Chapter X
My conscience hath a thousand several tongues And every tongue brings in a several tale, And every tale condemns me for a villain. --RICHARD III. V. 3. In response to Ayloffe's whisper, Stowmaries had asked hurriedly:
The Noble Rogue
Chapter X
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My
conscience
hath
a
thousand
several
tongues
And
every
tongue
brings
in
a
several
tale,
And
every
tale
condemns
me
for
a
villain.
--RICHARD
III.
V.
3.
In
response
to
Ayloffe's
whisper,
Stowmaries
had
asked
hurriedly:
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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My
conscience
hath
a
thousand
several
tongues
And
every
tongue
brings
in
a
several
tale,
And
every
tale
condemns
me
for
a
villain.
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--RICHARD
III.
Line 3
V.
Line 4
3.
Line 5
In
response
to
Ayloffe's
whisper,
Stowmaries
had
asked
hurriedly:
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In response to Ayloffe's whisper, Stowmaries had asked hurriedly:”
Conscience
noun
US /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading “My conscience hath a thousand several tongues And every tongue brings in a several tale, And every tale condemns me for a villain.”
Every
determiner
US /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “My conscience hath a thousand several tongues And every tongue brings in a several tale, And every tale condemns me for a villain.”
Hath
auxiliary verb
US /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading “My conscience hath a thousand several tongues And every tongue brings in a several tale, And every tale condemns me for a villain.”
Several
noun
US /ˈseveral/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “My conscience hath a thousand several tongues And every tongue brings in a several tale, And every tale condemns me for a villain.”
Tongue
noun
US /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My conscience hath a thousand several tongues And every tongue brings in a several tale, And every tale condemns me for a villain.”
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From this reading 3.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My conscience hath a thousand several tongues And every tongue brings in a several tale, And every tale condemns me for a villain.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My conscience hath a thousand several tongues And every tongue brings in a several tale, And every tale condemns me for a villain.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In response to Ayloffe's whisper, Stowmaries had asked hurriedly:
Ayloffe's
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From this reading In response to Ayloffe's whisper, Stowmaries had asked hurriedly:
brings
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From this reading My conscience hath a thousand several tongues And every tongue brings in a several tale, And every tale condemns me for a villain.
condemns
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From this reading My conscience hath a thousand several tongues And every tongue brings in a several tale, And every tale condemns me for a villain.
consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading My conscience hath a thousand several tongues And every tongue brings in a several tale, And every tale condemns me for a villain.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading My conscience hath a thousand several tongues And every tongue brings in a several tale, And every tale condemns me for a villain.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My conscience hath a thousand several tongues And every tongue brings in a several tale, And every tale condemns me for a villain.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In response to Ayloffe's whisper, Stowmaries had asked hurriedly:
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading My conscience hath a thousand several tongues And every tongue brings in a several tale, And every tale condemns me for a villain.
hurriedly
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From this reading In response to Ayloffe's whisper, Stowmaries had asked hurriedly:
III
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From this reading --RICHARD III.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My conscience hath a thousand several tongues And every tongue brings in a several tale, And every tale condemns me for a villain.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My conscience hath a thousand several tongues And every tongue brings in a several tale, And every tale condemns me for a villain.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My conscience hath a thousand several tongues And every tongue brings in a several tale, And every tale condemns me for a villain.
response
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From this reading In response to Ayloffe's whisper, Stowmaries had asked hurriedly:
RICHARD
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From this reading --RICHARD III.
several
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From this reading My conscience hath a thousand several tongues And every tongue brings in a several tale, And every tale condemns me for a villain.
Stowmaries
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From this reading In response to Ayloffe's whisper, Stowmaries had asked hurriedly:
tale
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From this reading My conscience hath a thousand several tongues And every tongue brings in a several tale, And every tale condemns me for a villain.
thousand
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From this reading My conscience hath a thousand several tongues And every tongue brings in a several tale, And every tale condemns me for a villain.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In response to Ayloffe's whisper, Stowmaries had asked hurriedly:
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My conscience hath a thousand several tongues And every tongue brings in a several tale, And every tale condemns me for a villain.
tongues
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From this reading My conscience hath a thousand several tongues And every tongue brings in a several tale, And every tale condemns me for a villain.
V
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From this reading V.
villain
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From this reading My conscience hath a thousand several tongues And every tongue brings in a several tale, And every tale condemns me for a villain.
whisper
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From this reading In response to Ayloffe's whisper, Stowmaries had asked hurriedly: