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Shakespeare's First Folio
Shakespeare's First Folio

Chapter XXXII

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Rosse.
Gentlemen rise, his Highnesse is not well Lady.
Sit worthy Friends: my Lord is often thus, And hath beene from his youth.
Pray you keepe Seat, The fit is momentary, vpon a thought He will againe be well.
If much you note him You shall offend him, and extend his Passion, Feed, and regard him not.
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Shakespeare's First Folio

Chapter XXXII

Reading 1/299 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Rosse.
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Gentlemen rise, his Highnesse is not well Lady.
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Sit worthy Friends: my Lord is often thus, And hath beene from his youth.
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Pray you keepe Seat, The fit is momentary, vpon a thought He will againe be well.
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If much you note him You shall offend him, and extend his Passion, Feed, and regard him not.

Learner Dictionary

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

Gentlemen noun US /gentlemen/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Gentlemen rise, his Highnesse is not well Lady.”

Hath auxiliary verb US /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading “Sit worthy Friends: my Lord is often thus, And hath beene from his youth.”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

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

From this reading “If much you note him You shall offend him, and extend his Passion, Feed, and regard him not.”

Thought noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Pray you keepe Seat, The fit is momentary, vpon a thought He will againe be well.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Gentlemen rise, his Highnesse is not well Lady.”

Worthy adjective US /ˈwɜːr.ði/

Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.

From this reading “Sit worthy Friends: my Lord is often thus, And hath beene from his youth.”

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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 Pray you keepe Seat, The fit is momentary, vpon a thought He will againe be well.

againe

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From this reading Pray you keepe Seat, The fit is momentary, vpon a thought He will againe be well.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Sit worthy Friends: my Lord is often thus, And hath beene from his youth.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Pray you keepe Seat, The fit is momentary, vpon a thought He will againe be well.

beene

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From this reading Sit worthy Friends: my Lord is often thus, And hath beene from his youth.

extend

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From this reading If much you note him You shall offend him, and extend his Passion, Feed, and regard him not.

Feed

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From this reading If much you note him You shall offend him, and extend his Passion, Feed, and regard him not.

fit

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From this reading Pray you keepe Seat, The fit is momentary, vpon a thought He will againe be well.

Friends

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From this reading Sit worthy Friends: my Lord is often thus, And hath beene from his youth.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Sit worthy Friends: my Lord is often thus, And hath beene from his youth.

GentlemennounUS /gentlemen/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Gentlemen rise, his Highnesse is not well Lady.

hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading Sit worthy Friends: my Lord is often thus, And hath beene from his youth.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Pray you keepe Seat, The fit is momentary, vpon a thought He will againe be well.

Highnesse

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From this reading Gentlemen rise, his Highnesse is not well Lady.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading If much you note him You shall offend him, and extend his Passion, Feed, and regard him not.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Gentlemen rise, his Highnesse is not well Lady.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If much you note him You shall offend him, and extend his Passion, Feed, and regard him not.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Gentlemen rise, his Highnesse is not well Lady.

keepe

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From this reading Pray you keepe Seat, The fit is momentary, vpon a thought He will againe be well.

Lady

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From this reading Gentlemen rise, his Highnesse is not well Lady.

Lord

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From this reading Sit worthy Friends: my Lord is often thus, And hath beene from his youth.

momentary

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From this reading Pray you keepe Seat, The fit is momentary, vpon a thought He will againe be well.

much

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From this reading If much you note him You shall offend him, and extend his Passion, Feed, and regard him not.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Sit worthy Friends: my Lord is often thus, And hath beene from his youth.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Gentlemen rise, his Highnesse is not well Lady.

note

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From this reading If much you note him You shall offend him, and extend his Passion, Feed, and regard him not.

offend

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From this reading If much you note him You shall offend him, and extend his Passion, Feed, and regard him not.

often

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From this reading Sit worthy Friends: my Lord is often thus, And hath beene from his youth.

Passion

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From this reading If much you note him You shall offend him, and extend his Passion, Feed, and regard him not.

Pray

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From this reading Pray you keepe Seat, The fit is momentary, vpon a thought He will againe be well.

regard

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From this reading If much you note him You shall offend him, and extend his Passion, Feed, and regard him not.

rise

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From this reading Gentlemen rise, his Highnesse is not well Lady.

Rosse

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From this reading Rosse.

Seat

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From this reading Pray you keepe Seat, The fit is momentary, vpon a thought He will againe be well.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

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

From this reading If much you note him You shall offend him, and extend his Passion, Feed, and regard him not.

Sit

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From this reading Sit worthy Friends: my Lord is often thus, And hath beene from his youth.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Pray you keepe Seat, The fit is momentary, vpon a thought He will againe be well.

thoughtnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Pray you keepe Seat, The fit is momentary, vpon a thought He will againe be well.

thus

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From this reading Sit worthy Friends: my Lord is often thus, And hath beene from his youth.

vpon

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From this reading Pray you keepe Seat, The fit is momentary, vpon a thought He will againe be well.

well

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From this reading Gentlemen rise, his Highnesse is not well Lady.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Pray you keepe Seat, The fit is momentary, vpon a thought He will againe be well.

worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/

Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.

From this reading Sit worthy Friends: my Lord is often thus, And hath beene from his youth.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Pray you keepe Seat, The fit is momentary, vpon a thought He will againe be well.

youth

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From this reading Sit worthy Friends: my Lord is often thus, And hath beene from his youth.