Feare you his tyrannous passion more (alas) Then the Queenes life?
iealous
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From this reading A gracious innocent soule, More free, then he is iealous Antig.
innocent
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From this reading A gracious innocent soule, More free, then he is iealous Antig.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A gracious innocent soule, More free, then he is iealous Antig.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nay rather (good my Lords) be second to me: Feare you his tyrannous passion more (alas) Then the Queenes life?
Lord
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From this reading Lord.
Lords
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From this reading Nay rather (good my Lords) be second to me: Feare you his tyrannous passion more (alas) Then the Queenes life?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nay rather (good my Lords) be second to me: Feare you his tyrannous passion more (alas) Then the Queenes life?
more
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From this reading Nay rather (good my Lords) be second to me: Feare you his tyrannous passion more (alas) Then the Queenes life?
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must not enter Paul.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Nay rather (good my Lords) be second to me: Feare you his tyrannous passion more (alas) Then the Queenes life?
NayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading Nay rather (good my Lords) be second to me: Feare you his tyrannous passion more (alas) Then the Queenes life?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You must not enter Paul.
passion
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From this reading Nay rather (good my Lords) be second to me: Feare you his tyrannous passion more (alas) Then the Queenes life?
Paul
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From this reading You must not enter Paul.
Queenes
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From this reading Nay rather (good my Lords) be second to me: Feare you his tyrannous passion more (alas) Then the Queenes life?
rather
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From this reading Nay rather (good my Lords) be second to me: Feare you his tyrannous passion more (alas) Then the Queenes life?
second
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From this reading Nay rather (good my Lords) be second to me: Feare you his tyrannous passion more (alas) Then the Queenes life?
Ser
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From this reading That's enough Ser.
soule
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From this reading A gracious innocent soule, More free, then he is iealous Antig.
That's
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From this reading That's enough Ser.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nay rather (good my Lords) be second to me: Feare you his tyrannous passion more (alas) Then the Queenes life?
Then
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From this reading Nay rather (good my Lords) be second to me: Feare you his tyrannous passion more (alas) Then the Queenes life?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nay rather (good my Lords) be second to me: Feare you his tyrannous passion more (alas) Then the Queenes life?
tyrannous
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From this reading Nay rather (good my Lords) be second to me: Feare you his tyrannous passion more (alas) Then the Queenes life?
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You must not enter Paul.